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SHACMAN Trucks Tian Chao in Nigeria on expansion visit

SHACMAN Trucks Tian Chao in Nigeria on expansion visit

Due to the expanding market of SHACMAN heavy and medium duty trucks and road tractors in Nigeria through its franchise company, Transit Support Services Ltd (TSS) and Tian Chao, general manager of Shaanxi Heavy Duty Automobile Import & Export Co. Ltd, China, manufacturers of SHACMAN is presently on a visit to its distributor, TSSL and other major customers in the coming week.

As part of his itinerary, Tian will meet with the dealers and customers of the SHACMAN brand as well as discuss plans to build a Complete-Knock-Down (CKD) plant in collaboration with Transit Support Services Ltd (TSS) in Nigeria which will contribute to the development of the country’s automobile sector and encourage technology transfer between China and Nigeria.

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The truck’s held its maiden assembly line opening ceremony at the ANAMMCO assembly plant in January 2015 with over 1,800 trucks produced from the factory.  This marks a significant breakthrough in the Nigeria localization project, since the brand’s entrance into the Nigerian market through Transit Support Services Limited as SHACMAN Nigeria; till date over 3000 SHACMAN vehicles have been sold.
Tian’s visit will afford him an overview of the Nigeria truck market with a view to increasing investment in the country.

Shacman has since inception manufactured over 1,000,000 vehicles of different varieties including military trucks that have successively participated in the 35th, 50th, and 60th anniversary ceremonial military review on China national day.
It is one of the Chinese manufacturers to have advanced in the localization project since the vehicle assembly policy in Nigeria. Shacman Nigeria operates through a network of dealers and showrooms in Lagos, Benin, Owerri and Abuja.