Late last year, JAC Motors South Africa announced that it planned to launch its new top-of-the range T9 double-cab series in 2023.
The T9 Hunter range comprises four models, including 4x4 and 4x2 derivatives, and will lead the company’s quest to make inroads in the competitive lifestyle segment of the double-cab bakkie market.
The T9 is manufactured in China, utilising state-of-the-art production facilities. There’s a turbo-diesel derivative, with a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle following at the end of 2023. The battery-electric vehicle’s introduction is planned for early 2024.
GOING GLOBAL
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة 23 June 2023 من Farmer's Weekly.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة 23 June 2023 من Farmer's Weekly.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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