China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Co., Ltd., CNHTCorSinotruk Group is a Chinese state-ownedtruck manufacturer headquartered in Jinan, Shandong province.[1] It is currently the third largest truck manufacturer in Mainland China. It is known for developing and manufacturing China's first heavy duty truck - "Huanghe" (黄河, lit. Yellow River) JN150.
Huanghe JN150, the earliest model built by Jinan Automobile WorksASteyr 91 built by CNHTC
CNHTC was founded in 1935 by Kuomintang Government of the Republic of China era on the basis of Jinan Automobile Works. It started developing heavy-duty trucks in 1956, with its first truck modeled after Skoda 706RT. In 1984, Jinan Automobile Works began to produce Steyr 91 with technology imported from Steyr-Daimler-Puch. Since the reform and restructure in 2001, the company has got rid of the operating losses for previous years.
After the collaboration with Steyr, Sinotruk had done collaboration with Volvo Trucks (which terminated around 2009), sold under the Howo nameplate,[3][4] and later, collaboration with MAN AG, sold under Sitrak nameplate.[5]
Some Howo model like Howo 7 series uses Volvo FL10 derived cabin,[6] others like Howo A7 uses Volvo FH derived cabin.[7] Sitrak models on the other hand, uses MAN TGA derived technology.[8]
Sinotruk sells trucks in various South American countries. They came to Brazil in response to a group of businessmen with experience in the transportation industry. Sinotruk has sold 2,000 vehicles thus far. Sinotruk began building their first plant outside China in 2013 with an initial investment of more than 300 million dollars. Its location will be in Lages, Brazil.
Sinotruk also produces trucks in Pakistan through a joint venture with Dysin Automobiles.[9]
They are also active in the Philippines as well since 2011 through dealership, selling light and heavy trucks.[10][11]
In October 2019, Shandong Heavy Industry became the controlling shareholder of "China National Heavy Duty Truck Group", acquiring a 45% stake.[12]
A 6x6 Sinotruk Howo truck in use in Russia
A 10x10 Sinotruk Howo truck in use in Iran
Howo Sinotruk 380 tractor truck in Jamaica (front fascia inspired by Mercedes Benz Actros, but using Volvo FL10 derived cabin)
Howo A7 model, cabin from Volvo FH
A Sitrak C5H 280 postal truck in Beijing, technology from MAN TGA
A Sitrak C7H truck in Beijing
Howo ZZ6186GBEVQ2 articulated bus manufactured by CNHTC
^"Introduction CNHTC." China National Heavy Duty Truck Group. Retrieved on July 8, 2010. "The headquarters of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Co., Ltd. (CNHTC) is located in Jinan city, Shandong Province, P. R. China."
^种昂 (29 September 2019). 山东重工控股中国重汽集团 开创先整合后重组模式 [Shandong Heavy Industry controls China National Heavy Truck Corporation, creating an integration model before the reorganization]. The Economic Observer (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2 January 2020.
