Globally-acclaimed engine range well accepted by customers
Shandong Heavy Industry India Pvt. Ltd. (SHIG India), a subsidiary of the Weichai Group of China, is going all guns blazing to expand its presence and customer base in the Indian market. The company has been delivering diesel engines to customers since the last 13 years and caters to a wide range of applications including marine, gensets, construction & earthmoving and commercial vehicles.
We spoke to Mr. Li Jian, Managing Director, SHIG India, to know more about the strong base the company has established in the country and how it plans to take things to the next level in future.
Excerpts: Please give us a brief back ground about the Weichai
Group’s and SHIG’s presence in India. Since when have you been selling products for the on-road & off-road segments and since when have you been manufacturing products locally?
Weichai, part of the SHIG Group, made a foray into the Indian market in 2006 by trading and offering long block diesel & gas engines to our channel partners for power generation and marine applications.
SHIG India is a subsidiary of the $36 billion SHIG Group with an array of world-renowned engineering products and services. The SHIG Group focusses on five major verticals, namely, automotive, construction machinery, powertrain, luxury yachts as well as parts and services. The group’s products include trucks & buses to complete vehicle aggregates covering diesel & gas engines, complete drivetrain systems such as axles, gearboxes, as well as heavy-duty mining trucks, earthmoving & construction equipment, hydraulics, yachts and logistics.
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