FAW Jiefang, a truck subsidiary of China's leading automaker FAW Group, sold 120,772 trucks in the first two months of this year, up 60.93 percent year on year, the company said.

The company sold 41,690 vehicles in February alone, up 215.86 percent year on year.

Founded in 1953 and headquartered in the northeastern province of Jilin, the state-owned FAW Group is known as the cradle of China's auto industry.

FAW Jiefang said it will soon see the 8 millionth Jiefang truck roll off its production line. It has taken effective measures to offset the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and guarantee the timely delivery of vehicles. Enditem