Auman GTL heavy truck with Mercedes-Benz heart

On August 28th, 2012, an Auman GTL heavy truck was slowly pulled out of the automated production line. The red head of the car was marked with the bright "Fukuda Daimler" logo at the top left and "Mercedes-Benz Power" on both sides of the door. The words are very eye-catching.

This is Foton Motor's 550,000th Auman Heavy Trucks, and it is also the domestic high-end heavy truck Auman GTL officially debuting as the product of Foton Daimler. So far, Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd., which was established by Foton Motors and Germany's Daimler, each held 50% of the shares, has finally unveiled and put into operation after nine years of protracted negotiations.

Breakthrough China's automobile joint venture old model

The same 50:50 Chinese and foreign shareholding structure, but the joint venture model of Foton Daimler is different, the two sides will be based on the original Auman brand Foton, the offline models are linked to Foton logo, creating a Chinese-foreign cooperation between the two sides to China Operation center, to jointly build a precedent for China's auto brands.

Auman GTL has already launched on the market in February of this year. According to the needs of users, it will install the Weichai or Cummins engine . Now it is assembling small-volume Mercedes-Benz OM457 engines . This engine is the most mature heavy truck engine in Europe with a maximum power of 490 hp, which can reach Euro V or Euro VI emission levels.

At present, the Auman GTL equipped with OM457 engine has been verified through extensive experiments. The 550,000th new car that has just been offline will soon go to heavy ocean and participate in the world's largest commercial auto show - the Hanover Show, and the Mercedes-Benz brand. On the same stage, they exhibited to the world the latest achievements in the development of commercial vehicles in China.

"This is the first step for China's heavy trucks to participate in the global competition with European quality standards." Futian revealed that while producing Aummann products on the A platform, Foton Daimler also plans to launch the B platform, which will be used in the global heavy truck market to overseas. Export-oriented high-end models.

The engine plant will be put into operation after the start of the year

Since its listing, Auman GTL has broken the pattern of import heavy trucks dominating the high-end logistics market.

800,000 km without major overhaul, 3% to 5% fuel saving compared to similar models, the first to pass the German Rheinland European safety standards certification, and many technological advantages to win market reputation. At the same time, Auman GTL responds quickly to market demand and gains Daimler's Highly recognized. Cruise control systems, integrated electronic controls, on-board wireless network services, intelligent remote control systems and other human-like designs and advanced technologies that are comparable to cars make long-distance driving easy and enjoyable.

According to the plan, Daimler will implement the localization of the Mercedes-Benz OM457 engine in China. The Foton Daimler engine plant will start construction this year and is expected to start production in 2014. This will significantly increase the power advantage of Auman’s GTL. At that time, all Auman heavy trucks equipped with OM457 engines will be marked with the words "Mercedes-Benz Power."

"We will integrate the advantages of both sides to ensure that Auman's leading position in China's heavy truck market, while enabling Auman to succeed in the world." Said Mario, vice president of Beijing Foton Daimler. This reporter learned that the current Auman GTL market price of more than 30 million, after the optional Mercedes-Benz engine, the price may increase 50,000 yuan.

Jointly expanding global heavy truck market

The global medium- and heavy-duty truck market is divided into two categories. One is the European, U.S., Japan and South Korea markets with high-end product demand, and the other is China, India, CIS, and other emerging countries with low and medium-end product demand. . The former market growth is slow, while the latter is developing rapidly.

"The Mercedes-Benz heavy trucks sell for more than 1.2 million yuan to 1.6 million yuan, and high-end products even sell to 4 or 5 million yuan, which is difficult to meet the needs of emerging markets." Insiders analysis, Daimler has a brand, technology and With product advantages, Fukuda has technology, product, and cost advantages in the second-class market, and the combination of the two will fully exploit the huge growth potential of heavy-duty trucks in emerging markets.

“Fukuda Daimler's operation may change the market structure of China's commercial vehicles and even the world's commercial vehicles.” Wang Jinyu, general manager of Foton Motor Group disclosed that the heavy trucks produced by the joint venture company will target the price level of around 600,000 yuan. The Foton heavy-duty truck factory in Huairou is already the world's largest commercial vehicle production base with an annual production capacity of 200,000 vehicles. Therefore, the base's annual output value is expected to reach 120 billion yuan in the future.

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