On October 25th, 2010, at 17:18pm, in the truck assembly shop of Sanshan Economic Development Zone, Wuhu, Anhui, Tang Gang, Deputy General Manager of Jirui Union Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. and Tu Xiaoyue, General Manager of Jirui United Truck Marketing Service Co., Ltd. General Manager Liang Heping of Yuchai United Power Co., Ltd. and hundreds of employees in the manufacturing technology department witnessed with great excitement the successful off-line of the first full-duty truck heavy truck U340 of the combined truck, marking the joint truck factory. The preparations for construction and mass production have been successfully completed, signifying that the Chery brand combined trucks that have undergone three years of tempering preparation will soon join the ranks of the Chinese heavy truck market.
Since the first phase of Chery’s joint truck plant project was laid in May 2009, after a year and a half of construction, the stamping, welding, painting, frame, and assembly plant have begun to take shape, with an annual output of 30,000 heavy trucks. The production capacity. The assembly line has a single line length of 576 meters and is the world's largest monomer heavy truck assembly shop. In the next two months, more and more vehicles will be driven off the assembly line.
From the April 2010 auto show debuted at the Beijing auto show, through the national road show, the three-high test, and the first full-process vehicle off the assembly line, the orange light of the joint truck brought surprise to many visitors while also staying Have a lot of expectations. During the joint truck tour, almost every site has a site to inquire about the users of the car, and the dealers and the remodeling factories hope that the combined truck will go offline as soon as possible. Nowadays, the joint truck has completed the first full-process vehicle off-line from stamping, welding, painting, frame, assembly and commissioning on schedule.
It is reported that in December this year, the U460 tractor unit, the flagship model of the first united truck, will be officially launched. A grand final assembly ceremony will be held and the first truck dealer conference will be held. The senior core member of the joint truck project will be responsible for the company. All will also be on the scene, and the marketing strategy and product prices for the joint truck will be formally announced at that time.
It is understood that the first mass production vehicle planned by the joint truck will be formally released in December 2010, when the batch of vehicles will be delivered to users. This also means that after three years of construction, the joint truck will formally join the ranks of the domestic high-end heavy truck market to provide users with more choices.
Links: Joint Truck Development History
From the start of the joint truck project in 2007, Jirui Union Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. was established on March 12, 2009. Today, the plant construction and production are carried out according to the company's predetermined objectives: trial production, testing, production, and commissioning:
On June 13, 2009, the first prototype of the joint truck was assembled;
On May 28, 2009, the foundation laying ceremony of the joint truck factory was officially launched.
On January 13, 2010, the joint truck started the winter experiment (Alpine) project;
In March 25, 2010, the joint truck factory was completed and equipment was installed in the factory;
On June 19, 2010, the joint truck nationwide tour started;
On August 3, 2010, the joint truck started the summer experiment (high temperature, high altitude) project;
On August 6, 2010, all welding equipment was installed;
September 24, 2010, completed the first white body welding process;
On October 25, 2010, the first all-process vehicle of the combined truck was off the assembly line, declaring that the joint truck project will be transferred from the production preparation stage to the formal production and sales stage.
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