By Theodore Opara

FRONTLINE auto maker,  FAW Group, in collaboration with its Nigerian distributor, Perfection Motor Company Limited, has concluded plans to unveil an ultra-modern showroom and well equipped workshop to deliver truck solutions by way of distributing modern and rugged trucks as well as offering after-sales back up to haulage and construction companies in the country.

FAW Group is a global leader in the vehicle manufacturing industry with a 60-year history of innovation. Founded in 1953, FAW employs 120,000 people around the world and sells products in over 70 countries. As China’s state-owned automotive corporation, the company’s total assets are valued at 244.575 billion Yuan RMB.

FAW is a diversified maker of quality light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks, automobiles, municipal buses and luxury tourist coaches, custom bus chassis, and mini-vehicles with total sales in excess of 18 million vehicles worldwide. The showroom and workshop are strategically located on Ladipo Oluwole Avenue, Ikeja Industrial Area.

Perfection Motor Company Limited, with headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos, is a subsidiary of the Lee Group with interests in different sectors of the economy and a track record of delivering quality goods and services.

Speaking in Lagos, the General Manager of Perfection Motor Company Limited, Mr. Adrian Fourie stated the showroom and workshop are well designed to meet the taste of truck customers, even as his company is working on a network to serve customers in all parts of the country. He added that the company has a stock of spare parts to meet the demands of customers.

Fourie, who has over 20 years experience in the auto industry, said that his company already has in stock three different models of the FAW brand-the J6 tractor head, J5 tractor head and the J5 tipper.

The J6 tractor head, with Model number : CA4250P66K24T1A4E, comes with the following specifications: Drive Type : 6×4; Dimension (mm): 7160 x 2500 x 3560; Power (HP): 375; Capacity of Fuel Tank (L): 400; Passengers : 2 (with sleeping bed) and Top Speed (km/h): 98.

The J5 tractor head comes with Drive Type : 6×4 6×4; Dimension (mm): 6793 × 2490 × 3386 / 7093 × 2500 × 3386; Power KW / (r/min): 280 / 2200 (380HP) / 309 / 2200 (420HP) Capacity of Fuel Tank (L):   400 / 500 and two passengers with sleeping bed. Coming with a flat head is the J5 tipper with a single cab, 4×2 rear wheel drive; Dimension (mm): 5860 × 1900 × 2300; Power KW / (r/min): 76 / 3600  and a 400 litre fuel tank capacity.