Wabco has signed a long-term agreement with the Chinese truck producer Dongfeng. The deal is mainly about braking systems for the heavy Dongfeng trucks. Also the Wabco systems like ABS, EBS, ESC-smart, ESC and OptiRide will be part of the deal. The Wabco systems make trucks safer and give more stability. “We are strategically transforming…… Continue Reading
The Chinese company Dongfenf Liuzhou Motor Co LTD is testing a new truck called Chenglong T7 450 6×4. The 6×4 truck is equipped with a 450HP turbocharged diesel engine. There are two names for this engine, Dongfeng uses their own name but also the Cummins name. The truck will have pneumatic spring rear suspension. The project started…… Continue Reading
The Genlyon is a Chinese truck with an Iveco Stralis cab. This truck was just updated, on the photo the orange one is het newest version. The truck is build by SAIC- Iveco Hongyan, a Chinese company where Iveco is participating in. Click here for the link.… Continue Reading
Now here is one that I never saw before. The badge says ‘Dayun’ but that doesn’t realy ring a bell. Are they connected to Volvo? Or to DongFeng? I did know that Dongfeng and Volvo have a relationship but this cab seems to be the Original FM cab. Anyone has more information? The configuration of…… Continue Reading
And there she is, the new Ginaf HD series truck for mining purposes. This new 90 ton beast is equiped with a Cummins 610 Hp engine and the Ford cab. One of the famous Iepieleaks spy squad shot this truck for us. Now this is the first picture that I see of this new monster…… Continue Reading
The Chinese are comming to Europe! Here is the new line-up of Dong Feng that is going to be presented on the IAA in Hannover. Dongfeng is the largest producer of commercial vehicles in the world where it comes to absolute numbers, and when you also count the small trucks. Now this giant seems to…… Continue Reading
Shortly after finishing a brandnew plant in Bavaria, Chinese industrial conglomerate, specialised in the production of tank containers, quits a project to establish a new trailer brand ont the Europea market, CIMC Silvergreen. In the past months, at the small Bavarina town of Günzburg, a new head office was established, preceding the realisation of a…… Continue Reading
At the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, Dongfeng shows new trucks which show improvements in electronics and in after treatment systems. The Chinese NS 4 exhaust gas regulations are a challenge for the Chinese truck industry but marketleader Dongfeng shows it can comply. The truck shown in the picture also has improved brake electronics. There’s now…… Continue Reading
At the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition truckbrand SAIC Iveco Hongyan launched an LNG version of the Jieshi truck which has a range of up to one thousand kilometres. This achievement is being realised by mounting larger fuel tanks on the truck chassis. According to our sources, the Jieshi consists of a lot of Iveco technology,…… Continue Reading
American engine supplier Cummins has developed an engine series specifically destined for the Chinese and similar non-US markets. Called the G-Series, the new engines, which come in displacements of eleven and twelve litres, will be mounted firstly in Chinese Foton Auman GTL trucks (pic left). The new engines have a slimmer design and make do…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
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