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From March 6 to 12, 2026, China's heavy equipment industry maintained steady growth in exports, with coordinated progress across three core sectors: heavy-duty trucks, construction machinery, and power systems. Through technological innovation, international cooperation, and market expansion, Chinese enterprises have further penetrated global markets. A series of export and cooperation developments have collectively demonstrated the comprehensive strength and resilience of China's heavy equipment industry amid globalization.
According to Reuters on March 10, 2026, data from the European Association for Freight Transport, Logistics and Customs Services showed that sales of electric trucks in Europe approached 13,000 units in 2025, surging by over 70% year-on-year. Driven by strong market demand, more than six Chinese electric truck brands plan to enter the European heavy-duty truck market in 2026, including established manufacturers such as BYD, Geely, SANY, and Sinotruk, as well as startups including Weidu Technology and Subao Technology.
Currently, the European electric truck market is dominated by local players such as Daimler, Volvo, and Iveco, where high brand loyalty poses challenges for Chinese brands. Nevertheless, Chinese electric trucks stand out with cost-effective and advanced technological advantages: prices of Chinese models are about 30% lower than the European average. The Weidu Technology E700 electric truck boasts a range of 670 kilometers on a full charge and 35-minute fast charging, with charging speed more than twice that of most European products, and is regarded by industry insiders as roughly three years ahead of European counterparts in technology.
Meanwhile, Chinese enterprises achieve far higher R&D efficiency than the global average. The typical development cycle for electric trucks worldwide is seven years, while Chinese manufacturers have significantly shortened this process. To better integrate into the local market, BYD will produce trucks at its bus plant in Hungary, and Subao Technology has reached an agreement with European partners for production in Austria. European manufacturers are also increasing investment in China: Sweden’s Scania announced in October 2025 a €2 billion investment to build a production base in East China, initially producing traditional diesel trucks, followed by electric trucks, with large-scale recruitment of R&D personnel in China.
On March 5, 2026, a 15-member delegation led by Redha Messaoui, Senior Vice President of the Volvo Group, visited SANY Heavy Truck and held high-level talks with Liang Linhe, Chairman of SANY Heavy Truck. The two sides conducted constructive exchanges on R&D innovation, supply chain management, and China’s innovation ecosystem, and held in-depth discussions on shortening R&D cycles, optimizing core components, and leveraging supply chain advantages.
The delegation visited the SANY Intelligent Heavy Truck Industrial Park, gaining a comprehensive understanding of its innovative achievements in smart manufacturing, low-carbon development, and digitalization. They highly recognized SANY’s advanced equipment manufacturing capabilities and strategic vision in new energy. The Volvo Group stated that it attaches great importance to China’s global leading position in cutting-edge technologies such as advanced batteries and hydrogen fuel cells, and the visit aimed to explore the logic behind China’s industrial development and speed. SANY Heavy Truck expressed its willingness to share development experience openly to promote the upgrading of the new energy heavy truck industry.
From February 23 to 27, 2026, SANY Heavy Truck held the 2026 Marketing & Service Training Camp themed “New Energy, New Main Force, New Journey” at SANY Institute of Industry and Technology, attracting over 1,300 sales and service elites from around the world, a record high. With a total investment of over 10 million yuan, this training program is the largest and most important elite development project in SANY Heavy Truck’s history, demonstrating its determination to build a global talent team and strengthen its global service network.
Centering on four core areas – marketing, service, parts, and international business – the program offered 91 high-end professional courses with targeted tiered training to comprehensively improve participants’ expertise and service capabilities in new energy heavy trucks. Zhou Wanchun, Marketing General Manager of SANY Heavy Truck, announced the 2026 development goals at the event, aiming to achieve 20 billion yuan in revenue and 40,000 units in sales.
On January 20, 2026, Shacman completed the assembly and delivery of 100 X5000 tractors at its Xi’an Commercial Vehicle Industrial Park, which were then shipped to Vietnam. This marked the first batch delivery of 100 units for SHACMAN in the Vietnamese market in 2026, reflecting Shacman’s achievements in deeply developing the Southeast Asian market and a strong start to its overseas business in 2026.
At the beginning of 2026, Shacman saw busy delivery of overseas orders. In January, total overseas orders reached nearly 7,000 units, including over 3,000 units sold in Africa, a sharp year-on-year increase in Central and South America, and a signed order for hundreds of heavy trucks from customers in Malaysia. Shacman will continue to expand overseas markets based on reliable products and full lifecycle services to boost annual overseas sales.
On March 9, 2026, FAW Jiefang and Northeast Industrial Group held a symposium in Wuxi, Jiangsu. The two sides conducted in-depth exchanges and reached consensus on deepening industrial coordination, expanding overseas markets, and advancing supporting core components, agreeing to focus on mining dump truck exports as a core business direction and jointly accelerate the global layout of high-end domestic mining equipment.
The two parties have a solid cooperative foundation and have carried out in-depth cooperation in supporting fields such as engines, gearboxes, clutches, and hydraulic cylinders. Jiefang Power and Shandong Pengxiang have closely collaborated in off-highway market development and product development. The jointly developed mining truck powertrain, equipped with Jiefang Power CA6DX3 engine, 8-speed mining-specific gearbox, and Pengxiang mining axle, has become a bestseller in the market with high reliability, low energy consumption, and strong working condition adaptability. It has secured bulk orders of hundreds of units overseas, with deliveries starting in March 2026, achieving breakthroughs in both technology and market for domestic mining equipment.
Going forward, the two sides will focus on full-chain cooperation in engine, gearbox and axle systems, tap the potential of the aftermarket, build a complementary and win-win industrial ecosystem, and accelerate the global expansion of domestic high-end mining equipment.
On March 5, 2026, a delegation led by Alan Touruspekov, Global Concrete Center Director of Heidelberg Materials, one of the world’s largest integrated building materials and solution providers, visited SANY Group’s Changsha Industrial Park and held a discussion with Tang Xiuguo, Chairman of SANY Group.
Tang Xiuguo highly appreciated Heidelberg Materials’ industrial status and technological capabilities, reviewed SANY’s 40-year development from concrete mixing equipment to a global benchmark in equipment manufacturing, and focused on SANY’s construction industrialization solutions. He noted that the two sides share highly compatible business layouts and looked forward to in-depth cooperation in more dimensions and broader fields. Alan Touruspekov spoke highly of SANY’s development achievements and expressed sincere gratitude for the warm reception, expecting wider and deeper global strategic cooperation between Putzmeister and SANY Group.
Prior to the meeting, the delegation visited SANY’s Loaders Business Unit, Pump Road Business Unit Changsha Lighthouse Factory, Changde Factory, and Heavy Truck Industrial Park, and spoke highly of SANY’s advanced products and intelligent production lines.
On March 10, 2026, Chongqing Cummins held the 2026 Supplier Conference & Supply Chain Alliance Meeting in Sanya, Hainan, themed “Unite to Lead the Future – Strive for Progress”. Leaders from Cummins China and over 110 suppliers gathered to review 2025 achievements and discuss 2026 business prospects and value procurement strategies.
At the conference, Yu Hai, Deputy General Manager of Chongqing Cummins, reviewed the company’s 30-year development and shared 2025 milestones. Xiang Yongdong, Global Supply Chain Executive Director of Cummins Power Systems Business Unit, shared the global business landscape, highlighting strong growth in the power systems sector and outlining the five-year outlook. Hou Shijie, Procurement Director of Cummins China and Southeast Asia, introduced the global procurement organization and elaborated on the product portfolio and new cooperation models.
Management from various departments of Chongqing Cummins presented technological achievements in high-end high-horsepower engines and green energy, as well as goals to build world-class benchmarks in smart logistics, quality, and supply chain for high-horsepower applications. They proposed upgrading the supply chain from “component procurement” to “value procurement” and transitioning from general industrial quality systems to exclusive quality systems for high-horsepower supply chains.
The conference also awarded eight categories of prizes to outstanding suppliers in 2025, including Zero-Defect Quality, Maximum Value, and New Technology. Chai Ruimin, General Manager of Chongqing Cummins, concluded that the high-horsepower engine market boasts broad prospects in AI data centers, mining applications, and other fields, where the selection and collaboration of strategic suppliers are critical. Chongqing Cummins will join hands with suppliers to build a win-win supply chain ecosystem.
In summary, this week, China’s heavy equipment industry made remarkable progress in heavy-duty truck exports, international cooperation in construction machinery, and supply chain upgrading in the power sector. Coordinated and complementary development across all sectors has consolidated the existing overseas market layout, laid a solid foundation for further global business expansion and enhanced international influence of Chinese heavy equipment, and driven the high-quality development of China’s heavy equipment exports.
