According to statistics of the sales volume in first half of 2013 released by CAAM, a total of 1,819,855 units of cargo trucks are sold, up by 7.44% year on year. 982,621 light cargo trucks are sold, up by 5.09% year on year. Foton, JAC, Dongfeng remain top three in this industry, accounting for almost half of the market.
Insiders believe that the cargo truck will comes to a stage with a stable development. Brand effect and product’s ratio performance are leading factors in future, especially for light cargo truck market. Seen from brands, JAC, NAVECO, FOTON OLLIN and other medium and high level product see growth rates higher than 10%. NAVECO sees a 26% growth rate. Foton Ollin CTX installed with Cummins ISF launched three years ago also maintains a sound uprising momentum.
Zhang Yu, who has been using Ollin CTX for 500,000 miles to transport fresh fishes, says: “For the past three years, Ollin CTX with Cummins ISF engine impressed me with two main features: one is fuel conservancy. It can save as much as 20,000 yuan per year as it consumes around 1.2 yuan/km. ISF engine is compliant with China Ⅳ standard and saves more fuel. The other is Foton’s after sales service. Ollin CTX extends warranty to 24 months/ 200,000 km for basic parts, and general parts for 18 months/160,000 km. We are very pleased with this after sales service.”
In the cargo truck field where trucks usually runs more often and longer distance, excellent quality and sweet service are attractive to users who want to buy trucks. Facts prove that CTX have high performance ratio and good quality and will win many customers’ trust.
