CIMC Vehicles (Group) Co., Ltd. designs, produces, sells, and services semi-trailers worldwide. The company engages in the wholesale and retail of vehicles, auto parts, and metal materials; processing and manufacture of general mechanical products; and metal structures and related businesses. It also provides chassis, tractors, related spare parts, trailers and accessories, auto parts, containers, folding boxes, tank containers, composite material products, tank trucks, and automobile trailers. In addition, the company develops, produces, and sells various special vehicles, modified vehicles, transport vehicles, mechanical products, and metal structure parts. Further, it engages in the sale of automobiles, trams, auto parts, metal materials, hardware products, electronic equipment, mechanical equipment, and chemical products; import and export of goods and technologies; operation of roads and parking lots; land freight transportation; domestic freight forwarding; and leasing of machinery equipment, vehicles, and containers. Additionally, the company is involved in the development, construction, operation, leasing, and sale of storage and supporting facilities; property management and investment business; inspection of motor vehicles; and vehicle storage, warehousing, computer software, and logistics activities, as well as provides technical consulting services. It markets and sells its products under the CIMC Lighthouse, Tonghua Pioneer, Vanguard, CIE, SDC, LAG, Ruijiang Tanker, and Tonghua Tanker brands. The company was formerly known as Shenzhen Tianda Heavy Industries Ltd. and changed its name to CIMC Vehicles (Group) Co., Ltd. in May 2005. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China.