Kiwi-backed 100% EV truck JAC Motors launching in New Zealand
JAC Motors has announced the launch of its New Zealand distribution, trading under the Kiwi-owned name, JAC Motors New Zealand. JAC is introducing two light trucks to the country with a 100% EV variant and its sister, a diesel Cummins variant, both arriving and launching in New Zealand soon.
“While JAC is a relatively new player in the New Zealand market, the automotive brand has been around for decades and has some heavy hitting credibility backing its range of light commercial trucks,” the company says in a release.
The JAC brand was launched in 1964 and has gone from strength to strength to be one of the top commercial vehicle brands in China, and selling passenger and commercial vehicles to over 100 countries worldwide.
After developing its first truck in 1968 and bolstering its success with commercial partnerships, the JAC brand is one to watch in 2024 as the brand rolls out locally in New Zealand. The initial launch sees the appointment of two sales dealerships, a mobile national fleet team, and a nationwide parts and service network providing class-leading support.
“JAC’s trucks are backed by one of New Zealand’s longest standing automotive companies who are incredibly proud to be introducing innovative brands to New Zealand, offering credible new vehicle options to Kiwis.”
With over a decade of automotive and trucking experience, the Kiwi team behind JAC have spent a lot of time ensuring that the truck models are fit to support New Zealand businesses after completing hundreds of hours of test driving on New Zealand roads their 100% EV truck has been successfully reaching a real-world city range of 200km with the truck fitted into a body and fully loaded. Giving a genuine-Kiwi range is something that the team wanted to stress as incredibly important with JAC NZ.
General manager Andrew Craw says, “We know the ranges completed through testing don’t always stack up in the real world, especially when it comes to trucks with so many variables like a box body and carrying heavy loads. Our team have been driving the trucks around the city fully loaded and we still haven’t managed to drain the battery in one day yet.”