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China's truck industry has clearly shifted gears this week. New-energy heavy trucks are no longer confined to fixed shuttle routes at mines and ports; they are testing cross-provincial trunk lines, where range and charging efficiency face their hardest test. Light trucks, meanwhile, are pushing range anxiety back inch by inch with ever-larger battery packs. The way manufacturers go abroad is changing too — from simply selling vehicles to moving the entire chain of R&D, manufacturing, remanufacturing, certification and service overseas together.
On September 20, 2026, XCMG held a global launch event in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, under the theme "Hanjing Opens a Smart Era, Driving Across Vast Territories," unveiling its new-generation new-energy heavy truck, Hanjing. Industry representatives, logistics customers, supply chain partners and media attended. XCMG said new-energy heavy trucks are moving from fixed short-haul routes toward cross-regional trunk lines, where long-distance range, rapid charging, stable uptime and operating returns must all be proven on real transport routes.
The truck uses an 800V high-voltage platform supporting megawatt-level ultra-fast charging, lifting battery state of charge from 20 percent to 80 percent in under 20 minutes. A low-drag cab, a self-developed integrated e-axle and intelligent control strategies cut energy consumption, while a 1,500 MPa hot-formed steel body, multi-layer battery thermal protection and a central domain controller with highway NOA address safety and driving comfort. Before the launch, the vehicle completed a 24-hour endurance test at the Zhongqi Yancheng proving ground, covering 2,198 kilometers at 49 tonnes gross weight. XCMG also introduced its "1528" service pledge of a 15-minute complaint response, a two-hour on-site engineer arrival, an eight-hour fault repair and 365-day operation, wrapped into a vehicle-charger-network-service operational ecosystem.
On September 20, 2026, Sinotruk held a launch event in Kunming, Yunnan Province, for its HOWO new-energy light truck fitted with a 218 kWh CATL battery pack. Kunming sits on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, where mountainous terrain makes heavy-load climbing and long-distance, multi-stop distribution routine, and where conventional diesel transport has long faced high operating costs, noticeable power loss and frequent maintenance. Sinotruk said the launch responds to China's dual-carbon strategy and is closely tailored to the complex working conditions of southwest China, with the aim of delivering green capacity solutions with a strong whole-lifecycle cost advantage.
The model features dual-gun 2C fast charging, a four-speed transmission for strong and smooth power delivery, a 610-liter high-strength steel straight frame and widened axles that combine load capacity with reliability. Backed by a high-capacity battery platform and six energy-saving measures, the truck is designed to extend range while significantly cutting operating costs. At the event, dealers and major customers took the stage to complete a strategic cooperation signing, which Sinotruk described as market recognition of the HOWO light truck's product strength and service capability, and as a joint step toward exploring a new green logistics model and upgrading new-energy transport capacity in southwest China.
On September 19, 2026, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor held its autumn 2026 new-product launch, themed "Chenglong with Xinghai, Toward a New Future," at its test center in Liuzhou, Guangxi. Commercial vehicles took the leading role: the event presented the Chenglong Yiwei 5 super-capacity version, the Chenglong Yiwei 5 ultra-light 3.0 version and the Chenglong H5 PRO, and released overseas commercial vehicle products including the CHENGLONG H5 PRO LNG and CHENGLONG H5V range-extender together with a new CHENGLONG right-hand-drive platform. The passenger-vehicle line-up — the Fengxing Xinghai V6, the Lingzhi family and the overseas FORTHING X5E and FORTHING V6E — appeared alongside them.
Commercial vehicles were the core of the launch. The Chenglong Yiwei 5 super-capacity tractor, built on Dongfeng Group's T1 architecture platform, has an 8.8-tonne curb weight, energy consumption as low as one kilowatt-hour per kilometer and megawatt-level charging that takes state of charge from 20 percent to 80 percent in 20 minutes; the ultra-light 3.0 version targets lightweighting, while the H5 PRO has a chassis weighing as little as 5.18 tonnes and a 390-horsepower Yuchai engine that saves 1.5 liters per 100 kilometers against competitors under the same conditions. On the overseas side, the new CHENGLONG right-hand-drive platform was released together with LNG and range-extender powertrain options, forming localized product combinations for different markets. Dongfeng Liuzhou reported cumulative sales of 89,439 units in the first eight months of 2026, up 26 percent year on year.
Recently, Foton Motor and German testing and certification group TUV Rheinland signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement at the group's global headquarters in Cologne, Germany. The two sides will establish a regular communication mechanism covering complete vehicles, systems, components and extended industries, moving a partnership of more than 20 years into a new phase. Foton executive deputy general manager Liu Xuguang, overseas business president Wu Zongtian and TUV Rheinland representatives including Thomas Quernheim, global senior vice president for transportation services engineering and type approval, attended the signing ceremony.
Priority areas include intelligent connected vehicle and data security, new-energy vehicle testing and certification, multi-market vehicle and component access, supply chain quality assurance, and carbon footprint and other sustainability services. The signing took place during the 2026 IAA Transportation show, where Foton held a dedicated press conference to formally release its European strategy, completed the delivery of its 13-millionth vehicle worldwide to the European market with the Auman Galaxy 9 as the delivered model, and staged the overseas debut of its BEACON heavy truck. Aiming to become a world-class commercial vehicle enterprise, Foton has set targets of new-energy vehicles accounting for 50 percent of sales and a 40 percent internationalization rate by 2030.
On September 20, 2026, the Zhejiang leg of the first Intelligent Robot Application Skills Exhibition, hosted by China Media Group, opened in Hangzhou, bringing together more than 300 intelligent robots of various forms to demonstrate multi-scenario practical applications in air-ground coordination. LiuGong's 922FE autonomous electric excavator appeared in the fixed-point demonstration zone, using live operation drills to show the precision, safety and intelligence of unmanned equipment as a frontier technology in autonomous construction machinery.
On site, the machine completed the full cycle of digging, slewing, precise unloading and site leveling without manual operation in the cab, relying on a multi-sensor fusion system comprising lidar, visual perception and inertial navigation. LiuGong said the 922FE primarily targets earthmoving, port and tunnel applications, and that the related technology can be transferred to large and ultra-large mining excavators, replacing manual excavation, stripping and loading cycles in open-pit mines and supporting uninterrupted operation in conditions difficult for operators to endure. The machine can also connect to a fleet dispatching system for multi-unit coordinated construction. LiuGong added that its "intelligent perception, intelligent decision-making and automatic execution" system already covers loaders, excavators, rollers and wide-body trucks.
Recently, XCMG held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Indonesia remanufacturing center in Balikpapan. As XCMG's first overseas overhaul and remanufacturing base for mining equipment components, the project marks the start of an aftermarket service center covering the equipment lifecycle and signals a key step in the company's localization strategy in Indonesia. Indonesian government representatives, core mining customers, industrial partners and local media attended, along with Ren Daming, general manager of XCMG's mining machinery business division.
The center integrates major component overhaul and remanufacturing, regional spare-parts warehousing, local technician training and used-machine refurbishment, connecting key links from used-part collection and inspection to repair, remanufacturing, parts supply and on-site service, and fully applying globally unified remanufacturing standards and lean quality systems. XCMG said that once operational, most repair work can be completed locally, effectively shortening downtime and safeguarding repair performance to help customers cut costs and raise fleet availability, driving the company's shift from equipment supplier toward whole-lifecycle solution provider. During the ceremony, XCMG reached strategic cooperation agreements with several customers and partners.
On the evening of September 22, 2026, the 48th WorldSkills Competition opened in Shanghai, gathering 1,385 contestants from 68 countries and regions. With 64 events, the largest number in the competition's history, all contests ran simultaneously at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from September 23 to 26. LiuGong served as a gold sponsor of the competition and, as the only Chinese manufacturer of special-purpose equipment for the heavy vehicle maintenance event, provided dedicated machinery and technical support.
LiuGong supplied nine units of equipment and core components, including 909FCR excavators, 838T loaders and LiuGong-Cummins L9 engines, along with more than a hundred sets of diagnostic computers, special tools and spare parts, and dispatched a support team of national-level master technicians and senior experts to handle pre-competition equipment debugging, in-competition monitoring and post-event technical review. During the event, LiuGong also set up an MR virtual training classroom where visitors could grasp and dismantle heavy vehicle components in a simulated environment. LiuGong said it has built a repair precision control system for core components based on WorldSkills standards and has embedded the competition's service norms into its global service network.
Recently, Bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2026 was held in New Delhi as South Asia's largest and most influential professional construction machinery exhibition, bringing together leading global manufacturers and resources across the industry chain. LGMG exhibited several boom-type aerial work platforms tailored to local working conditions, presenting its innovative technologies, green product portfolio and localized construction solutions. Responding to South Asia's high temperature, high humidity and complex job sites, LGMG displayed three flagship models — the T42JE-2, A16JE-2 and A14JE-2 — covering high-end, mainstream and economical segments.
Su Zimeng, president of the China Construction Machinery Association, visited the LGMG booth to learn about the technical highlights of the exhibited products, the company's localized R&D results and its South Asian market layout, and fully recognized its strategy of expanding into overseas markets while advancing green and intelligent product upgrading. LGMG said its booth attracted dealers and end users from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and other countries for on-site business discussions, with several local partners expressing clear intentions to cooperate and purchase. LGMG described South Asia as a vital pillar of its global strategy and said it will continue pursuing green, intelligent and localized development.
On September 21, 2026, Shandong Heavy Industry and BAIC Group signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement, with Weichai Power and Foton Motor simultaneously signing a supporting cooperation agreement. Wang Zhijian, Party secretary and chairman of Shandong Heavy Industry; Zhang Jianyong, Party secretary and chairman of BAIC Group; and Chang Rui, deputy Party secretary, general manager of BAIC Group and chairman of Foton Motor, attended the signing ceremony. Under the agreement, the two sides will fully leverage their respective industrial strengths to deepen exchanges and cooperation in core powertrain component supply, new-energy product development, intelligent connected vehicle technology integration and management improvement.
Both Shandong Heavy Industry and BAIC Group are major local state-owned enterprises in China with deep industrial foundations and core competitiveness in vehicle manufacturing, powertrain systems and equipment development, and their subsidiaries Weichai Power and Foton Motor already have a long record of business cooperation and solid results. The two sides said the partnership will jointly advance the commercial vehicle industry toward intelligent, green and integrated development.
Recently, the 2026 Saudi Warehousing & Logistics Expo opened at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center in Saudi Arabia, where Weichai presented its WP12H engine and explored market opportunities with industry partners. Weichai said it has deeply integrated into the local market since entering Saudi Arabia and has now built a comprehensive sales and service network, with product deliveries reported frequently.
To date, cumulative deliveries and orders of tractors fitted with the WP12H have exceeded 800 units, covering mainstream segments such as port tractors, trunk-line haulage, car carriers and tanker transport. Meanwhile, Weichai's technical service team has completed product benchmarking and testing of the WP12H on mainstream Saudi transport routes, with all engine performance parameters comprehensively outperforming competing products, providing strong support for future product promotion and customer-specific customization. Weichai said it will continue to anchor its globalization direction, refine product strength and deepen localized services.
XCMG taking electrification onto trunk lines, LiuGong putting autonomous machines and competition-grade equipment in front of global audiences, Dongfeng Liuzhou building a right-hand-drive platform for overseas buyers, Weichai locking in powertrain partnerships while its engines gain ground on Saudi Arabian transport routes — these are different stories pointing the same way: the Chinese answer to overseas customers is becoming more local, more complete and more service-driven. It is still early. Charging coverage, service reach and resale value remain open questions in most export markets, and turning a first order into a lasting fleet relationship takes years rather than weeks. Even so, if the direction of this period holds, Chinese brands may soon be judged less by how many units they ship and more by how deeply they have rooted themselves in the markets they serve. That is a race well worth watching.
