Sales growth of JAC trucks in 2018 amounted to 85%
			
			
						
							 
 
 
 
 
Alexander Klimov, photos of the author and JAC Motors 
 
  
  
  
 
The company "Jack car", the official distributor of JAC Motors in Russia, held a "Annual dealer conference of JAC commercial vehicles 2019", devoted to summarizing for the 2018 and future development plans. The conference was attended by over 120 people, including official dealers of trucks JAC, representatives of the leading Russian manufacturers of add-ins and specialized media journalists.  

 
Speakers were official representatives of "Jack a car": General Director Mr. Yu Yang, Vice General Director Ilya Moskovchenko, technical Director Andrei Andrievsky, PR Manager Vadim Uskov. They answered questions related to warranty policy, maintenance, logistics and other relevant topics. In addition, the event has awarded the best dealers of the brand. 

 
The most important event in 2018 for JAC Motors in China was the opening and the designed production capacity of the new plant. Total area of the plant is designed to produce more than 200,000 units of light commercial vehicles a year, is 4.4 million m
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It is a complete cycle of the Assembly in fully automated mode. In the new plant is also located warehouses to store components for Assembly of vehicles and storage of finished products. 

 
In addition, the Corporation JAC Motors has started the cooperation with the concern Volkswagen.  

 
In Spain an agreement was signed on cooperation between the JAC, Volkswagen and Seat, in which construction began on the first joint Assembly of the enterprise JAC-Volkswagen,  

 
on the basis of which you want to collect a vehicle on "alternative energy sources", ie simply electric. Production of new plant will be sold worldwide, including Europe. 
 
 
In 2018 the Chinese market were sold about 249 000 units of the car brand JAC 
 
 
 
The export volume of JAC light commercial vehicles from China has reached a historic high and exceeded 75 000 units. 
 
At this point, the products of JAC Motors are exported to more than 140 countries. 
 
 
Another important event last year was the purchase of a controlling stake in the factory "Saryarkaavtoprom" in Kostanai, Republic of Kazakhstan 
 
 
 
JAC T6 pickup truck has been produced in Kazakhstan 
 
 
 
The beauty of a pickup truck JAC T6 is consistent with the international standards  
 
 the plant has established full-scale Assembly, including welding and colouring of bodies of cars JAC Refine S3, S5 Refine and pickup T6. Chassis of light commercial vehicles while going large-hub method (8% of total sales, while the remaining vehicles imported in assembled form). In 2018 the capacity of the plant in Kostanay was to be 300 units, but until this volume failed to come out. These plans are postponed for 2019. 
 
 
On the territory of Russia in 2018, according to the company sold 420 units of commercial vehicles, JAC N-series, which is 85% higher compared to the previous year 
 
 the Leader was JAC N120, while in 2017 the demand N75 JAC.  
 
 
Corporate sales of JAC are growing rapidly, but from low base  
 
 
 
Quantitative distribution of sales 2018 model as follows: JAC N56 – 87 units, JAC N75 – 143 units and JAC N120 – 190 units. 
 
  
 
The most popular add-in in 2018 buyers JAC with a score of 103 units was isothermal van  
 
On second place came tilt side body (57 units), and took third place side platform (48 units). In addition, the number of ordered special bodies includes: refrigerator (44 units), CMU (39 units), manufactured goods van, tow truck, an autohydraulic, shop trailer, tanker truck and bakery truck.  
 
 
As in past years, the leader of last year on making add-ins on JAC chassis became the "Automotive plant", Nizhny Novgorod 
 
 
 
In 2019 and 2020, years flagship, the N120 JAC will receive a number of improvements 
 

 
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In the second half of 2019, the range of modifications JAC will join the N120 version with two additional sizes of wheelbase –a length of 5300 mm and mm. 3845 chassis N120 with a long base to install a fuel tank with 300 l capacity instead of the previous 210 litre. 
 
 
 
 
In October 2018, was obtained the type Approval of the chassis and the approval of a vehicle type with JAC N75 increased from 7950 to 7490 kg GVW.  
 
 
 
 
 
As a result, the model received the commercial designation N80 
 
 
The first batch of JAC chassis N80 will be available, a distributor in March 2019. 
 
 
 
Riding JAC N56 rounded out the top three trucks JAC in popularity  
 
For 2019 all machines N-series will receive a stability control system and driver's seat with Pneumofore powered by on-Board pneumatic system. In addition, in connection with a change in the nomenclature of the company Cummins in the respective models instead of engine ISF 3.8S5168 will install the engine ISF 3.8S5168HX, different attachments. 
 
 
In the sphere of improvement of consumer characteristics of commercial vehicles JAC, LLC "Jack car" together with a Russian manufacturer of polyurethane protective carpets conducted work on creation for the whole model line of carpets with high protective sides, completely covering the floor panel. In addition, changed the colors of the logo on the cab, with gold on silver. 
 
the Success of the dealer network 
In the framework of the conference there was awarding of the best official dealers of commercial vehicles JAC Motors.  
 
 
In the first place by quantity of the sold cars JAC in 2018, has left the company "Auto-M" 
 
The second position is occupied by "Komtrans-NN", "bronze" was won by the company "A1". In the nomination "Best start of 2018" with a score of 34 cars sold in just 4 months since the start of the award was given to the company "Transregionservis". "The largest corporate deal" held company "Auto-M", and "Best service station" is recognized as the dealership "CVT-Auto". Certificates for the trip to China distributorship conference JAC Motors 2019 for the best sales results received the representatives of dealership "Avto-M", "Komtrans-NN", "A1", "Dakar-Auto", "Transregionservis" and "Standardtransmission".  

 
In 2018, has started to operate its own "Service quality analysis and solution of maintenance problems" of "Jack a car". The functions of the Service includes Assembly work on the chassis after transport and unloading of the containers, carrying out minimal works to ensure the safety of movement of the chassis to the dealer or to kosovorotkas, the analysis of build quality and design, reliability analysis, fault-finding on already operated cars. In the past year Service has not been made any commercial repair.  
 
In addition, in 2018 has received authorization on the territory of the Russian Federation and the CIS training center JAC Motors, as well as started authorized training center for Cummins, where the training of technical specialists on the basis of the distributor. In 2019 will further expand the network of this service. 
 
Recall that 
warranty for trucks JAC is 36 months or 200 000 kilometers, however, batteries, shock absorbers, air conditioner Assembly, basket clutch, PTO drive shaft with spider and outboard bearing grantia is 30 000 km or 12 months. Such "consumables" like belts (fan, alternator and air conditioning), connecting the clutch disc, relay and sensors are dipped and main beam headlights, horn, tail light, wiper relay, and the tire warranty is 8000 km or 3 months. 
 

 
Towards the development of a network of authorized service stations in 2019 they will be mandatory requirements the following brand identify JAC, training of technicians and engineers guarantees and availability of spare parts. All authorized dealers STO JAC are divided into three levels: Lite, REAL, and PRO,  

 
with relevant differences according to the level customer service and financial working conditions with the parent company. 
 
Plans for JAC Motors in the Russian market to 2019  
 
  The dealer conference was made public plans for the development of units of commercial vehicles OOO "Jack car" on the Russian market. So, in 2019 it is planned to implement 725 trucks N-series. 
 
 
 
 
 
Lorry JAC N35 (X200) will debut at the exhibition "Komtrans-2019" 
 
This year the model range of commercial vehicles JAC Motors will join light truck JAC X200 full weight up to 3.5 tons, designed for urban transport. In Russia, the car carrying capacity of 1 tonne, will receive a business name JAC N35. The model will feature a turbodiesel JAC class Euro 5 working volume of 2.0 l with Common Rail injection system with a capacity of 130 HP and maximum torque of 285 N·m. The unit is equipped with a diesel particulate filter and catalytic Converter exhaust gas, without the use of exhaust gas purification system using urea. The car is equipped with 6-speed manual transmission. Now prototypes are undergoing in-plant testing, the production version is scheduled to be presented at the exhibition "Komtrans-2019" in the autumn of this year. 

 
The second premiere JAC in 2019 will be three-axle dump truck JAC N350. The car is complete weighing up to 35 tons, equipped with the engine working volume of 9.7 liters and the 12-speed transmission. For the first time the truck will be shown at the exhibition "Komtrans-2019". More detailed specifications of the new models will be released after completion of the certification in Russia. 
 
In 2019 customer service "Jack a car" intend to create a dealer portal with IT-solutions for registration warranty and ordering parts, within which will create new courses in the warranty policy and use of electronic parts catalogue,     
 
background: Company JAC Motors (full name Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co., Ltd) was established on 30 September 1999 on the basis of automobile "Sanhui" (Hefei Jianghuai Automobile Factory, the province Hefei), in turn, was founded in 1964. Today, JAC Motors has grown into a modern, high-tech automobile enterprise with a complete production cycle of more than 1 million cars a year. In 2001, the year the company JAC Motors has placed its shares on the Shanghai stock exchange (stock code: 600418). Today, the company JAC Motors manufactures under its own brand full range of vehicles: passenger cars, minivans, electric vehicles, light trucks, medium and heavy classes, buses, special chassis, trucks and other equipment, as well as engines, gear boxes, automotive units, auto parts etc. the Company JAC is a supplier of equipment for the Armed Forces of China and is among the ten largest automotive companies in China. 
 
In 2018, the company according to the "AUTOSTAT info" registration of vehicles of the brand JAC in Russia amounted to 99 units. (growth at 7.6 times) passenger cars (mainly models Refine S3 and S5) and 270 units (+83%) MCV and HCV. In China company Anhui Jianghuai according SAAM produced 200,1 million (-8,2%) passenger cars, including minivans and crossovers; 234,6 million (-2%) trucks of all classes; 8.2 thousand tractors (-18,8%) and 5.4 million (+22%) vans, not including bus chassis..