Shacman and JAC out in front between the Chinese

Of Chinese automakers with plans to produce trucks in Brazil, the Shacman and the JAC Motors are the tags that are closer to make your projects a reality. The first has enabled investment in the Brazilian automotive regime and now awaits the approval of funding to carry out the installation of a production line in Washington, in the State of São Paulo.
The JAC, in turn, is finishing the earthworks of the land to start, possibly next month, the foundations of the factory that is building in Camaçari (BA), where, in addition to passenger cars, light trucks will be manufactured. JAC's investment is estimated at $ 1 billion, with the start of scheduled operations until the end of next year, the same period that comes being worked on by Shacman, whose budget is $ 400 million.
The Shacman project will come out faster and provides less investment because-unlike the JAC, which is raising its factory from scratch-the automaker will just adapt a shed that was producing ceramic materials. Marcos Gonzalez, Director of business development for Metro-Shacman, representative of the brand in the country, says that the company is negotiating with financial institutions, including the Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES), the financing of up to 80% of the project.
Shacman production capacity will be 10 thousand vehicles per year in extra heavy trucks and to take advantage of the demand for transport of the grain sectors, mining and civil construction. The network of dealers will initially 28 stores.