FAW Group Holds Open House Event at Coega Plant in South Africa

FAW Vehicle Manufacturers SA (Pty) Ltd (FAW South Africa) recently held an open house event at the Coega Plant in South Africa, showcasing FAW Group's first scaled overseas manufacturing base.

It was the first time the company had shown its South African plant to the public.

FAW Group's first truck entered the South African market in 1994. It was the only Chinese automobile brand in the country's market at that time.

An icon of the company's development in South Africa, the Coega truck assembly plant was launched in 2014. Covering more than 87,000 square meters, the plant handles the business of truck manufacturing plants in nearly 10 countries in the southern and eastern part of Africa.

Owing to its high-quality products, the plant has realized importing and terminal marketing of more than 1,000 trucks annually in recent years.

The plant has been focusing on automobile talent cultivation since it went into operation. It has created 240 jobs directly for local people and driven development of more than 1,500 jobs.

Steven Erasmus, security manager at FAW South Africa, said that the plant has provided a great number of jobs and helped employees realize their individual value. Most of them are devoted to the manufacture of high-quality trucks.

Meanwhile, FAW Group established the FAW South Africa CSR Fund in 2014, in a bid to support local education and finance technical, financial and management training for local people.

FAW Group will continue to enrich its marketing channels and improve financial service to boost development of South Africa and better serve the entire continent.

(Executive editor: Wang Ruoting)