It is understood that China National Heavy Duty Truck Corporation (CNHTC) is currently expanding its presence in new industries such as intelligent driving, high-end heavy-duty trucks, and new energy heavy-duty trucks.

It is reported that at present, China National Heavy Duty Truck's intelligent driving has been comprehensively laid out in two types of scenarios (closed area low-speed logistics, open area high-speed logistics, etc.), two types of products (work vehicle products, road vehicle products), and two technical platforms (assisted driving, autonomous driving). L1 level driving assistance products have been released in mass production, and L2 level driving assistance new products have been fully introduced.

The company stated that in the future, it will promote the research and development of assistive driving, autonomous driving, single vehicle intelligence, and vehicle road collaborative products for a full range of commercial vehicles, break through core artificial intelligence algorithms, build key research and development resources such as intelligent driving computing centers and intelligent driving simulation testing centers, and build a technology architecture for interactive development of 'people, vehicles, clouds, roads, networks, and maps' in stages, Continuously promote the introduction of new formats of intelligent networking products into demonstration applications and large-scale production.

In terms of high-end heavy-duty trucks, relevant officials from China National Heavy Duty Truck Corporation believe that the high-end trend of the heavy-duty truck industry is becoming increasingly fast and irreversible. Firstly, relevant national regulations have been promoting the acceleration of safety and environmental upgrades for heavy-duty truck products, driving the industry towards high-end development. Secondly, the trend of younger customer groups is evident, with the increasing demand for intelligent and comfortable vehicles from the 1980s and 1990s, driving the continuous upgrading of heavy-duty truck products. In addition, the degree of customer organization is constantly improving. In the context of accelerated integration in the logistics industry, customers are increasingly valuing vehicle operation efficiency and paying more attention to vehicles The power, reliability, and TCO (Total Life Cycle) cost of vehicles are driving logistics vehicles to continuously develop towards high-end high horsepower

In this regard, China National Heavy Duty Truck Corporation is also focusing on creating high-end heavy-duty trucks with the highest technological content and optimal product performance. At the same time, it is establishing a comprehensive vehicle simulation platform, accelerating the application of new materials and processes, promoting the flexibility, digitization, and intelligence of production lines, and meeting customer personalized needs. On the other hand, the company is accelerating its marketing transformation and laying out a value ecosystem. It is transitioning from selling prices to selling value, and from selling products to selling solutions, providing high-end customers with 'buy, use, maintain, and exchange' TCO solutions. From finance, insurance, vehicle management systems, car networking, ETC, aftermarket, second-hand cars, and other aspects, it aims to maximize customer value

In the field of new energy heavy-duty trucks, data shows that in 2022, the number of new energy heavy-duty trucks increased rapidly, from 2600 in 2020 to 25200 in 2022, and the penetration rate increased from 0.17% to 5.40%. In 2023, the national subsidy for new energy vehicles will be cancelled, and the market will gradually transition from 'policy driven' to 'market driven'. From January to February this year, more than 2600 new energy heavy-duty trucks were sold, with a penetration rate of 3%. New energy heavy-duty trucks mainly rely on pure electric vehicles, with battery swapping products accounting for 64%.

The company has a relatively complete layout in the field of new energy products. Focusing on the product planning of 'one main lead, two wing drive', we have created a technology matrix with pure electric as the core and hybrid and fuel cell as the support. We have developed a series of products such as traction, self unloading, dedicated, and light truck cargo for typical application scenarios such as ports, steel mills, urban construction waste, cement mixing, municipal environmental sanitation, and urban distribution logistics.

In addition, the company also introduced that from a technical perspective, China National Heavy Duty Truck Corporation (CNHTC) combines charging and swapping, and through cooperation with excellent enterprises in the industry, carries out a comprehensive industrial layout. Based on the actual operational characteristics and needs of customers, the company provides customers with overall solutions for charging or swapping, such as product sales, vehicle leasing, vehicle electricity separation, charging and swapping station construction, transportation capacity undertaking, and second-hand car recycling. From a product perspective, through the differentiated product combination strategy of central drive+battery swapping and electric drive bridge+charging, the company's market share of new energy heavy-duty trucks has steadily increased

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