Hino Motors Sales Malaysia Sdn Bhd. (HMSM) donated a truck to the office of The Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) on 1 Sept, 2015, as a way of supporting and building capacity in terms of logistics especially at times of disaster. The mock key presentation was a symbol for the collaboration between HMSM and MRC in humanitarian efforts in Malaysia. The event was graced by the National Chairman of MRC, YM Tunku Tan Sri Dato’ Shahriman bin Tunku Sulaiman and witnessed by the Managing Director of HMSM, Mr. Ken Iwamoto and Dato’ Sayed A Rahman bin Sayed Mohd, Secretary Generel of MRC, Puan Azizah, Executive Secretary of MRC and Mr James Kon, Member, National Disaster Management Committee of MRC.
The HINO 4-wheeler truck, model WU302 for which its body was sponsored by A-Plus Manufacturing Sdn Bhd (one of the prominent truck body building companies in Malaysia) is another additional new truck to MRC. Currently, MRC has four trucks ranging up to 10 years of age, thus this donation is seen timely to assist in any contingencies.
MRC is a non-profit organisation dedicated to humanitarian acts and services. Voluntary in nature, it is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world’s largest independent humanitarian network. The Movement, as it is widely known as, is largely perceived as a “public good”- available to everyone, everywhere, to prevent and reduce human sufferings.
The ceremony was to further strengthen the commitment of HINO's brand in providing the best possible assistance in terms of CSR activity. HMSM marked its 38th anniversary this year and have kept No.1 position in the 4.5 ton and above commercial vehicle market for five years consecutively since 2010.
Mr. Iwamoto, Managing Director of HMSM, said, “One of HINO’s principles is to develop the products placing emphasis on QDR (Quality, Durability and Reliability) parallel to the concept of Hino Total Support.” He added that, “Considering the growth of HINO's business, we had established of Hino Total Customer Support Centre next to our assembly plant in Sendayan, Negeri Sembilan. This facility provides two drivers training, ‘Safe Eco-cien Driver Traning’ and ‘Driver Familiarization Training’ equipping HINO owners with the vehicle knowledge, safety and eco-driving skill technique as one of the support for sustainable growth of our customer’s business”.
