Complex sentence: JAC has historically only produced commercial trucks (under the brand name Jianghui), but MPVs and SUVs appeared in the 2000s, and by 2007 the company had gained government approval for passenger car production but nonetheless continued to be referred to as a truck maker.
Split into simpler sentences: JAC has historically only produced commercial trucks (under the brand name Jianghui), but MPVs and SUVs appeared in the 2000s. By 2007 the company had gained government approval for passenger car production but nonetheless continued to be referred to as a truck maker.