Hino City and Hino Motors Sign Comprehensive Collaboration Agreement

Hino City, Tokyo, has signed a comprehensive collaboration agreement with Hino Motors, Ltd. (headquartered in Hino City, Tokyo) to strengthen mutual cooperation.

Today, a signing ceremony was held at Hino City Hall, attended by Satyakam Arya, Representative Director and CEO of Hino Motors, and Hino City Mayor Soji Koga.

(From left) Mayor Soji Koga of Hino City / Satyakam Arya, CEO of Hino Motors

For 87 years since the groundbreaking ceremony of the Hino Factory in 1939, Hino Motors, headquartered in Hino City, has built a strong relationship with the city as a locally rooted commercial vehicle manufacturer. In December 2021, the company signed a collaboration agreement centered on the Hino Motors Rugby Team, actively participating in community events and local initiatives through the 'Hino Red Dolphins' to enrich various fields such as sports and education, contributing to regional development.

This comprehensive agreement aims to solve regional challenges through co-creation initiatives that effectively utilize each party's intellectual, physical, and human resources. With the signing as an opportunity, both parties plan to deepen collaboration further in areas such as environmental sustainability and education, and will discuss and examine specific initiatives in the future. Together, they will explore possibilities for cooperation leveraging Hino Motors' technologies and expertise toward Hino City's advanced urban development goals, including the realization of a 'circular zero-waste society.'

Moving forward, Hino City and Hino Motors will work hand in hand, strengthening collaboration in a wide range of fields such as sustainable urban development, tourism and industrial promotion, disaster prevention and crime prevention, education and sports, and health promotion, to advance regional development.

Comments from Attendees

Soji Koga, Mayor of Hino City

This agreement not only deepens our long-standing efforts in regional co-creation with Hino Motors but also reaffirms, together with citizens, our strengthened trust with the company under its renewed management structure, demonstrating our continued commitment to Hino City. We will work together to address regional challenges such as aging population and climate change, leveraging environmentally conscious technologies and expertise to achieve a zero-carbon city and create a more livable community. I hope this agreement becomes a new starting point for building our region's future together, ensuring a legacy for the next generation.

Satyakam Arya, Representative Director, President and CEO of Hino Motors

It is a great honor to have signed this comprehensive collaboration agreement with Hino City, our irreplaceable hometown with which we have walked side by side for 87 years. With gratitude in our hearts for the citizens who have supported our company, we will take this agreement as an opportunity to engage in environmentally conscious initiatives and education for the next generation, rooted in the daily lives of citizens. Together with Hino City, we will work hand in hand to open up a rich and prosperous future for our community.

● About the Agreement Signing

Date: Thursday, July 16, Reiwa 8 (2026)

Venue: Council Chamber, 4th Floor, Hino City Hall

Attendees: Soji Koga, Mayor of Hino City, and others

Satyakam Arya, Representative Director, President and CEO, Hino Motors, Ltd., and others

● Areas of Collaboration

(1) Promotion of sustainable urban development.

(2) Activation of tourism and industrial promotion through co-creation with the local community.

(3) Realization of a safe and secure community (disaster prevention, crime prevention, etc.).

(4) Promotion of education and culture, youth sports, lifelong learning, lifelong sports, and cultivation of next-generation talent.

(5) Citizen health promotion and enhancement of health awareness.

(6) Other initiatives contributing to regional revitalization.