Motorcity, the sole distributor of Hino Motors in Bahrain, has delivered the first Hino 700 Series heavy duty truck with automatic transmission to Gulf Agency Company (GAC) Bahrain, a pioneer in the logistics industry.

Motorcity has launched the new automatic transmission trucks in both heavy and light duty variants, said a statement from the company.

Arun Ganesh Kumar, assistant general manager, and Amjesh Asokan, assistant sales manager of Motorcity, handed over the keys of two units of Hino Automatic Transmission (AMT) 4x2 tractor heads to Pontus Fredriksson, managing director of GAC Bahrain, at its office in Muharraq, it added.

Hino also took the credit of being the first brand to introduce an automatic transmission truck in the light duty segment within the kingdom. The Hino 300 series truck that has a gross vehicle weight between 4.5 to 8.5 tonnes and with a variety of options includes a Euro 3 engine, disc brake, ABS, airbag, automatic transmission and rear air conditioner cooling on the double cabin version, it said.

The Hino 700 series is a powerful and reliable truck suitable for various applications such as crane and cargo body configurations, tankers, refuse compactors, dump trucks as well as trailers offering a hauling capacity of 100 tonnes.

Arun Kumar Ganesh, assistant general manager of Motorcity commercial vehicles, stated that Hino’s diversified product range meets a wide spectrum of customer requirements in Bahrain and with its proven reliability and durability, and has gained the credibility of the most powered and trusted truck. – TradeArabia News Service