GINAF (legally GINAF Trucks Nederland BV) is a Dutch

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manufacturer which produces trucks mainly for heavy duty off-road transport, construction and agricultural work. About 250 trucks are made each year in the company's factory in

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in the Netherlands. The company also has a service center for their trucks in the small Dutch town Ederveen.

History

The company was founded in 1948 by Wuf and Adrie van Ginkel and started out as a truck dealer. Modifications to trucks left over from the

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such as the GMC Diamond were also done and these trucks were then sold. In the early 1960s the company became a true truck manufacturer and changed name to ''Van Ginkels Automobiel Fabriek'', or GINAF for short. The company started producing their own trucks using mainly DAF components. Because of this GINAF trucks often look similar to DAF trucks as the cabin used is usually the same as the ones used by DAF. Since 1986 GINAF uses a

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system for many of its trucks, which functions better under heavy loads and rough terrain compared to conventional suspension systems and also has a longer lifespan. GINAF was declared bankrupt in December 2011; it was then taken over by Chinese

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. In October 2020, CHTC divested itself from the company through a

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Special trucks

Special custom made trucks include firetrucks,

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trucks,

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trucks,

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s and

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fuel bowsers. Several GINAF trucks also participate in the annual

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as both rally and service trucks, having done so since 1987, though the first GINAF to participate in the rally was labelled as being a DAF for marketing purposes. The number of GINAF trucks participating in the rally has been on the rise since Dutch driver

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entered a newly constructed GINAF truck in 2000.

References

External links

Official GINAF website
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