FAW Trucks SA celebrates 29 years of servicing South African customers

FAW Trucks prides itself on offering a robust line-up of vehicles that represents an excellent value-for-money proposition with derivatives in the extra-heavy, heavy, medium and light commercial market segments. FAW vehicles have been utilised to build schools, hospitals and are depended on to transport critical goods on a daily basis. As a result, they have crept into the hearts of South Africans.

Investing in SA

Since its local introduction, FAW Trucks has always been committed to South Africa and its people. This was backed up by a decision in 2012 to invest locally and open a manufacturing plant in Coega, Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth).

At the time, this investment was one of the largest by a Chinese company in South Africa. The plant – which was built at a cost of R600 million – covers 30 000 m2 and features a state-of-theart training facility, a body shop and a paint shop. In 2014, the first vehicle rolled off that assembly line and they have never looked back.

FAW Trucks has enjoyed remarkable growth due to its reputation for offering quality products that are able to cater to the unique usage requirements of South African commercial vehicle buyers. A big advantage is its ability to easily refine that offering thanks to the presence of a local manufacturing facility. FAW has let its products speak for themselves and the result is a brand that regularly outperforms its major competitors on the sales charts.

Ensuring value

also being affordable in terms of both purchase price and total cost of ownership. By achieving those targets, the FAW Trucks product offering continues to represent excellent value for money. After sales is critically important when it comes to customer satisfaction and retention. In 2018, FAW Trucks received the Most Improved Award in the commercial vehicle category of the NADA Dealer Satisfaction Survey and the brand has continued to rank highly in subsequent surveys, with