Earthmoving firm seals Chinese franchise

Parts Sales Botswana has already sold seven Shantui units since the beginning of the year, demonstrating the Chinese brand's competitiveness in the local market. From its beginnings 30 years ago, Shantui has grown rapidly, establishing equity and technology arrangements with industry giants such as Komatsu and Caterpillar, while simultaneously saturating the domestic Chinese market. With the Chinese market conquered, Shantui has been able to aggressively drive exports, with units worth P228 million sold by 2008.

The Shantui bulldozer is the number one selling dozer in China (with a 58 percent market share) and the third-largest dozer manufacturer worldwide. The Shantui brand has a superior reputation in the international market and holds 66.4 percent of total bulldozer exports from China.