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It was a close-fought sales contest – with four brands separated by only 41 registrations – but one of largely unheralded achievements in the 2023 New Zealand new truck market belongs to Hino.

The H-brand was the best-selling of the four Japanese marques in the premium 23-tonne and above segment of the New Zealand market last year, claiming third place overall behind Scania and Volvo while pipping Fuso by two units.

The sales result is the work of the latest 700 Series...

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