Kiwi-backed truck brand which includes EVs launching here

JAC Motors New Zealand launches next year with two light trucks including an EV variant among its light commercial truck range.

The JAC brand was launched in 1964 and is now among the top commercial vehicle brands in China, selling passenger and commercial vehicles to more than 100 countries.

The initial launch sees the appointment of two sales dealerships, a mobile national fleet team, and a nationwide parts and service network.

The Kiwi team behind JAC has more than a decade of automotive and trucking experience and has ensured its models are fit to support New Zealand businesses.

After hundreds of hours test driving on New Zealand roads the JAC 100% EV truck has been achieving 200km real world range for city driving with the truck fitted into a body and fully loaded.

“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,” says JAC NZ general manager Andrew Craw.

“Our team has been driving the trucks around the city fully loaded and we still haven’t managed to drain the battery in one day yet.”

JAC Motors New Zealand is backed by NZ Automotive Ltd (NZAL), a New Zealand subsidiary of the Colonial Motor Company.

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