BeiBen Truck (Baotou BeiBen Heavy-Duty Truck Co.) is a heavy-duty truck manufacturer based in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China. BeiBen is part of the North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO), and was founded in 1988 when BeiBen signed an agreement with Daimler-Benz to manufacture Mercedes-Benz Trucks. Mercedes was to deliver complete knock-down kits for assembly by BeiBen, and within a few years, the trucks would contain 90% domestic parts. By 2010, BeiBen was building 40,000 trucks a year.[1]
The company also manufactures Mercedes-Benz licensed truck axles for use by other manufacturers.
In 2012, BeiBen established production in South Africa and Ethiopia.[2] In Pakistan, Heavy Industries Taxila have been producing the Prime Mover V3 in a joint venture.[3]
In 2014, at the IAA Hannover, a BeiBen V3 prime-mover equipped with the ZF-Astronic gearbox was exhibited by ZF.