Overview
Founded in 1968 currently located in Xi’an, Shaanxi Provence, it employs approximately 23,000 employees. [2] It manufactures medium-size and heavy-duty trucks (both branded as Shacman), [3] bus chassis and heavy-duty truck axles. It utilizes Magna Steyr and MAN SE technologies. [4] Its bus chassis are sold under the Eurostar Bus brand. [5] The company has its presence in 140 countries worldwide, with 40 corporate offices and 280 service stations. [6]
Mazouz Trade Group, a Setif based company and Shaanxi Automobile set up the first Shacman manufacturing plant in Algeria in 2018 which made them the first Chinese automobile manufacturer to do so. As the country already had 40,000 trucks exported into the nation before 2018 which made them the market leader with 80% market share. With serving the local economy, the company would also focus on neighboring countries like Tunisia and Mali. [7]
Shaanxi Automobile Group Co. Ltd entered into a joint venture with Rawal Industrial Equipment (Pvt) Ltd, Pakistan to manufacture trucks and prime movers locally in 2019. [8]
Shacman set up their first plant in Querétaro, Mexico in 2023 which will manufacture X3000, X5000 and L3000 powered by LNG and diesel engines. This plant was set up to eliminate logistics cost and capture North America market. The state of Querétaro provided the company facilities and security to operate. [9]
In 2023 Shaanxi developed their X6000 800 which is the most powerful tractor truck in the world powered by a 16.6 liter Weichai engine producing 800 hp and 3,750 nm torque beating Scania 770 and Volvo FH 750 available in 6x4 tractor unit configuration and currently being produced in China and Russia with future plans to start production in Argentina. [10]
In end of 2024 Shacman heavy trucks started its production in Kyrgyzstan [11] the plant was set up in Bishkek capital Kyrgyzstan of months befor the production start up [12] .
At the start of 2025 Chinese government provided 90 H3000 6×4 trucks and tankers, and 45 H3000S 6×4 tractors to Burkina Faso Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, West Africa [13] .
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