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Introduction to Mainstream Heavy Truck Companies


1. Volvo Group

The Volvo Group is one of the world's largest suppliers of commercial transportation products. Volvo manufactures trucks, buses, construction machinery, power systems for ships and industrial applications, aero engines and aero engine components. The product range also includes customer-specific overall solutions for finance, leasing, insurance and maintenance, as well as overall solutions for transportation information and management based on IT technology.

Volvo was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. For a long time, its shiny quality has been closely linked with the company's three core values: quality, safety, and environmental protection. Through the acquisition of the truck business of Renault of France in 2001, the group acquired two other powerful brands: Renault of France and Mack trucks of the United States. In the market, they complement each other. Under the guidance of its core values, the Volvo Group continues to develop and grow.

    The Volvo Group's business scope is mainly composed of eight business areas: Volvo Trucks, Renault Trucks, Mack Trucks, Volvo Buses, Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Penta, Volvo Aerospace and Financial Services. In addition, there are many commercial organizations that provide group-wide support in the fields of engineering, research and development, IT, parts and logistics. Products are distributed in more than 150 countries and regions in the world.

    2. MAN Group

MAN Group is one of the leading companies in European machinery and vehicle manufacturing, with annual sales of 16 billion euros. As a worldwide supplier of products and service systems for the means of production industry, MAN has approximately 80,000 employees in core areas such as commercial vehicles, industrial services, printing machinery, diesel engines, and some special fields in the machinery and equipment manufacturing industry. In addition, there are Cross the financial services field of Konzern. In most of its core areas, the MAN Group has a leading position both in technology and in the market.

MAN AG, headquartered in Munich, leads the strategic direction of the MAN Group. As a streamlined holding company, it coordinates the long-term planning of products, including corresponding development and investment priorities, product strategies and leadership talent development, and also centralized management of finance . MAN AG is a member of the German stock index DAX composed of 30 leading stock companies. Its financial goals are very clear: a return on investment capital of 15% and a return on sales of 5%.

    3. Scania

    Scania was founded in 1891. It is a global company with operations in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Australia. There are 29,100 employees worldwide. In addition, about 20,000 people work in Scania's independent sales and service organization. There are production plants in Europe and Latin America. Scania is one of the most profitable companies in its field. In 2003, its annual sales amounted to 50.5 billion Swedish krona and total profit was 4.6 billion Swedish krona. The products are sold to more than 100 countries around the world, and more than 95% of the products are sold to countries and regions outside Sweden.

Scania has systematically concentrated the company's resources in the field of heavy trucks. Today, Scania has become one of the world's largest manufacturers of heavy trucks and buses. Scania has become the most profitable company in the heavy-duty truck industry by virtue of its technologically advanced modular combination system. For the past 70 years, Scania has been profitable every year. Scania designs, manufactures and sells vehicles with a total vehicle weight of 16 tons (8 series) or more. These vehicles can be used for long-distance transportation, regional or local logistics distribution, and engineering construction.

     In 1969, Scania-VABIS merged with Saab (SAAB) to form Saab-Scania Co., Ltd. In May 1995, Scania became an independent company again.

    4. Muller Company-Benz Company

    German Daimler AG-Benz was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. It has 197,000 employees and achieved sales of 59.102 billion yuan in 1993. It produces about 1 million automobiles annually. There are 14 directly affiliated factories in China, 35 main subsidiaries, more than 100 sales and service stations, and more than 50 overseas. There are production and assembly plants and more than 6,300 agencies and maintenance centers, and the products are sold in more than 190 countries and regions.

 

    Mercedes-Benz has become the largest automobile company in Germany. It currently has 12 series, more than 100 models, and an annual output of nearly one million vehicles. Among the world's largest auto industry companies, Mercedes-Benz ranks fourth after GM, Ford and Toyota in Japan.

    Mercedes-Benz's truck series in China: Actors series, Axor series, Atego series-Atego series belong to light trucks. In 2010, the sales volume of Mercedes-Benz trucks in the Chinese market reached more than 3,000. Since 2010, the largest customer of the Mercedes-Benz truck division in China is Zoomlion, one of the top 10 construction machinery manufacturers in the world. Daimler's truck division has signed a joint venture agreement with Chinese truck manufacturer Foton Motor. The joint venture will produce Auman brand mid- and heavy-duty trucks, which will use Daimler engine technology.

    5. Renault

In 1898, the three brothers of Louis Renault founded the Renault company in Boulogne-Billancourt. It is the oldest automobile company in the world and one of the top ten automobile companies in the world. It was taken over by the French government in September 1944, and Louis Renault was punished. It was nationalized in 1945 and changed to its current name.

At present, Renault is the second largest automobile company in France. Its main products include Renault cars, official cars and sports cars. The company produces a wide range of products, mainly Renault brand cars, but also produces tractors, agricultural machinery, machine tools, small military engines, bearings, bicycles, industrial rubber, etc., and also contracted projects, operating vehicle rentals, medium and long-term equipment leases and Credit business, etc. Owns and controls many large companies in the country, involving industries, commerce, finance and real estate. The subsidiaries abroad are mainly concentrated in Europe, Africa, North America, Oceania and other places. Products are sold to more than 150 countries, accounting for 1/2 of the company's turnover.

    6. Elf ERF Company

    Elf ERF, a British truck brand. In 1933, Edwin Richard Foden, a retired engineer from FODEN (another British heavy-duty truck manufacturer, introduced later) co-founded EDWIN RICHARD FODEN with his son and two other retired engineers from Foden, abbreviated as ERF. . Engaged in the production of military and civilian trucks and trailers, enjoying a good international reputation. After the golden development period in the 1960s and 1970s, Elf fell into a trough. In 1996, the Western Star Company (WESTERN STAR, a Canadian truck manufacturer, introduced later) bought it and sold it to the German MAN Group in 2000. , And established a new MANERF joint venture in the UK to continue to engage in truck production and sales.

7. Foden Truck Company

Foden Truck Company, the earliest representative of the British truck industry. The factory was established in 1856 and has been engaged in the manufacture of 18-80 tons of various military and civilian trucks for more than 100 years. It is a brand favored by the Royal British Army. It has a good reputation in the international truck industry. Headquartered in Sandbach, UK. In 1980, it belonged to the American PACCAR Group (Pacific Automobile Group), which provided it with a solid economic guarantee.

    8. IVECO IVECO Commercial Vehicle Group

    Iveco Commercial Vehicle Group was established in 1975 by five companies from Italy, France, and Germany (Fiat Automobile Industry, OM, Lancia Special Purpose Vehicles, Unic, Maggie Ruth) to produce trucks, buses and diesel engines. Consortium, under the Fiat Group. After years of development, Iveco has become the first in the mid-size commercial vehicle and engine market and the second in the passenger car market.

    9. SEDDON-ATKINSON

    The British Seaton Company was founded in 1938, Atkinson was founded in 1907, and the two merged in 1970. It was acquired by IWC in 1974 and sold to Pegaso in 1983. It is now a brand of IVECO in Italy. Specialized in the design and manufacture of special trucks for construction and garbage recycling.

    10. Sisu SISU Truck Company

SISU trucks, a well-known Finnish truck brand. The factory was established in 1931 and its headquarter is located in Kalga, Finland. Su company pays attention to the performance of trucks under poor road conditions. Therefore, the off-road performance of Sisu trucks is very good. Because Finland is close to the Arctic and the domestic road conditions are complicated, Sisu is also called "polar truck". It is in Finland where the forestry and paper industries are developed. One out of every three timber trucks is Sisu. In addition, the outstanding off-road performance of Sisu trucks has become the first choice of the Finnish Defense Forces.

Sisu Trucks and Renault Trucks have formed a close cooperative relationship in the areas of parts production, model design, sales and services. Now Sisu Trucks’ engines are mostly manufactured by Renault and Mark. Sisu Trucks is also responsible for Renault Trucks’ production in Finland and Estonia. Export business. Sisu Trucks belongs to the Finnish Automobile Group

    11. Steyr Motor Company STEYR

    The Austrian Steyr Automobile Company, founded in 1922, was formerly known as the Osterreichische Waffenfabriks-Gesselschaft AG weapons manufacturing plant, with its headquarters in Steyr near Vienna, Austria. Steyr has high attainments in weapon manufacturing and military machinery. China introduced the technology of Steyr Heavy Truck in 1983, which has made China's heavy truck industry in the new era today.

    12. TATRA

    The Czech Tetra Truck Company was originally built in 1898 at the Nesseldorfer Wagenbau-Fabriks-Gesellschaft factory in Nesseldorf, Austria, to produce trucks and Mercedes-Benz auto parts. TATRA is the name of a local mountain range. After the First World War in 1920, a new country, Czechoslovakia was established, and Nesseldorf was placed under Czech territory and changed its name to Koplivnes. Beginning in 1935, Taitola began to make its mark in the heavy truck industry. In 1942, Taitola developed the first series of air-cooled engines. So far all vehicles (cars and trucks) have used air-cooled engines. This has become a major feature of Taitola.

    As early as the 1950s, China imported a large amount of too much for military use. Nowadays, too many traces of Tatuola are rare in China: the early 10-ton dump trucks and concrete mixer trucks used in construction were of Tatuola brands. Taitola also has a subsidiary SEMEX in Germany, which manufactures truck chassis and cranes.

    13. Skoda Construction Machinery Group

    Czech Skoda Construction Machinery Group was founded in 1859. It was the largest weapons manufacturer in the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the First World War. After the war, it began to transform into train locomotives, shipbuilding, aircraft, power plants and other industries. In 1924, it acquired the Laurin-Clermont Truck Plant in Mladá Boleslav (now Skoda headquarters) and began to engage in truck production. During the German occupation of World War II, Skoda and the German Nazi authorities cooperated in the production of war materials. In 1945, Czechoslovakia established a communist regime and nationalized Skoda. In 1951, its truck manufacturing department formed a new enterprise, Liberecke Automobilove Zavody (Liborecke Automobilove Zavody). After the collapse of the communist regime in 1989, LIAZ was taken over as a branch of Skoda International. In 1992, LIAZ was decentralized and Skoda Motors was its largest shareholder.

    14. KAMAZ Heavy Truck Group KAMAЗ

    Russia's Kamaz Heavy Truck Group, a well-known Russian heavy-duty truck manufacturer. In 1969, the Soviet Union planned to build the world's largest automobile production center, called Kama Automobile Manufacturing Plant, or KAMA for short (КАМАЗ). The plant was built in 1976 and produces 150,000 heavy trucks annually. Its products are mainly 6-by-4 turbocharged flat-head kcals, with a load ranging from 22-38 tons. Its products are mainly exported to Eastern European countries, Hungary, Poland, and Cuba. In recent years, it has expanded to Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and other countries.

    In the 1980s and early 1990s, the annual output of Kamaz was more than 100,000, but now the annual output is only 10%-20% of the maximum output. In 1998, the 65115 new 16-ton dump truck was launched. KAMAZ was once the pride of Russia. He represented the Russian heavy truck industry. After today’s high-efficiency and low-cost Western European trucks enter the Russian market, KAMAZ is facing tremendous pressure to survive, but its current situation is still relatively good among Russian equivalent companies. One of them, Kamaz can be seen every time the Paris-Dakar Rally, and has achieved good results many times.

    15. Kremenzug Automobile Manufacturing Plant КРАЗ

    Ukrainian Klass Trucks, the full name of Klemenzug Automobile Manufacturing Plant, or КрАЗ for short), formerly known as ЯАЗ (Yaroslavl Automobile Manufacturing Plant), moved to Klemenzug, Ukraine in 1959 and changed its name. In 1966, it has been using Yazi's design to manufacture 6-by-4 and 4-by-4 dump trucks and tractors. In the European market, Claas Trucks is OEM BELAZ, Belarusian Automobile Manufacturing Plant). Today, Klass produces 37 types of heavy trucks ranging from 17 tons to 75 tons, and has long adopted modern body design. Its largest 6-by-6 tractor is the 6443 type. Klass has a joint venture with IVECO. , Assemble medium-sized IVECO trucks in Ukraine.

    16. Minsk Automobile Manufacturing Plant МАЗ

    Belarusian Mas Automobile, the full name of Minsk Automobile Manufacturing Plant (МАЗ), was established in 1947 and mainly produces 6-wheel and 4-wheel freight tractors and trucks. Its classic model is MAZ200, which is derived from the 500 series designed in the 1960s.

    Mas Motors has a relatively modern body design. In the 1970s, Masi made more in-depth improvements to the 500 series, making it a mature transportation tool that can be promoted throughout Russia. After the 1980s, with the European truck design concept To improve, MAS also followed the pace of Europe and developed 5432 tractors, which was recognized by European counterparts. After the 1990s, MAS and MAN Trucks of Germany implemented technical alliances to improve multiple technologies of MAN cards to produce 48-ton tractors 54326, 64426. In 1999, MAN acquired all the shares of MAZ. This move will surely make MAZ trucks more and more like MAN in the future.

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