Shandong Heavy Truck uses digital transformation as an engine to lead high-quality development

Time：08-04-2025

Recently, major media outlets and industry media, including People's Daily Online, Dazhong.com, and Phoenix.com, have focused on Shandong Heavy Industry's accelerated digital transformation and its leadership in high-quality development. Let's take a look.

Shandong Heavy Industry Group, anchored by the goals of building a "manufacturing powerhouse" and a "digital China," is accelerating its digital transformation and establishing itself as a benchmark for intelligent manufacturing in the high-end equipment industry. In the first half of 2025, consolidated revenue reached 289.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6%, and total profit reached 14.97 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.9%. The company maintains its leading position in the industry and holds the top spot among Shandong provincial-owned enterprises, maintaining a steady and positive development momentum. Particularly notable is its heavy-duty truck sales of 212,000 units, with its market share soaring to 40.9%, maintaining its global No. 1 ranking. Its subsidiary, Sinotruk, maintains its leading position in my country's heavy-duty truck industry. These impressive achievements are the result of Shandong Heavy Industry's deep commitment and outstanding achievements in innovation-driven development, market expansion, and industrial transformation.

Innovation drives the company's breakthroughs in technological barriers.

Innovation is the core driving force behind Shandong Heavy Industry's rapid development. Weichai has experienced rapid growth in the field of new energy and diversified power systems, demonstrating strong leadership. The Weichai (Yantai) New Energy Power Industrial Park, completed this year, is one of the world's largest new energy product production bases, with an annual output of 50GWh, injecting strong momentum into the development of the new energy commercial vehicle industry. Simultaneously, Weichai launched its all-new generation gas-powered WP16NG4.0 product. From version 1.0 to version 4.0, Weichai's gas-powered product iteration cycle has been continuously shortened and its iteration speed has continued to accelerate. Today, Weichai's market share exceeds 60%, firmly establishing its leading position.

SINOTRUK has also achieved numerous technological breakthroughs in the development of traditional energy products, new energy products, and intelligent connected products, launching new products such as the Shandeka G7H gas tractor, the Howo TS7 dump truck, and the 2025 model of the "Hardcore." Sinotruk utilizes a parallel R&D system focused on independent innovation, supplemented by industry-university-research collaboration. In terms of new energy product development, it has established core advantages in independent development of new energy powertrains and improved power efficiency for new energy commercial vehicles. The company has achieved innovative breakthroughs in several key core technologies for electric drive axles, reaching internationally advanced technology levels and enabling industrial application. Currently, Sinotruk's new energy products cover a variety of technology routes, including charging, battery swapping, and fuel cells, meeting the operational needs of diverse application scenarios.

In the agricultural equipment sector, Weichai Lovol Smart Agriculture also leads with innovation, launching China's first "Smart Farm Total Solution" that connects the entire smart agriculture data chain. Leveraging AI big models, it connects farmland data with AI-powered decision-making, intelligent agricultural machinery operations, and field management, building a comprehensive smart agriculture ecosystem and contributing significantly to my country's agricultural modernization.

Market dominance continues to rise.

In the fiercely competitive industry, Shandong Heavy Industry Group has consistently achieved remarkable success through superior product quality and precise market strategies. In the heavy-duty truck market, Sinotruk has performed exceptionally well. Leveraging its comprehensive product portfolio, it has secured leadership in multiple market segments, including express delivery, cold chain transport, and container transport, maintaining its leading position in the domestic heavy-duty truck industry.

In the new energy heavy-duty truck sector, Shandong Heavy Industry has demonstrated remarkable growth. Sales of new energy heavy-duty trucks surged in the first half of the year, increasing by 242% year-on-year, placing it first in the industry. Sinotruk, a subsidiary of the company, has achieved comprehensive coverage of new energy technologies, demonstrating outstanding performance across six key application scenarios. It has continuously achieved innovative breakthroughs in electric, hybrid, and complete vehicle technologies, accelerating its lead in the commercial vehicle new energy market. In the first half of the year, Sinotruk sold 11,000 new energy heavy-duty trucks, a year-on-year increase of 230%, and 5,000 new energy light trucks, a year-on-year increase of 294.1%.

Shandong Heavy Industry Group has continuously optimized its overseas market presence and achieved significant results. Export revenue reached 47.4 billion yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 3%, accounting for 64% of China's total heavy-duty truck exports. Sinotruk, in particular, has been the undisputed leader in exports, maintaining its position as the industry's top exporter for 20 consecutive years and accounting for half of the industry's total exports. Zhongtong Bus successfully secured the largest single-batch order for Chinese buses exported to Chile. The 895 pure electric buses, with their superior quality and advanced technology, have earned high praise from local governments and customers, establishing a strong international image for Made in China.

Accelerating Transformation and Building a Green Ecosystem

Faced with the surging tide of industrial transformation, Shandong Heavy Industry Group is proactively pursuing change and continuously increasing its exploration and application of intelligent manufacturing technologies. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as big data analysis, AI algorithms, and intelligent online testing, the company is accelerating its digitalization, networking, and intelligent development, forging a unique path of transformation and development. Several of Shandong Heavy Industry's subsidiaries have been selected as national benchmark enterprises for intelligent manufacturing and as outstanding smart factories, demonstrating the company's core strength in high-end equipment manufacturing.

Sinotruk's intelligent connected (new energy) heavy-duty truck smart manufacturing plant has achieved remarkable technological innovation. Its fully automated frame longitudinal beam processing and welding lines boast 100% automation. Its stamping line is the first in the domestic commercial vehicle sector to utilize servo presses and CNC hydraulic pad technology, and its final assembly line employs the industry's first wireless contactless power supply. These pioneering technologies have set new industry benchmarks. Weichai Power has established a digital unmanned engine factory, achieving 100% automation in processing, parts logistics, and online inspection of key processes. Fast's heavy-duty commercial vehicle automatic transmission smart factory utilizes six core technologies: digital twin, dark production, Internet of Everything, intelligent decision-making, green manufacturing, and closed-loop data. Key equipment has achieved 100% identity recognition and digital management, enabling six hours of continuous, unmanned dark production.

From "manufacturing" to "intelligent manufacturing", from "Chinese brand" to "global benchmark", Shandong Heavy Industry Group uses innovation as a pen, the market as paper, and transformation as ink to draw a grand blueprint for digital and intelligent development, injecting stronger "heavy industry power" into the manufacturing power and beautiful Shandong.