Nanjing NJ2045/2046

The Nanjing NJ2045 and NJ2046 are a series of high mobility 4x4 light trucks used by the Chinese Army, able to carry about 1.5 tonnes across country. They are a licensed version of the Iveco 40.10WM, also known as the Iveco VM 90, built in China by Nanjing Iveco, the joint venture of Nanjing Automobile and Iveco. The NJ2045 is the troop and cargo van meant mainly for roads, while the NJ2046 shares its chassis but has higher ground clearance and a stronger body for off-road work. Both use a 2.8 litre turbocharged four cylinder diesel engine of 87 kW with a five speed manual gearbox. Development began in 1997, and the truck entered service in the People's Liberation Army after 1999. It has carried troops, ambulance bodies, riot control equipment and the HJ-9 anti-tank missile, and it is also used by the People's Armed Police and by the armies or police of Mongolia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Dominica.