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Isuzu Motors India Names Takeshi Hirano Deputy Managing Director

The company calls the move a planned rotation to support its next phase of growth in India.

Overview

  • Toru Kishimoto steps down from the role and takes a new assignment at the parent company in Japan.
  • The appointment was announced on March 11, 2026, as part of a formal management rotation.
  • Takeshi Hirano brings more than two decades of distribution and marketing experience with Isuzu and Mitsubishi across global markets.
  • He previously served at Isuzu Motors India as vice president of sales and marketing, helping establish the company’s local commercial foundations.
  • Isuzu Motors India operates from Chennai with manufacturing in Sri City, where production began in 2016 and expanded with a Phase-II addition in 2020, and it sells the D-MAX V-Cross, HiLander, mu-X, and multiple D-MAX pick-up variants.