When was the Liberation brand truck manufactured?

[DelArabella]

Liberation brand truck was manufactured on July 13, 1956, and successfully trial-produced at Changchun First Automobile Works. The first batch of Liberation brand trucks that rolled off the production line was called the CA10 model, which was a truck based on the Soviet ZIS-150. It had a self-weight of 3900 kg, a four-stroke six-cylinder engine, a load capacity of 4 tons, and a maximum speed of 65 km/h. The advent of the Liberation brand truck ended the history of China's inability to produce automobiles. Liberation brand trucks are structurally robust and have a long service life. In addition, there are other models of Liberation brand trucks, such as the CA341 dump truck and the CA931 semi-trailer train.

[SanElijah]

I remember the Jiefang truck rolled off the production line at Changchun First Automobile Works on July 13, 1956. This was a major event in the industrial history of our new China. At that time, the country had just begun its first Five-Year Plan, with Soviet experts assisting in the design of factory buildings and equipment. Workers painstakingly assembled parts by hand, eventually producing this 4-ton capacity truck. The Jiefang CA10 still looks classic today with its rounded cab design, powered by a 6-cylinder engine. Back then, the entire nation relied on it for transportation - hauling timber from northeastern forests to construction sites in the south, with these green vehicles seen everywhere on roads. Thinking back, those technicians really had it tough, creating China's first domestically produced vehicle with just hammers, without even proper stamping machines.

[StVivienne]

Back when I was hauling goods in the northeast, the old Jiefang trucks were our bread and butter. When the first batch rolled off the production line in summer 1956, our fleet scrambled to get them. The cab had a sheet metal roof - scorching hot in summer, freezing cold in winter till the steering wheel would stick to your gloves. But these trucks were tough! I remember once on a mountain road when the brake line burst, we managed to coast downhill using a tree branch to jam the gear lever. Later I learned these trucks were adapted from the Soviet ZIS-150, with FAW Changchun engineers modifying the engine to our own specs. Though only 90 horsepower, they could haul five tons over mountains. Even now you occasionally see modified dump trucks based on old Jiefangs - still running with completely rusted-out beds, a durability today's new trucks can't match.

[DelCharlie]

The birth of Jiefang trucks in 1956 marked a turning point for China's manufacturing industry. The CA10 model rolled off the production line on July 13 that year, featuring over twenty improvements compared to its Soviet prototype, the ZIS-150. The design of an openable front windshield proved particularly practical, making summer driving much cooler. What's most astonishing is that the entire factory was constructed in just three years, with technical experts from across the nation being mobilized to support Changchun. People of my grandfather's generation often reminisce about the spectacle when Jiefang trucks first left the factory—pedestrians chasing after the trucks on the streets, and children climbing onto the cargo beds just to touch the green bodywork. Later, this model evolved into the CA141, remaining in production until the 2010s, outlasting some foreign brands in longevity.