SHACMAN Heavy Trucks Gains Global Popularity

Hui Xiang is the Brand Manager of Shaanxi Heavy Duty Automobile Import & Export Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of SHACMAN. According to Hui, in 2024, SHACMAN’s export sales accounted for half of the company’s total heavy truck sales.

SHACMAN is the registered heavy truck brand of SHACMAN in foreign markets. Riding the wave of the Belt and Road Initiative, SHACMAN has been sold to more than 140 countries and regions, with an international market stock of over 360,000 vehicles.

In 2023, SHACMAN achieved remarkable results again, with export sales reaching 56,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 64%. In China’s heavy truck export industry, SHACMAN holds a market share of over 20%. That means one out of every five heavy trucks exported from China is from Shaanxi.

Hui Xiang said that in 2024, SHACMAN delivered the 360,000th heavy truck to customers in the UAE. To further expand overseas markets, SHACMAN established Shaanxi Heavy Duty Automobile Import & Export Co., Ltd. in 2006 and was approved as one of the first national export bases for complete vehicles and parts in the same year.

In 2008, SHACMAN’s annual overseas sales first exceeded 10,000 units. In 2009, it launched the SHACMAN international brand. In 2014, the overseas stock of heavy trucks exceeded 100,000 units… Looking back at the “report card,” Hui Xiang said with emotion: “After the Belt and Road Initiative was proposed, the company’s development significantly accelerated.”

Since 2013, SHACMAN has actively participated in the infrastructure connectivity construction of Belt and Road countries, accelerated international capacity cooperation, and successively participated in projects such as the super-large nickel mine in Indonesia and the China-Pakistan Dasu Hydropower Station, becoming one of the main equipment suppliers for infrastructure projects in Belt and Road countries.

“More than 90% of SHACMANs are sold to Belt and Road countries and regions,” Hui Xiang said proudly. “In 2024, SHACMAN’s export sales are expected to exceed 60,000 units. At the same time, we have also obtained the qualification for used vehicle exports, achieving a breakthrough in SHACMAN’s used vehicle business going global.”

Moving westward, SHACMAN has firmly seized the opportunity of heavy truck “going global.” In the five Central Asian countries, SHACMAN holds a market share of over 40% among Chinese heavy truck brands, ranking first. In Tajikistan, one out of every two Chinese heavy trucks is from SHACMAN.

In 2024, SHACMAN expanded the product category of “one country, one vehicle” from the original 448 models to 692 models, further broadening the market coverage and making the market segmentation more precise.

In the Middle East, SHACMAN developed the X3000 all-wheel-drive desert tractor for high-temperature and dusty climates, successfully replacing original European trucks and winning wide acclaim from customers.

For port transportation, SHACMAN’s “star product”—the offset terminal tractor—has successfully entered the international large port groups of Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey, Singapore, the UK, and other countries, becoming the No. 1 brand in China’s terminal vehicle segment in the international market.

“Even if the faulty vehicle is not from SHACMAN, we still take the initiative to assist in repairing it.” With the rapid increase in overseas market stock, SHACMAN has accelerated the construction of a global after-sales service network, achieving the layout of cross-border logistics mainline service networks along the southeast African cross-border logistics route, the Eurasian land transportation corridor, and the Latin American Pacific logistics route, continuously enhancing the international influence of Chinese heavy truck brands.

Currently, SHACMAN has established 40 overseas offices globally, with more than 190 first-level dealers, over 550 overseas service outlets, and 240+ parts channels, covering Africa, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and other regions.

Riding on the “going global” ship of SHACMAN, automotive supporting enterprises in Shaanxi Province such as Fast and Hande Axle have “gone global in groups” to compete with global automakers.

In 2007, Hande Axle exported the first Chinese automotive assembly technology, achieving a breakthrough in China’s automotive manufacturing technology export.

“Export sales increased by 12% year-on-year in 2024, covering 26 countries and regions globally,” said Xu Xuegang, Minister of International Cooperation at Hande Axle. In 2025, Hande Axle will focus on Southeast Asia, a “home market,” and strive to develop new energy and new fields, strengthening cooperation with upstream and downstream industrial chain enterprises such as SHACMAN and Fast to expand overseas markets together.

“Export sales have increased significantly in the past three years, with an expected exceedance of $300 million in 2024,” said Xu Xianzhe. Fast has established local factories in Thailand and other places to accelerate the construction of overseas marketing and service networks and quickly respond to customer service needs.