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Large-power, multi-axle trucks favored

By Rong Xiandong (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2007-03-20 09:24

Special coverage: Auto China 2006
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The commercial vehicle market, especially the heavy-duty truck market, will have bright prospects this year, said a company executive in the industry recently.

Heavy truck sales in 2007 are expected to rise 10 percent to 330,000 units after the sales figure surged 29.3 percent in 2006 to 305,432 units, said Wu Qiwei, vice-general manager of Yuchai Machinery Co Ltd. Medium and light truck sales are estimated at 210,000 and 1.03 million units, ayear-on-yearincrease of 3.5 and 8.5 percent respectively.

"Large-power multi-axle trucks will be favorite in the heavy truck market and fuel-efficient models with a gross weight of between 19 and 32 tons will be the most popular," Wu predicted.

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The full text is available in the March Issue ofAutoChina.