# BELAZ and Weichai sign strategic partnership for mining truck engines

BELAZ and Weichai Group signed a memorandum of strategic partnership and cooperation. Weichai supplied an engine for a BELAZ 75589 90-ton mining dump truck, and a potential order for 12 additional units is under consideration.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2018-11-18
- Where: Zhodino, Belarus
- Status: announced
- Products: mining dump trucks, engines
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [BelAZ Holding](https://endata.com/companies/3931.md) (partner)
- [Weichai Group](https://endata.com/companies/35855.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [im-mining.com](https://im-mining.com/2018/12/03/belaz-90-t-mining-truck-90mt-powered-chinese-weichai-engine/), 2018-12-03: "During the visit, Tan Xuguang was offered a test-drive on a BELAZ 75589 mining dump truck with payload capacity of 90 t equipped with an AC electromechanical transmission and powered by a Weichai engine."

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