Jiefang Brand Contributes to China-South Africa Cooperation
September 09,2024
From September 4 to 6, the 2024 China-Africa Cooperation Forum Summit was held in Beijing. Since President Xi Jinping proposed the policy concept of "real, pro-China and honest" towards Africa in 2013, under the strategic guidance of the head of state diplomacy, China-Africa cooperation has achieved more fruitful results, shown more vigorous vitality, and emerged more positive trends. Central enterprises have taken positive actions and joined hands with the African people to seek development and win-win cooperation in economy, trade, investment, technology, infrastructure, and improvement of people's livelihood. Recently, the SASAC website launched a series of reports on "China-Africa Friendship, Win-Win Cooperation", please pay attention.
China FAW has been rooted in South Africa for 30 years, continuously improving the layout of the global automobile industry chain, and striving to build an integrated overseas business operation system, contributing to the local industrial upgrading, economic prosperity and people's happy life in South Africa.
In May 1994, with the first Jiefang truck CA141 entering the South African market, China FAW Jiefang brand became the first and only Chinese automobile brand in South Africa at that time.
In 2012, FAW and the China-Africa Development Fund increased their investment in South Africa and launched the construction project of the Coega commercial vehicle assembly plant of FAW South Africa, with a designed annual production capacity of 5,000 vehicles. The project has received attention and support from the two governments and has been listed as a key national overseas investment project by the Ministry of Commerce of China.
In 2014, China FAW's Coega plant in South Africa was completed and put into production
In July 2014, China FAW's Coega truck assembly plant in South Africa was completed and officially put into production. The plant covers an area of 87,000 square meters and a construction area of 30,000 square meters, including the final assembly workshop, special vehicle workshop, quality inspection area, office building, exhibition hall, training center, finished vehicle parking lot, etc. It is China FAW's first self-operated overseas factory and one of the largest, most advanced and well-managed medium and heavy truck assembly plants in Africa.
April 29, 2022
The 9,000th truck rolled off the production line at FAW's Coega plant in South Africa
While cooperating on production capacity, FAW has also established and improved a commercial vehicle sales and service network that matches its production capacity. So far, FAW has set up a marketing service network consisting of 3 directly-operated 4S stores, 38 franchised 4S stores, and 3 franchised service providers in South Africa, covering major cities and key transportation channels in southern Africa.
FAW South Africa has always been based on independent technology to produce products that adapt to the local environment and market demand. Among them, the Coega plant, as FAW's commercial vehicle production base in South Africa, has produced more than 20,000 Jiefang trucks, becoming the largest, most advanced and most standardized truck production plant in southern Africa.
While achieving good results, FAW China actively fulfilled its social responsibilities in the local area and wholeheartedly sought common development with the local society.
In terms of promoting employment and talent training, FAW China has continuously explored ways to quickly improve the work ability and professional quality of local employees, and carried out various professional and technical trainings on a regular basis, benefiting more than 3,000 people in total. FAW China has also continued to increase the number and level of management positions for local employees, stimulating the respective advantages of Chinese and foreign employees and working together. So far, a total of about 2,000 direct jobs and more than 10,000 indirect jobs have been created, and batches of high-quality talents with mastery of automobile production technology, marketing capabilities and corporate management capabilities have been trained for South Africa.
In terms of social welfare, FAW China established the "FAW South Africa Corporate Social Responsibility Fund" in 2014, and started the practice of sharing development results with the fund as a platform. Over the years, FAW China has regularly carried out various public welfare activities such as donations to support education, medical assistance, sports donations, and children's charity donations in many regions of South Africa, continuously improving the living conditions and living environment of local people.
China FAW has been rooted in South Africa for 30 years, continuously improving the layout of the global automobile industry chain, and striving to build an integrated overseas business operation system, contributing to the local industrial upgrading, economic prosperity and people's happy life in South Africa.
In May 1994, with the first Jiefang truck CA141 entering the South African market, China FAW Jiefang brand became the first and only Chinese automobile brand in South Africa at that time.
In 2012, FAW and the China-Africa Development Fund increased their investment in South Africa and launched the construction project of the Coega commercial vehicle assembly plant of FAW South Africa, with a designed annual production capacity of 5,000 vehicles. The project has received attention and support from the two governments and has been listed as a key national overseas investment project by the Ministry of Commerce of China.
In 2014, China FAW's Coega plant in South Africa was completed and put into production
In July 2014, China FAW's Coega truck assembly plant in South Africa was completed and officially put into production. The plant covers an area of 87,000 square meters and a construction area of 30,000 square meters, including the final assembly workshop, special vehicle workshop, quality inspection area, office building, exhibition hall, training center, finished vehicle parking lot, etc. It is China FAW's first self-operated overseas factory and one of the largest, most advanced and well-managed medium and heavy truck assembly plants in Africa.
April 29, 2022
The 9,000th truck rolled off the production line at FAW's Coega plant in South Africa
While cooperating on production capacity, FAW has also established and improved a commercial vehicle sales and service network that matches its production capacity. So far, FAW has set up a marketing service network consisting of 3 directly-operated 4S stores, 38 franchised 4S stores, and 3 franchised service providers in South Africa, covering major cities and key transportation channels in southern Africa.
FAW South Africa has always been based on independent technology to produce products that adapt to the local environment and market demand. Among them, the Coega plant, as FAW's commercial vehicle production base in South Africa, has produced more than 20,000 Jiefang trucks, becoming the largest, most advanced and most standardized truck production plant in southern Africa.
While achieving good results, FAW China actively fulfilled its social responsibilities in the local area and wholeheartedly sought common development with the local society.
In terms of promoting employment and talent training, FAW China has continuously explored ways to quickly improve the work ability and professional quality of local employees, and carried out various professional and technical trainings on a regular basis, benefiting more than 3,000 people in total. FAW China has also continued to increase the number and level of management positions for local employees, stimulating the respective advantages of Chinese and foreign employees and working together. So far, a total of about 2,000 direct jobs and more than 10,000 indirect jobs have been created, and batches of high-quality talents with mastery of automobile production technology, marketing capabilities and corporate management capabilities have been trained for South Africa.
In terms of social welfare, FAW China established the "FAW South Africa Corporate Social Responsibility Fund" in 2014, and started the practice of sharing development results with the fund as a platform. Over the years, FAW China has regularly carried out various public welfare activities such as donations to support education, medical assistance, sports donations, and children's charity donations in many regions of South Africa, continuously improving the living conditions and living environment of local people.
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