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From June 12 to June 18, 2026, Chinese construction machinery and commercial vehicle brands continued to expand global layouts, actively participating in overseas exhibitions, customer events and market research across Asia, Africa and Latin America. Centering on customized product upgrading, localized system construction, global talent team building, channel expansion and bulk order delivery, Chinese enterprises have achieved comprehensive breakthroughs in overseas markets. By launching electric and intelligent products tailored to local working conditions and policy environments, and improving overseas service and talent training systems, domestic brands have steadily enhanced global adaptability and market penetration, achieving high-quality overseas development. The weekly overseas dynamics are summarized as follows.
On June 12, Dongfeng Import and Export held a new product launch ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, officially releasing three customized commercial vehicles for the Malaysian market, including D320 series tractors and D310 series engineering vehicles and mixer trucks. Tailored for local high temperature, rainy weather and muddy road conditions, the new models are widely applicable to logistics transportation, infrastructure construction and concrete delivery scenarios. Wang Long, Chairman of Dongfeng Import and Export, and Duan Renmin, General Manager of Dongfeng Co., Ltd., attended the event, together with over 200 local clients from logistics, engineering and trading industries.
Dongfeng signed a bulk order of 200 units with local partners and completed the first batch of customer deliveries on site. Regarding Malaysia as a core strategic hub in Southeast Asia, Dongfeng will continuously optimize local sales, spare parts and after-sales networks, launch regular technical training and talent exchanges, and accelerate localized assembly business. The brand will upgrade its overseas operation from single product export to full-chain system export, empowering the high-quality development of Malaysia’s automobile industry and strengthening its leading position in Southeast Asian right-hand-drive markets.
Recently, The 2026 Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS) was held in Manila. Cooperating with local exclusive distributor UAAGI Auto Group, Foton exhibited five full-series electric commercial vehicles, covering electric heavy trucks, electric buses, electric passenger vans and electric light trucks, satisfying full-scenario demands of long-haul logistics, urban public transport and last-mile delivery. All models are optimized for the local hot and humid climate with upgraded battery thermal management systems and DC fast charging functions, effectively reducing fleet operation and maintenance costs.
Benefiting from the local electric vehicle preferential policies, Foton’s electric commercial vehicles enjoy full tariff and VAT exemptions. Ranking first in the 7.5-ton light truck segment for three consecutive years, Foton has built a mature sales and service network in the Philippines. The exhibition attracted numerous local logistics and public transport enterprises for in-depth negotiation. Foton will cooperate with local partners to build charging infrastructure and customized electric fleet solutions, improve the Southeast Asian green commercial vehicle ecosystem, and lead the low-carbon upgrading of Philippine transportation.
Recently, Li Sheng, Chairman of FAW Jiefang, led a team to conduct on-site market research in multiple Latin American countries including Mexico, Peru and Chile. The team visited core distributors and strategic partners, held a special dealer meeting for South American markets, and conducted in-depth discussions on market expansion, product optimization and service upgrading. During the trip, FAW Jiefang signed a total of 1,640 truck orders and expressed sincere condolences to overseas frontline teams after listening to regional operation reports.
FAW Jiefang regards Latin America as a core incremental market and a key strategic layout region for globalization. The enterprise will further improve overseas business systems, enhance localized operation capabilities and deepen cooperation with local partners. In recent years, FAW Jiefang’s compound annual export growth rate has reached 57.6%, with dealer networks tripling in scale. From January to May 2026, its overall export volume increased by 67.9% year-on-year, while sales in Latin America surged 103.4%, demonstrating strong overseas growth momentum and huge market potential.
On June 15, SHACMAN held a grand dealership opening ceremony and heavy truck fleet handover event in Arusha, Tanzania. Mwigulu Nchemba, Prime Minister of Tanzania, attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony, fully recognizing SHACMAN’s contribution to local economic development and greatly enhancing the brand’s influence in East Africa. The delivered H3000 tractors and F3000 dump trucks are customized for local complex working conditions, with outstanding power, durability and fuel efficiency, perfectly adapting to local cross-border logistics, mining and infrastructure construction scenarios.
Supported by the sound China-Tanzania economic and trade cooperation foundation, the event marks a key milestone of SHACMAN’s deep expansion in East Africa. SHACMAN and local partners will continue to take root in the Tanzanian market, provide full-lifecycle after-sales support through improved localized service networks, and maximize customer vehicle value. The new dealership further optimizes SHACMAN’s East African layout. The brand will continue to deliver high-quality customized heavy trucks to empower the upgrading of local logistics and infrastructure industries and boost regional economic development.
Recently, LGMG successfully held its first Global Human Resources Conference. Senior management and staff of the Human Capital Development Department attended offline, while HR teams from overseas subsidiaries in Mexico, the Netherlands, Indonesia, South Africa, Turkey and other regions joined online. Adopting full English communication, the conference broke geographical and language barriers to realize efficient collaborative discussion. Senior executives reviewed LGMG’s 50-year development history, global layout and overseas strategic goals, unifying the strategic cognition of global employees.
The conference clarified the organizational structure, overseas management system and unified global HR management standards, and established a quarterly regular meeting mechanism for global human resources work. LGMG will launch special training covering language proficiency, professional skills, foreign-related compliance and cross-cultural management to cultivate compound international talents. By smoothing communication channels between headquarters and overseas branches and strengthening team cohesion, LGMG will fully support its strategic goal of achieving large-scale overseas business growth and enhance global comprehensive competitiveness.
On June 17, the 2026 Shantui Global Customer Festival grandly opened in Jining, Shandong, attracting nearly 1,000 global clients and partners, together with leaders from Shandong Heavy Industry and industry associations. Shantui released its long-term global strategy targeting 2030, taking product leadership, technological innovation and in-depth global expansion as three core pillars. The upgraded SSC 2.0 intelligent driving platform was officially launched, realizing commercial application of L4-level unmanned construction for multiple working scenarios.
Shantui signed strategic cooperation agreements with multiple enterprises and universities in intelligent equipment, new energy machinery, smart mines and intelligent production lines. Adhering to the "intelligent, electric and integrated" product strategy, the brand provides customized complete solutions for mining, infrastructure and new energy construction scenarios. Through dynamic equipment demonstrations and immersive exhibition experiences, Shantui fully displayed its green and intelligent manufacturing strength, marking a new starting point for the brand’s accelerated global layout and high-quality overseas development.
On June 17, the Africa Branch Exhibition of 2026 Changsha International Construction Machinery Exhibition officially opened in Nairobi, Kenya. Covering 15,000 square meters, the exhibition attracted 300 exhibitors and 10,000 on-site visitors, with total on-site transaction volume reaching 189.4 million US dollars. Leading Chinese brands including SANY, XCMG and Zoomlion displayed customized equipment optimized for Africa’s high temperature, heavy dust and complex road conditions, fully adapting to local infrastructure, mining and agricultural construction demands.
The exhibition gathered more than 1,300 professional buyers from 15 African countries, gathering purchasing alliances from Kenya and surrounding regions. As the fastest-growing emerging market for construction machinery, Africa has huge infrastructure investment potential and high equipment import dependence. Hunan’s construction machinery exports achieved a four-year growth of 94%, with exports to Africa surging 77% year-on-year in the first two months of 2026. The event expands the exhibition’s overseas layout from Southeast Asia to Africa and reserves high-quality buyer resources for the 2027 Changsha International Construction Machinery Exhibition.
Recently, LGMG held a product roadshow in Candelaria, Luzon, Philippines, displaying three core models including wheel loaders and excavators. The event attracted more than 20 local infrastructure and mining enterprises, over half of which were new customers. Through on-site equipment trial operation and in-depth communication, multiple excavator and loader products obtained batch purchase intentions, and a local enterprise placed an on-site order for an E6150H excavator equipped with a breaker hammer.
The roadshow greatly improved LGMG’s brand popularity and market recognition in the Philippines. The local marketing team will continuously follow up all prospective customers to promote order conversion. As an important layout of LGMG’s Southeast Asian market strategy, the event further consolidates the brand’s local customer resources and market foundation. LGMG will continue to deepen its layout in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, relying on reliable product quality and efficient localized services to steadily expand regional market share.
Recently, WAMPEX 2026, one of West Africa’s most influential mining and power exhibitions, was held in Accra, Ghana. LiuGong showcased integrated mining solutions, electric and intelligent construction equipment, demonstrating its localized service capabilities and in-depth market layout. Ghana’s Minister for Lands and Natural Resources visited LiuGong’s booth for the second time this year, recognizing the brand’s outstanding development achievements in the West African market.
During the exhibition, LiuGong secured cooperation intentions for self-loading concrete mixers, 922E excavators and skid steer loaders. With years of deep cultivation in Africa, LiuGong has continuously improved regional service networks and local talent training, and promoted the application of new energy and intelligent equipment in local markets. In the future, LiuGong will rely on its complete product matrix and full-life-cycle service system to provide efficient integrated solutions for West African clients and further enhance its brand influence and market share in Africa.
From June 17 to 20, CSPI-EXPO 2026 was held in Tokyo, Japan. LGMG launched multiple electric devices customized for Japan’s refined construction conditions, including two crawler scissor lifts and the newly debuted X-Series electric counterbalanced forklift. The new forklift is equipped with an independent dual-drive system, ASCS active safety control system and dual 80V battery platform, featuring strong climbing performance, flexible steering, low noise and convenient maintenance, perfectly adapting to narrow-space operation and complex working conditions in Japan.
LGMG’s booth attracted a large number of local rental companies, construction enterprises and industry professionals. Visitors highly recognized the products’ flexibility, terrain adaptability and eco-friendly performance. Moving forward, LGMG will continue to focus on technological innovation in safety, green development and intelligence, accelerate product iteration, and provide tailor-made aerial work and material handling solutions for Japanese high-end customers, further consolidating its long-term strategic layout in the Japanese market.
This week, Chinese construction machinery and commercial vehicle brands continued to expand global markets covering Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and East Asia. Relying on overseas exhibitions, customer activities, market research and strategic cooperation, domestic enterprises achieved comprehensive progress in product upgrading, bulk order delivery, channel expansion and talent system improvement. Adhering to localized development strategies, brands accelerated the iteration of intelligent and electric products, optimized full-chain overseas service systems, and accurately matched differentiated market demands worldwide. In the future, Chinese heavy equipment brands will further accelerate high-quality global expansion, deepen international industrial cooperation, and continuously enhance the global influence and core competitiveness of Chinese intelligent manufacturing.
