The China Railway Express, or CR Express – operating a JSQ model freight train – recently shipped 250 automobiles from the city of Taizhou to Almaty, the financial and cultural metropolis in Kazakhstan.
The vehicles, costing 27.63 million yuan ($4.01 million), were produced by a plant operated by Great Wall Automobile Co Ltd – located in the Gaogang district of Taizhou, in East China's Jiangsu province.
A production line swings into gear at the Taizhou plant which manufacturer Great Wall Automobile Co Ltd operates. [Photo/WeChat account: gh_1ff53eb21f0a]
The CR Express has become an increasingly popular new method to export vehicles for manufacturers.
In recent years, Great Wall, China's biggest SUV and pickup maker, has continued to expand into overseas markets and has won recognition for good value and high-intelligence production. In 2022, it sold more than 1 million vehicles in the international market.
In the current year to March 8, the Taizhou operations of Great Wall exported 10,997 vehicles and 6,840 sets of components to 87 countries.