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Old 10-13-2009, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by gregkas View Post
I have heard talk from 1 dealership and one performance shop owner that Toyota is working on purchasing a diesel engine manufacturer and Hino is the obvious choice... Just hear say but I was encoraged to hear that the diesel may not be dead at Toyota...
You shouldn't listen to those people anymore. Toyota is already the majority shareholder in Hino. Hino has been a subsidiary of Toyota for a long time.

The Diesel dually prototype that Toyota built had an 8 liter Hino engine in it.
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