MINERAL WELLS, W.Va. (AP) - Japanese truck maker Hino Motors Manufacturing is set to open its new West Virginia assembly plant this summer.
Hino (HEE’-no) Motors has scheduled an Aug. 21 grand opening for the facility in Mineral Wells. The company is moving about 20 miles to a larger location at a former retail distribution center.
Hino Motors currently assembles medium-duty trucks at a 245,000-square-foot facility that opened in 2007 in the Wood County community of Williamstown.
Company President Takashi Ono has said the $100 million investment could create up to 250 new jobs.
Hino Motors is owned by the Toyota Group and its American headquarters are in Novi, Michigan.
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