The board of directors of Sinotruk (hong Kong) Ltd. announced that after conducting a preliminary review of the unaudited consolidated management accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Group), it is expected that the unaudited consolidated profit attributable to equity holders of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2013 may record a significant increase as compared to that for the corresponding period in 2012. Such increase is mainly due to the growth of sales of heavy duty trucks of the Group, the optimization of product mix and the reduction in procurement costs and operating expenses following the implementation of various reduction measures during the year ended 31 December 2013.