The 10,000th FAW truck has rolled out of the FAW Trucks assembly plant in Gqeberha, South Africa. FAW Trucks offer a locally produced model range that continues to represent robust solutions and excellent value for money in the extra-heavy, heavy, medium and light commercial segments of the South African vehicle market. The popularity of the FAW Trucks model range has been endorsed by the fact that the 10,000th unit has rolled off their production line in just eight years.
FAW Trucks SA, which has been present in South Africa for 28 years, consists of joint investments by FAW group and CADFund. In 2012, this investment totalled R600 million and the 30,000m2 facility includes a state of the art training facility, a body shop and a paint shop. Vehicle production commenced in 2014 and now eight years later the 10,000th unit has rolled off the production line just a few months after the plant celebrated the production of their 8000th unit.
“The last eight years, following the opening of our production facility, saw the brand enter a period of rapid growth within the highly competitive commercial vehicle market. All models are assembled to extremely high standards in order to withstand the harsh conditions of the African continent as they continue to deliver on the promise of a truck built in South Africa for Africa,” said Yongjun Li, CEO of FAW Trucks South Africa.