China’s truck industry has contracted for two successive years, as its economy has slowed. Sales of cargo carriers reached a record 3.86 million in 2010, but then declined 8.18% to 3.55 million in 2011 and 6.8% to 3.3 million in 2012.
The heavy duty truck segment continued to see a sharp decline in 2012, but mini truck sales rose 8.7%, reports China Auto Web. The ten largest manufacturers of heavy duty trucks reported double-digit declines in 2012. With 131,000 deliveries, Dongfeng retained its leading position. The company was followed by Sinotruk, which overtook FAW.
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2012 sales of top-ten heavy-duty truck makers |
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Company |
2012 |
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Decline |
Dongfeng |
130,830 |
185,977 |
29.7% |
Sinotruk |
108,958 |
142,611 |
23.6% |
FAW |
105,551 |
158,186 |
33.3% |
Beiqi Foton |
87,358 |
107,202 |
18.5% |
Shaanxi Heavy-duty Truck |
83,868 |
104,227 |
19.5% |
JAC |
26,067 |
33,883 |
23.1% |
Bei Ben Heavy-duty Truck |
24,270 |
40,022 |
39.4% |
SAIC- IVECO- Hongyan |
17,008 |
31,500 |
46% |
CAMC Heavy-duty Truck |
15,069 |
25,695 |
41.4% |
Dayun Motor |
8,818 |
13,604 |
35.2% |
SGMW, Dongfeng, Beiqi Foton and Changan were the leading producers of mini trucks, and reported deliveries of 135,600, 108,900, 108,200, and 90,600 units, respectively.