I'll supply the truck, you supply the parts

AT A GLANCE

Ever Star Industries (Pty) Ltd

Industry: Heavy-duty truck assembling

Established: 2010

Headquarters: Johannesburg

Employees: 150

Revenue: $44.57 million (2013)

China North Vehicle Corp Ltd

Industry: Vehicles, engineering and agricultural machinery, petroleum and gas drilling equipment

Founded: 1993

Headquarters: Beijing

Overseas operations:

Angola, Algeria, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Myanmar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.

Revenue: $173.23 million (2013)