Mexico City /
The Chinese company Dongfeng Trucks plans to sell 500 units In its first year of operation in Mexicohoping to reach thousand in the second and 2 thousand In the third, the CEO and president of the board of directors of the firm in Mexico revealed, Gabriel de Uriarte Occelli.
In an interview with MILLENNIUMexplained that this is not a specific objective of the brand, since its first goal is to offer the best after-sales serviceswhich will be the way to gain and retain clients in the country.
“We are not focused on volume, we are focused on quality, service and here are all these guarantees towards the end customer, and that they have confidence in the brand,” he explained.
He stressed that Dongfeng Motor Corporation has more than 55 years of global experience, although it was born in China; stressed that it reaches Mexico with the aim of offering reliable commercial vehicles, supported by a professional distribution network and robust after-sales service.
“In the team in Mexicofrom the experience we have with other brands, we are convinced that we will sell those in the market trucks that we can bear, that is, having a redistributionfirst a well-trained network and also obviously with the spare parts available,” he said.
He stressed that they will launch five models in the country, which will be equipped with components from recognized suppliers, such as engines Cummins and transmissions Eaton and ZF.
Gabriel de Uriarte Occelli He stressed that the trucks sold in the country will be imported from China in parts, but assembled in a plant that has in Jaliscowhich has experience in the sector of heavy vehicles.
“We are in talks (of expansion) so that we can also manufacture products of the conventional range in that same plant. For the moment we are only going to process what we are bringing in,” he commented.
