[chinoy54]

both should benefit, i should think. iran gets a source for inexpensive brand-new trucks to replace what i would think are fairly rundown trucks or else used trucks from japan,etc. & china gets to test their trucks in conditions w/ch do not exist anymore in parts of greater china, pot-holed gravel tracks, extreme operating conditions, overloading, poor maintenance conditions, etc. i believe FOTON is up to the task, & i would like to get more information as to how they will perform in the future.

 

[chinoy54]

"Not long ago, Saipa Diesel was involved in sales of Chinese version of Nissan light trucks with diesel engine. The company says it has no further plans to pick up this venture again."

does anyone know w/ch chinese manufacturer this is & why they stopped?

 

[chinoy54]

hi, trivia tim. i think there's a mercedes-benz truck factory in your neighborhood called north benz or north star w/ch produces trucks for the oil industry. i wonder if it's still in operation. w/regards to heavy trucks in china, i suppose that it's to be expected that since only big companies buy big trucks, & in china big means state-owned, that the state-owned companies will buy chinese. i think that dc is just making a low-cost entry into the chinese market w/this deal, banking on the foton name to try & penetrate the chinese market w/out too big an investment in manpower.