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| Predecessor | FAW Car Co., Ltd |
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| Founded | 1953 |
| Headquarters | , China |
| Products | Trucks, engines, cars |
Production output | 200,000 |
| Owner | FAW Group (66%)Bestune (17.2%) |
Number of employees | 22,000 |
| Parent | FAW Group |
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| Website | www |
FAW Jiefang is a truck manufacturing company headquartered inChangchun, Jilin, China, and a wholly owned subsidiary ofFAW Group. It is the largest manufacturer of heavy trucks in China.[1] FAW Jiefang was established in 2003 and has more than 22,000 employees, building more than 500 different models of 5-30 ton trucks. It has an annual production capacity of around 200,000 vehicles.[2]
FAW Jiefang began as theFAW Car Co., Ltd, with its founding in 1953. The first truck rolled off of the lines in 1956.[3] The technology came by way of Russia (Soviet Union).[4]
In December 2020, FAW Group announced the restrcuture of FAWBestune and FAW Jiefang. The Bestune was transferred fromFAW Car to FAW Corporation Limited (FAW Group) and will operated independently as a wholly-owned subsidiary ofFAW Group. FAW Jiefang was set to listed in the capital market.[5]
In December 2022, theFAW Group announced the transfer of 17.02% FAW Jiefang share toBestune, providing financial support to Bestune.[6]
On October 24, 2023, FAW and Huawei stepped up their strategic partnership by signing a MoU that involves the cooperation in such fields as AI, intelligent driving, and intelligent cockpit.[7]
FAW Jiefang is made up of other subsidiaries and divisions.
TheQingdao Truck Division, located inQingdao, China, merged into FAW Group in 1993, and later was assigned to the FAW Jiefang company. This subsidiary has 2,900 employees, and produces over 70,000 units per year.[8]
TheWuXi Diesel Engine Works Division (also known as FAWDE), located inWuxi,Jiangsu, has 4,000 employees and produces diesel engines for generator sets, water pumps, forklifts, farm equipment, and trucks.[9] They were formed in 1943 and became part of the FAW Group in 1992.[10] They produce 150,000 diesel engines annually.[11]
TheDeutz (Dalian) Engine joint venture is managed through the FAW Jiefang subsidiary.
Trucks available in 6x2, 6x4 and 4x2 configurations.
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The FAW Jiefang CA141/CA1091 is a five tonne capacity, 4x2 troop/cargo carrier truck developed and built byFirst Automotive Works and used by thePeople's Liberation Army of thePeople's Republic of China for transport. It entered service in 1980s along with SovietGAZ-53 andZIL-130 to replace the older Yuejin NJ130 (the copied version of the 2.5 ton SovietGAZ-51) and Jiefang CA10 (the copied version of the 4 tonne SovietZIS-150).[12]
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