China National Heavy Duty Truck sets new target of 80,000 units for overseas exports

On the morning of May 24, China National Heavy Duty Truck Group held a mobilization meeting for the international market of “80,000 units exported – Climbing to a new peak”, and each overseas region set up a “military order” and launched a sprint for the new target of exporting 80,000 heavy-duty trucks annually. A total of 1,000 people attended the meeting online and offline in 142 sub-courts around the world.

In recent years, China National Heavy Duty Truck has actively responded to the national “One Belt and One Road” initiative, vigorously implement the development strategy of “going out”, and continue to increase the development of overseas markets, both domestic and international markets have achieved excellent results.

At the meeting, Tan Xugang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shandong Heavy Industry Group and Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Board of Directors of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group awarded the flag to the person in charge of six regions in the international market and made a speech. He said, China National Heavy Duty Truck from the annual export of 30,000 heavy trucks to 50,000 units last year, and then this year’s sprint to 80,000 units target, which is a milestone in the history of China’s heavy truck exports. For more than two years, in the face of the new crown pneumonia epidemic sweeping the world, nearly 400 outstanding employees have left their families, stayed away from their homeland, and held on to their posts in exchange for the continuous improvement of China National Heavy Truck export performance.

“From 30,000 units in 2020 to 50,000 units in 2021 and then sprinting to the target of 80,000 units in 2022, China National Heavy Duty Truck has exploded powerful development momentum in reform and innovation, achieved a historic leap in product exports, and established a good brand image.” Lan Junjie, General Representative of Africa Department of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group International Company, said.

Facing the complex and severe epidemic situation and the turbulent international political situation, from January to April this year, the export of heavy trucks of China National Heavy Duty Truck continued to maintain high growth, and the export market share continued to climb on the basis of 50%, creating the best level in history.

According to the report, from January to April this year, the overseas exports of heavy trucks of China National Heavy Truck reached 6,022, 6,031, 6,105, and 6,500 respectively, breaking the monthly sales record for four consecutive months and becoming strong support for the rapid development of the enterprise.

At the same time, in the face of many unfavorable factors such as the multi-point outbreak of domestic epidemic and the increasing downward pressure on the industry, China National Heavy Duty Truck turned the crisis into an opportunity, and its market share of domestic heavy trucks ranked first in the industry for several months.

Bao Hongliang, deputy director of the Marketing and Brand Management Department of CNHTC, mentioned that in the second half of 2021, the market share of domestic heavy trucks of CNHTC was the first in the industry for five months; in the first quarter and April of 2022, CNHTC achieved the first place in both sales and market share of domestic heavy trucks, and its market share is now the first place in the industry from the fourth place in the industry before 2018.