FAW Jiefang rolls off 9 millionth truck, FAW Group total hits 60 million
FAW Jiefang, the truck division of Chinese state-owned automaker FAW Group, produced its 9 millionth vehicle on Tuesday.
- 9 million
- 60 million
- 151,800
What Happened
FAW Jiefang, a truck subsidiary of FAW Group, achieved its 9 millionth vehicle rolling off the production line on Tuesday. The company also reported first-half 2026 production of 143,300 trucks, up 4.11% year over year, and sales of 151,800 trucks, a 15.4% increase.
FAW Group founded in Changchun, Jilin Province
First Jiefang truck rolls off assembly line
9 millionth Jiefang truck produced
- 143,300 (+4.11% YoY)
- 151,800 (+15.4% YoY)
“Committed to strengthening its core technologies, FAW Jiefang will continue to improve innovation and its services.”
Why this matters
The milestone underscores FAW Group's decades-long dominance in China's auto industry, with Jiefang trucks symbolizing domestic manufacturing since 1956.
Terms in This Story
- FAW Group
- First Automobile Works, a major Chinese state-owned automaker founded in 1953.
- Jiefang
- Chinese for 'Liberation', the brand name of FAW's truck division, launched in 1956.
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