JAC Heavy Duty Trucks strives for 30,000 in 2013

"In 2013, Jianghuai Heavy Trucks will strive to achieve the sales target of 30,000 vehicles." A few days ago, Xiangxingchu, general manager of Jianghuai Heavy Commercial Vehicle Company, said in an interview with the first commercial vehicle network reporter.

For the 2013 heavy-duty truck market, Xiang Xingchu believes that the heavy-duty truck industry has been declining for two consecutive years. With the arrival of the new central leadership, many provinces’ infrastructure construction has begun to resume. With the advancement of urbanization, the heavy-duty truck market There is a lot of room for growth. "The next year's heavy truck market will not be worse than this year, and there will be some recovery. I personally believe that the recovery rate will be 5%-10%."

Specific to Jianghuai, Xiangxingchu said that the annual sales base of JAC heavy trucks is not very large (27,000 vehicles are expected this year), and JAC’s market strategy is mainly focused on key areas to promote in-depth and occupy a comparative advantage in the main attack area. For JAC, there will be some room for growth next year.

“Lightweight heavy trucks, LNG heavy trucks, and China IV heavy trucks will all be the market focus of JAC next year.” In 2011-2012, JAC's lightweight heavy trucks went public in the country through product exhibition activities and launched product introductions. After more than a year of market introduction, they were acquired. A good promotion effect has laid a solid foundation for 2013. For LNG heavy trucks, JAC is still in the market introduction stage. However, as the market's preparation matures, Xiangxingchu said that the LNG heavy trucks in Jianghuai will have “double growth” next year. At the same time, the market introduction of the National IV Heavy Duty Truck will also become one of the focuses of Jianghuai next year.

In addition, the dump trucks used for the construction of intercity logistics vehicles and infrastructures were also the main focus of JAC in 2013. Xiang Xingchu told reporters that in terms of trucks, the focus was on the market's extension. "Up" was a consolidation of the advantages of the 8 × 4 trucks, and "down" was a further expansion of the 4 × 2 truck market; In the aspect of dump trucks, for the core products of JAC, the 8×4 dump trucks, 6×4 dump trucks, and 4×2 dump trucks, etc., should further expand the market on the basis of solidifying the original market; in terms of tractors, JAC will By subdividing the customer base, such as special users such as pull coal, carriages, port trailers, steel trailers, and other special users, deepen the regional market.