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

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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

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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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.However, the truck and bus retrofitter Clean Logistics has taken over GINAF's activities

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 Hans Bekx entered a newly constructed GINAF truck in 2000.

References

External links

Official GINAF website
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