BeiBen Truck
Native name | 北奔重型汽车集团有限公司 |
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| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Baotou, Inner Mongolia , China |
| Products | Trucks |
| Parent | North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO) |
| Website | http://www.beiben.cn/ |
BeiBen Truck (Baotou BeiBen Heavy-Duty Truck Co.) is a heavy-duty truck manufacturer based in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China. BeiBen (transl. North Benz) is part of the North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO), and was founded in 1988 when BeiBen signed an agreement with Daimler-Benz to manufacture Mercedes-Benz Trucks. Mercedes was to deliver complete knock-down kits for assembly by BeiBen, and within a few years, the trucks would contain 90% domestic parts. By 2010, BeiBen was building 40,000 trucks a year.
The company also manufactures Mercedes-Benz licensed truck axles for use by other manufacturers.
In 2012, BeiBen set up production lines in South Africa and Ethiopia. In Pakistan, Heavy Industries Taxila have been producing the Prime Mover V3 in a joint venture.
In 2014, at the IAA Hannover, a BeiBen V3 prime-mover equipped with the ZF-Astronic gearbox was exhibited by ZF.
In April 2018, Beiben exhibited the first Euro-VI compliant trucks at the Beijing Autoshow Exhibition. Singapore became the 1st country to receive the new Euro-VI trucks.