Deutz (Dalian) Engine set to enter European market

Shanghai, July 28 (Gasgoo.com) Deutz (Dalian) Engine Co. Ltd., a $79.3 million 50/50 joint venture between FAW Jiefang Truck Co. Ltd. and Deutz AG, recently got the approval of Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) to export its Deutz engines to the European market, China Industry News reported today.

VCA, which is an executive agency of the United Kingdom Department for Transport, is EU's most authoritative certification body. The services that VCA provide include Type Approval testing and certification for all road-going vehicles, including cars, trucks, motorcycles, agricultural vehicles, buses and coaches, ambulances, fire engines and motor caravans, and replacement part systems and components.

With the joint venture in China's northeastern port city of Dalian, DEUTZ has clearly consolidated its presence on the Chinese market. DEUTZ Dalian manufactures and sells diesel engines for commercial motor vehicles and for use in industrial applications. In fiscal year 2009, Deutz (Dalian) Engine Co. Ltd. produced approximately 99,500 engines, of which nearly 6,700 engines have a cubic capacity of four to eight liters.