- AB Volvo has just joined the Chinese carmaker Dongfeng. The Swedish manufacturer of trucks formed a joint venture in China with the heavyweights division of the Chinese group, 55% owned by Dongfeng and 45% by Volvo.

- Daimler Trucks, which was number 1 for several years in the category of trucks, must thus face a very strong competition. It now faces the Volkswagen Group (with MAN and Scania) and Volvo AB (with Dongfeng).

- In 2012, AB Volvo produced 180,000 trucks, while Dongfeng produced 186,000. Daimler Trucks assembled 436,000 commercial vehicles, including 236,000 trucks and 200,000 light commercial vehicles (Sprinter and Vito). Volvo AB, which does not produce light commercial vehicles, will therefore become through its partnership with Dongfeng the worlds number one in front of Daimler Trucks . Let us recall that the OICA defines the trucks as a vehicle of more than 3.5 tons.

- Daimler Trucks are also facing competition from the Volkswagen group. That will create an alliance in the field of trucks with its subsidiaries MAN and Scania. The entire group wishes to take the lead on Daimler in the commercial vehicle market by 2020.

- China is the land where the three major truck manufacturers will compete. In fact, China is the largest market for this type of vehicle. Last year, 636,000 trucks were sold in China (more than the U.S. and European markets combined), nearly 30% by Dongfeng, the Chinese market leader.

 Data source: File #101 - Worldwide production detailed by models