In the Chelyabinsk region, instead of Iveco trucks, Chinese Hongyan trucks began to be assembled

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Hongyan is Iveco from China

In Russia, at the Miass plant AMT NV (previously it was called “Iveco-AMT” and produced Iveco trucks), they began to assemble Chinese Hongyan trucks. In fact, the replacement can be considered equivalent, since Hongyan is manufactured in China at the SAIC Iveco joint venture. We can say that Iveco has returned to Russia, only now through China.

Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk

In the Chelyabinsk region, instead of Iveco trucks, Chinese Hongyan trucks began to be assembled

“ The selection of new potential partners was carried out. To maintain the continuity of the produced vehicle model range, a truck manufacturer was chosen – Hongyan… which produces a similar model range of trucks. Currently, the AMT NV plant and a partner from China have revived a new model range of trucks with improved technical characteristics. The plant plans to produce 100 heavy-duty vehicles per month ,” reported AMT NV

At the moment, all-wheel drive trucks for harsh operating conditions are assembled in Miass (for the oil and gas industry, forestry industry, etc.), but in the future the range will be expanded with 6×2, 6×4 and 4×2 models: they will produce tractors and dump trucks with a gross weight from 12 to 90 tons and with power from 480 to 550 hp. With.

The production plan for the near future has been announced, but in 2025 AMT NV plans to assemble 150 trucks per month.

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