FAW-Jiefang

The Big Read – FAW (2/5) – Trucks, vans and an Austin Maestro

FAW Group (China First Automobile Group) is a large state-owned vehicle manufacturer. It has important interests in the passenger car market, but commercial vehicles...

The Big Read – FAW (1/5) – China’s first car manufacturer

One has to be the first and in China that is FAW. Of course, some cars have been made in the country before, but...

The Jiefang CA30 6X6 off-road army command vehicle at the Dalian Classic Car Museum

Today in China Car History the massive Jiefang CA30 6x6 off-road army command vehicle, Spotted in China at the Dalian Classic Car Museum in...

China Car History: the Jiefang CA10 water truck

Going through the old archives can be a bitch, seeing stuff you rather don't want to remember. There are some exceptions, such as this...

China Car History: the Jiefang CA10 fire truck

Today in China Car History a very red and very beautiful Jiefang CA10 firetruck, seen in the Dalian Classic Car Museum in the great...

A closer look at the mighty First Auto Works Jiefang CA390 Dump Truck

Back in February I posted a post on the First Auto Works Jiefang CA390, the second China-developed dump truck that could carry an impressive...

History: the FAW Jiefang CA6410 mini-MPV

Here we have a brilliant and extremely rare car from China. This is the FAW Jiefang CA6410, made from 1995 to 1997 by the...

History: the First Auto Works Jiefang CA390 Dump Truck

Another day, another dump truck. This is the gigantic First Auto Works Jiefang CA390 dump truck, made for the mines. The CA390 debuted in...

The interesting Story of a Jiefang Tin Toy Truck

Except for editing this website I am also a fanatic collector of Chinese tin toys, most made in the 1960's and 1970's. A few...