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'HE UK MARKET is about 3 expand with the arrival of a ew manufacturer. from China. 'he lirst example of the Yuejin 3nge has arrived in the UK. with he first major consignment to DIlow soon.
Yuejin, formerly known as Nanng Auto Works, is Iveco's manuacturing partner in China — it urrently produces some 180,000 eh ides each year.
The first example to reach these hores, using technology from apan. is a 3.120kg GVW tipter, with a 2.5-litre four-cylinder .ngine. The Yuejin range will be iowered exclusively )3? LPG, at least for he next 18 months. The truck's origins ire immediately thvious, with a cab )ased on the Nissan :abstar, and there ire plans for future nodels to feature the current Toyota Dyna cab. The interior of the left-hand-drive example is in dubious taste, with strange seat material and bizarre wood effect dash trim, but the next batch will be specced more to European tastes.
Importer Terry Turner predicts a retail price of around £8,500 for the 3.1-tonner shown to CM. It will be followed by a 7.5-tonner selling for around £15,000.Yuejin's larger products include a tractor with a 400hp Cummins engine and a 32tonne 6x2 rigid, both with a copy of the old Steyr cab. The 6x2 rigid could sell for as little as £20.000.