What does the XCMG excavator look like in the eyes of African internet celebrities?
"In Africa, owning a Chinese excavator is the pinnacle of life!"
Recently, a video went viral in Africa, where an American online celebrity was happy to promote a new "car" to help local construction. Many netizens complained that XCMG could no longer hide its hard power.
In recent years, the pace of XCMG's internationalization has gradually accelerated, and more XCMG gold has emerged in the vast continent of Africa. Kenya, located in East Africa, has huge economic development potential, and the local government has listed infrastructure as one of the key development areas in its Vision 2030 plan. With its excellent product performance and perfect service system, XCMG has assisted a number of key projects in Kenya and shone brilliantly.
As a key project under construction in Kenya, Nairobi airport expressway is 26.8km long with a designed speed of 80km/h. The total investment is about 600 million us dollars. After completion, it will promote the modernization of infrastructure in Kenya's capital.
At present, the construction company has purchased dozens of XE215C and XE335C for project construction. With the help of XCMG's equipment, which is a strong equipment supplier, the project is progressing very well and is expected to be completed ahead of schedule by the end of 2022, they said.
The Kenya National Referral and Modern Medical Research Hospital EPC Project (KNRRH) is adjacent to ABC Plaza and covers an area of 130,000 square meters. It is a milestone project for XCMG to jointly fight COVID-19 with African countries to build a community with a shared future for mankind.
In September 2021, a grand groundbreaking ceremony was held for the National Referral and Modern Medical Research Hospital. At the ceremony, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta personally test-drove XCMG XE215C and controlled the equipment to slowly dig out the first shovel of earth representing the project's launch.
XCMG's excavators have been praised by the president and the project contractor for their strong power and easy operation. President Kenyatta spoke highly of the outstanding contribution made by Chinese products to Kenya's infrastructure construction and expressed the hope that Chinese products will continue to play a role and contribute to Kenya's infrastructure construction.
In southeastern Kenya, dozens of XCMG excavators are working at the Swak Dam project, Kenya's largest dam, water supply, irrigation and power generation complex currently under construction.
In order to promote this project with high quality, the construction party purchased dozens of XE335C and XE370CA for project construction. XCMG equipment's excellent performance of working 20 hours a day won the "five-star" praise from the local construction director.
"Here the terrain is complex, the rock hardness is high, XCMG excavator has strong power and great excavation force, which greatly improves the construction efficiency. We will continue to maintain close cooperation with XCMG in the future." Director Li praised.
As one of the first Chinese construction machinery enterprises to enter the African market, XCMG set up a branch in Kenya in 2011. In 2018, XCMG established the first overseas direct distribution spare parts center in Nairobi, Kenya, providing high-quality, timely and professional after-sales service and comprehensive spare parts guarantee to XCMG customers in five east African countries.
For decades, XCMG steel has helped African people build beautiful homes. In the future, XCMG will continue to strengthen technological innovation, put more seiko products into the market.