French Renault Trucks said it has cancelled a contract with the Sudanese Giad Motor Company to assemble vehicles used by government troops in the counter-insurgency campaigns conducted in Darfur. Human rights and advocacy groups mentioned the use of Renault trucks by the Sudan Armed Forces and demanded to stop its cooperation with the government owned Giad industrial complex. GIAD Industrial City is one of 30 state-owned companies the US administration blocks its assets since May 2007 for their roles in fomenting violence and human rights abuses in Darfur. Stefano Chmielewski, President of Renault Trucks, [said that] three years ago he terminated a deal with Giad to assemble Renault trucks at its plants located near the Sudanese capital Khartoum. "We took this decision without any external pressures and we informed the Sudanese party about it," he further emphasised. [Also refers to MAN, Nissan, Toyota]