Monday, August 18, 2008 Shop to display Chinese trucks
AN 800-square-meter showroom will soon rise in Mabolo, Cebu City to showcase three China truck brands—Foton, Yuejin and Faw—to the local market.
With the showroom set to open in September or October, the brands are expected to fill in the demand for trucks used for commercial operations.
In an interview earlier, vehicle dealer Brian Chua reported he already sold seven Foton units and 10 Yuejin units since April to target clients, including businessmen, farmers, hog raisers, hardware stores and those engaged in delivery operations.
Chua, also president of Suzuki AutoCebu and director of Central AutoChina Corp., said he brought the three brands to Cebu from China earlier this year.
He said the prices for the trucks range from P560,000 to P850,000, depending on specifications and model types.
The Foton brand is under Chinese car maker Beiqi Foton Motor that supplies domestic and select international markets with cars, light and heavy-duty trucks, as well as farm machinery.
Light-duty truck Yuejin, on the other hand, is under the Nanjing Automotive Corp., a state-owned enterprise and one of the oldest Chinese automobile manufacturer. Faw (First Automobile Works) is a diversified maker of quality light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks, automobiles, municipal buses and luxury tourist coaches, custom bus chassis and mini-vehicles.
(NRC)
