Hitachi power tools were rebranded. After Hitachi acquired Metabo, the whole division was sold to an investment firm and new management decided to change the brand name. The tools are manufactured and sold as Metabo HPT products. They are still of the same quality level, have the same features, and are extremely powerful as they were before the rebranding. Metabo tools though did not change their name. So if you compare Metabo HTP and Metabo tools, you will find that they have their differences, from the battery systems they use to the regions they are distributed in.