Sinotruk (Hong Kong) Limited announced that based on the preliminary estimation of Sinotruk Ji'nan Truck Co., Ltd. (Ji'nan Truck), the unaudited net profit attributable to the equity holders of Ji'nan Truck for the three months ended March 31, 2019 is expected to increase from approximately RMB 193,600,000 in 2018 to the range from approximately RMB 290,400,000 to RMB 329,120,000, representing an increase of approximately 50% to 70%. The increase in net profit is mainly attributable to, among other matters, (i) certain level increase in sales volume and (ii) continue to strengthen effective control of costs.