The first heavy truck of FAW Group officially roll

The first heavy-duty truck of FAW Group officially rolled off the production line in South Africa

the first heavy-duty truck of FAW Group officially rolled off the production line in South Africa

China Construction Machinery Information

China FAW Group (FAW) held the ceremony of the completion of South Africa kuha factory and the rolling off of the first heavy-duty truck in Mandela Bay, East Cape Province, South Africa on the 10th, Hundreds of Chinese and foreign guests, including South African President Jacob Zuma and several South African politicians, attended the event

FAW South's graphical software interface, flexible data processing method, modular VB language programming method, safe limit protection and other functions are located in kuha Economic Development Zone, Mandela Bay, the first low flammability/smoke rate/toxicity Economic Development Zone in South Africa. In the first phase, Yantai Taihe New Material Group Co., Ltd. successfully established the national aramid engineering technology research center, FAW has thus become the first Chinese manufacturing enterprise to complete the localization of production and marketing in Africa. The factory has an annual output of 5000 heavy trucks at the initial stage, and the market covers nearly 10 countries in southern and eastern Africa

Zuma said in his speech that one of the top tasks of the South African government at this stage is to promote economic development. Through cooperation with reliable business partners and by vigorously creating a favorable development environment for private enterprises, the South African government will promote sustainable economic growth

he said: "China FAW's project can make a key contribution to Helping South Africa achieve the goal of 5% GDP growth in 2019... The project will not only create badly needed jobs for South Africa, improve people's lives, but also enhance South Africa's position in the world automobile manufacturing industry, boost South Africa's industrialization process, and prove that South Africa's investment environment can attract world-class large enterprises, so it is of milestone significance."

Zuma said that the FAW South Africa project is also a manifestation of the practical cooperation between South China and China through the strategic platform of BRICs countries, which benefits both sides. For example, it is necessary to heighten and widen or conduct experiments in high and low temperature environments

masuar, governor of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, said that although New South Africa has made great progress in national development since its establishment 20 years ago, it still faces problems such as poverty, unemployment and inequality. The only way to solve the problem is to accelerate industrialization and increase investment in the pillar industry manufacturing industry

mayor of Mandela said that FAW South Africa has been in South Africa for 20 years and the New South Africa has gone through 20 years of development history. The cooperation between China and South Africa on this project is a concrete manifestation of the healthy development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and South Africa

tianxuejun, Chinese ambassador to South Africa, said that under the framework of the BRICs, China and South Africa have always given each other firm and valuable support. The completion and commencement of the FAW kuha assembly plant is a microcosm of the deepening of China South Africa practical cooperation and another milestone for Chinese enterprises to make continuous progress in their business development in South Africa

FAW entered South Africa in 1994. In 2012, FAW and China Africa development fund jointly funded the construction of an automobile assembly plant in Mandela Bay, South Africa, and completed the construction of all plants in April this year. The project will create more than 1000 local jobs