On September 17, the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo opened at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center. Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor adopted the stance of China's "Smart Manufacturing National Team", showcasing its full new energy product lineup under the two major brands, Chenglong and Fengxing, at the Intelligent Equipment Exhibition Area, Booth D01002, concentrating on demonstrating the latest results of the enterprise in new energyization, intelligence, and deep cultivation in the ASEAN market.

As a full vehicle enterprise balancing commercial and passenger vehicles, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor is accelerating the transformation from "trade-oriented exports" to a "deep localization" overseas expansion model. The "Chengfeng Dual-Engine Plan" released by the enterprise in 2025 clarified the goal of achieving "recreating a Liuzhou Motor overseas" by 2030. Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor is taking the ASEAN market as the core breakthrough point, coordinating efforts between the commercial vehicle and passenger vehicle brands, and building an integrated overseas expansion pattern covering manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and talent.

Passenger Vehicle Dongfeng Fengxing: Defining Leadership with Category Innovation and Intelligent Driving Popularization

At this Expo, Dongfeng Fengxing Xinghai V9 (Camping Edition) and Xinghai V6 made a joint appearance.

Xinghai V9 Camping Edition

It is the market's first factory-integrated compliant roof-lifting camping MPV. With the identity of the "Creator of Factory Roof-lifting Camping MPV", it redefines the "one car, two states" travel method. The vehicle is built on a mid-to-large MPV platform, with body dimensions 5248×1920×1950mm and a wheelbase reaching 3018mm. In the retracted roof state, the vehicle height is only 1.95m, allowing normal entry and exit from underground garages and standard parking spaces. After parking and lifting the roof, the interior net height rises to 2.2 meters, with an independent sleeping cabin on top and a multi-functional cabin below, cooperating with 6KW high-power external power discharge and 220V built-in power source, integrating MPV daily commuting and weekend travel functions. The vehicle is equipped with a 1.5T Mach Electric Hybrid System, with CLTC pure electric range of 200km and comprehensive range up to 1300km. The official guide price starts at 258,800 Yuan, breaking the price barrier of high-end travel vehicles with an affordable pricing strategy.

Xinghai V6

It is the first mass-produced model resulting from the cooperation between Dongfeng Fengxing and Huawei Qiankun, entering the home market with the posture of an "Intelligent Driving Popularizer". This car is the only model in the 100,000 RMB class equipped with Huawei Qiankun Intelligent Driving ADS 5 SE. The pre-sale price starts at 104,900 Yuan. It adopts a perception scheme with 10 cameras, 12 ultrasonic radars, and 3 millimeter-wave radars. It supports Highway Pilot Assist NCA, Urban Lane Cruise Assist LCC+, and parking assist covering 160+ complex scenarios along with CAS 5.0 all-dimensional active safety functions. The appearance of the Right-Hand Drive version marks that Dongfeng Fengxing, with the endorsement of "Central Enterprise Manufacturing", officially brings the products highly praised by domestic users from the domestic market to the vast ASEAN family vehicle market.

Commercial Vehicle Chenglong: Achieving Leadership with Market Share and Technical Benchmarks

At this Expo, the Chenglong H7 Hydrogen Fuel Tractor, Chenglong Wingwei 5 Super Energy Edition Pure Electric Tractor, and Chenglong Wingwei 2 Intelligent Driving Pure Electric Light Truck, three full new energy products made a centralized appearance, interpreting Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor's leading position in various sub-markets with hardcore data.

Chenglong H7 Hydrogen Fuel Tractor

It became the exhibition stand focus with the identity of "Industry No.1 in Hydrogen Heavy Truck Market Share". In 2025, the delivery volume of this model broke through 1,800 units, with market share firmly holding the No.1 spot in the industry. The Chenglong H7 PRO Hydrogen Glory Edition is equipped with the industry's first launch of a 400kW long-life high-efficiency hydrogen stack. The comprehensive hydrogen consumption per 100km is as low as 7 kg. It is equipped with a 70MPa high-pressure hydrogen storage system, with a maximum hydrogen storage capacity of 125 kg, and a comprehensive driving range breaking through 1,500 km, thoroughly solving the industry pain points of short new energy commercial vehicle range and frequent refueling.

Chenglong Wingwei 5 Super Energy Edition Pure Electric Tractor

It made its appearance with the positioning of "Lightweight Benchmark for Pure Electric Heavy Trucks". Through topological optimization and modular design, the vehicle's own weight is as low as 8.8 tons, 0.5 tons lighter than similar competitors. Calculated by annual operation mileage, it can generate an additional revenue of about 30,000 Yuan for users annually. Relying on the Longxi Intelligent Thermal Management System to achieve deep collaboration of the "Three Electrics", the comprehensive electricity consumption is as low as 1.1 kWh/km, thoroughly breaking the industry curse that "High Power Must Mean High Energy Consumption".

Chenglong Wingwei 2 Intelligent Driving Pure Electric Light Truck

It sets a new standard for urban distribution intelligent driving with the "Ceiling of Light Truck Intelligent Driving Perception Hardware". The vehicle is equipped with a leading perception hardware matrix in the light truck field, including 5 LiDARs, 7 millimeter-wave radars, and 12 cameras, achieving 360° all-domain environmental perception. Cooperating with NVIDIA automotive-grade chips, the total computing power reaches 508 TOPS. Its intelligent driving system inherits Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor heavy truck autonomous driving technology, has been verified by a large number of miles in trunk logistics, and is more mature in adaptation to heavy load conditions and complex road environments, truly realizing "Heavy Truck-level Technology Defines Light Truck Intelligent Driving Standards".

Deep Cultivation in ASEAN: Leadership is Not a Slogan, It's Market Share

Since the first batch of trucks were exported to Vietnam in 1992, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor has been deeply cultivating the ASEAN market for more than 30 years. Currently, the Chenglong brand has covered 8 ASEAN countries including Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, comprehensively adapting to left- and right-hand drive market needs. In Vietnam, the Chenglong brand's overall market share exceeds 35%, with the medium truck sub-field market share as high as 55%; in Laos, medium truck products have long held the top position in the market. In 2025, the sales volume of the Chenglong brand in the ASEAN market reached 11,057 vehicles, ranking 2nd in sales of Chinese brand medium and heavy trucks. During this Expo, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor will also sign a strategic cooperation agreement with Vietnamese partners, planning to jointly invest in and build a Commercial Vehicle KD Factory. This is the first KD factory for the Chenglong brand in ASEAN following Fengxing brand KD factories in Cambodia, Myanmar, etc., marking that the economic and trade cooperation between the two sides has moved from simple buying and selling relationships to deeper industrial collaboration.

In the ASEAN market, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor is accelerating the construction of a sales and service network covering the entire territory to guarantee user experience. In Vietnam, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor already owns 30 direct-operated standard sales and service integrated stores, with the network covering the entire territory of Vietnam, and realizing the service commitment of "24 hour parts and service personnel on-site, 48-hour repair completion". In Thailand, over the next 3 years, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor will build at least 100 new sales and service networks covering the entire territory of Thailand with partners, raising the timely response rate of service demand to 100%. Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor will co-build an intelligent manufacturing factory with partners in Thailand, carrying out in-depth cooperation in fields such as localized manufacturing and supply chain co-construction, promoting the deep transformation of going out from "product output" to "ecological co-construction". Regarding the "Three Electrics" systems, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor provides industry-leading warranty policies for ASEAN market users, covering the full lifecycle guarantee of power batteries, drive motors, and electronic control systems, allowing users to buy with peace of mind and use with reassurance.

In addition to the above main models, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor also exhibited two cutting-edge products: the Chenglong Kunpeng Flying Car and Chenglong Chitu RoboVAN Unmanned Logistics Vehicle, targeting low-altitude transport and urban unmanned delivery scenarios respectively. The appearance of these two products conveys that what Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor exhibits is not just products, but a full-scenario blueprint covering family travel, urban logistics, low-altitude transport, and overseas manufacturing.

The 23rd Expo with the theme of "Sharing 3.0 Opportunities, Creating a Better Life Together" had a total exhibition area of 170,000 square meters, with about 3,300 enterprises participating. Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor's three-dimensional presentation at this Expo is both a concentrated test of the "Commercial and Passenger Dual-Engine, Decisive Victory in ASEAN" strategy and a key step from "Product Going Out" to "System Output". As Xie Jiasheng, Vice General Manager of Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor Import and Export Company, stated, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor is promoting a deep transformation from "We Go Out" to "We Are Local Enterprises" with the localization concept of "Building Cars for Every Piece of Land".

On September 19, the Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor 2026 Autumn New Product Launch themed "Chenglong Accompanies Xinghai, Joining the New Future Together" was held at the Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor Test Center in Liuzhou, Guangxi. Choosing to hold the launch at the test center, which is mandatory before product listing, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor aims to convey quality confidence of "moving from the verification path to the user". Timing the "15th Five-Year Plan" opening year, within less than half a year, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor submitted another heavy-duty answer: Fengxing Xinghai V6, Lingzhi Family, Chenglong Yiwei 5 Supercapable Edition, Ultra-light Edition 3.0, Chenglong H5 PRO, five overseas new products, and a brand new right-hand drive platform launched intensively. Commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, and overseas three major sectors attack comprehensively, marking that Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor's "Combined Commercial and Passenger, Dual-Wheel Drive" strategy enters a new stage of accelerated implementation.

Growth against the trend,

Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor turned the blueprint into actual performance

In January to August this year, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor achieved cumulative sales of 89,439 vehicles, an increase of 26% year-on-year. The three major sectors of commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, and overseas all went up, running ahead of the industry trend.

Dongfeng Liuzhou Automobile Co., Ltd. General Manager Lin Changbo stated in his speech that facing the three major reforms of new energy from "policy-driven" to "market-driven", intelligence from "high-end options" to "mass standard", and globalization from "product export" to "ecosystem overseas", Lin Changbo stated that Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor does not chase short-term scale, but focuses resources on commercial vehicles "One More Three Transformations" and passenger vehicles "One New Three Extremes".

Strategic firmness ultimately must land on user value. Lin Changbo summarized Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor's promise to users into three sentences: Make users' cars easier to drive, integrate intelligence, safety, and quality into every household car; Make users' cars more profitable, integrate availability and operation ledger into every commercial vehicle; Make users' cars understand life better, integrate scenarios and customization into every trip.

Fengxing Xinghai V6 officially launched,

Huawei Qunkun Smart Driving enters within 100,000 yuan for the first time

As the heavy new product of passenger vehicles in this launch, Fengxing Xinghai V6 officially launched. The new car is positioned as "Smart Affordable Large Six-Seat", equipped with Huawei Qunkun Smart Driving ADS SE version, launching three configurations, during the launch period super swap price as low as 99,900 yuan starting - meaning Huawei Qunkun Smart Driving enters the 100,000 yuan price range for the first time. Xinghai V6 also launched "Smart Driving Inclusive Gift", 666 yuan deposit enjoys six car purchase rights.

Chen Zhengyu, Marketing Director of Dongfeng Fengxing Home MPV, stated in the launch that the R&D of Xinghai V6 stems from deep insight into real pain points of family users. Since the national sub-station pre-sale started on August 8, Xinghai V6, relying on versatile big space and Huawei Qunkun Smart Driving, has won wide attention from family users.

Surrounding "Smart, Spacious, Comfortable, Safe" four family elements, Xinghai V6 responded to the diversified travel expectations of Chinese families with 14 unique items in the same class, 17 leading items in the same class product strength. The new car is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip and 15.6-inch 2.5K high-definition large screen, supporting urban LCC+, highway NCA and more than 100 parking scenarios; 2,900mm extra-long wheelbase, third-row hidden sunken storage, can switch freely between four large seats and six large seats; 76% high-strength steel ratio in the whole vehicle, completed four electric safety limit challenges jointly with CATARC.

At the launch, Dongfeng Fengxing also revealed that Xinghai V6 will launch an Explorer Camping Car in the future, allowing more families to own a mobile home that can go to the mountains.

Lingzhi Family all-dimensional renewal,

1.18 million users in 2025 embark on new wealth creation journey

As the Lingzhi brand which is the MPV base of Dongfeng Fengxing, also welcomed the family all-dimensional renewal at this launch. Dongfeng Fengxing Commercial MPV Marketing Director Qin Changwen reviewed the 25-year development process of Lingzhi: from 2001 launching China's first independent commercial vehicle to 2025 launching 90,000-level 420km range new energy commercial vehicle, Lingzhi has gone through five product innovations, five commercial vehicle popularization, cumulatively winning 1.18 million users' trust.

At the launch, Little Lingzhi, Lingzhi DaV, 2027 Lingzhi three new cars appeared on the stage together, building a "Full Size, Full Power, Full Scenario" Lingzhi Family product matrix. Little Lingzhi positioned as "Choice for Business and Home", all series standard equipped with dual side sliding doors; Lingzhi DaV positioned as "Choice for City Logistics", has super 8 cubic meter cargo box, equipped with CATL battery, CLTC range can reach 475km; 2027 Lingzhi positioned as "Classic Wealth Creation Choice", provides 5-9 seats multiple seat layouts, can be gas, can be air, can be electric, adapt to energy environment of different areas.

Qin Changwen announced that Little Lingzhi, Lingzhi DaV will start pre-sale at the end of this year, 2027 Lingzhi will be officially launched next year. Lingzhi Family also launched "Wealth Creation Renewal Gift": purchase Lingzhi new energy enjoy up to 30,000 yuan swap subsidy, limited time 79,800 yuan starting; from now until October 31, purchase Lingzhi Family on-sale models, can participate in 100% winning car purchase lottery, up to 8,888 yuan.

Chenglong three new products launch together,

Full product line matrix helps logistics wealth creation

Commercial vehicle sector is also highlights. Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor Commercial Vehicle Sales Company Deputy General Manager Yin Dongjun launched Chenglong Yiwei 5 Supercapable Edition, Chenglong Yiwei 5 Ultra-light Edition 3.0, Chenglong H5 PRO three new products, covering new energy tractor, ultra-lightweight tractor and new platform truck three major series.

Chenglong Yiwei 5 Supercapable Edition is built based on Dongfeng Group T1 architecture platform, is the platform's first mass production model. Vehicle weight only 8.8 tons, comprehensive electric consumption as low as 1 kWh per km, supports MW-level supercharge, SOC from 20% to 80% only needs 20 minutes. Cab uses Chenglong third-generation dragon bone frame, battery uses nano flame retardant technology, safety control standard far exceeds national standard.

Chenglong Yiwei 5 Ultra-light Edition 3.0 series, each electricity version is more than 700kg lighter than competitors, annually can add income to users 27,000 yuan to 37,000 yuan. Yin Dongjun also revealed the ultra-light technology roadmap: Ultra-light Edition 3.0 has achieved gas-electricity same weight, Ultra-light Edition 4.0 will achieve oil-electricity same weight, Ultra-light Edition 5.0 will achieve electricity lighter than oil.

Chenglong H5 Pro positioned as "Wealth Pioneer Born for Efficient Logistics", chassis weight light to 5.18 tons, leading industry same class models 200kg; equipped with Yuchai 390 horsepower engine, under same working conditions per 100km save 1.5L compared to competitors. New car uses passenger car cabin concept, equipped with LED blackened "Dragon Eye" headlights, one-key start and other configurations, let drivers "Drive well, Drive comfortably, Drive safely".

At the launch, Chenglong also launched "Operation Worry-free Gift": 678 yuan deposit enjoys exclusive value-added discount; deposit users can participate in lucky draw, draw 6,000 yuan wealth creation fund; order sequence tail number encounter 6, 7, 8, 67 can get custom good gifts.

Overseas four new products + new right-hand drive platform first release,

From product output to platform output

Overseas sector is important focus of this launch. Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor General Manager Assistant Wang Wenyong launched FORTHING X5E, FORTHING V6E, CHENGLONG H5 PRO LNG, CHENGLONG H5V Extended Range four overseas new products, and CHENGLONG brand new right-hand drive platform.

FORTHING X5E positioned as "Made for Global New Generation", equipped with 800V high voltage fast charge platform, all series pass WVTA EU vehicle certification, cover BEV and PHEV dual power versions. FORTHING V6E positioned as "Born for Global Big Family", provides 5-8 seats flexible seat layout, equipped with 6.6kW external discharge function.

CHENGLONG H5 PRO LNG oriented towards Central Asia, Latin America, Africa and other LNG rich areas directional development, comprehensive gas consumption reaches industry leading level. CHENGLONG H5V Extended Range adopts "Large Battery, Small Range Extender, Can be Oil and Electric" design idea, full oil full electric comprehensive range exceeds 1,000km, provide feasible new energy commercial vehicle solution for charging facility weak markets. CHENGLONG brand new right-hand drive platform launch, marks Liuzhou Motor in right-hand drive market from product output to platform output, platform complete cover fuel, natural gas, pure electric, extended range four energy routes.

Wang Wenyong also reviewed the four major leap achievements since "Chengfeng Dual Engine" overseas strategy launch: Product leap aspect, equipped with Group T1 platform CHENGLONG Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck completed global debut at Hannover Motor Show on September 14; Localization aspect, overseas KD factories reached 9; Channel aspect, added 40 overseas dealerships, 30 service outlets; Service aspect, global user average service radius shortened from 120km to 103km. Currently, CHENGLONG Heavy Trucks in Vietnam highway logistics field market share firmly stays in first tier, FORTHING has entered Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines and other markets, Egypt KD factory fully in production.

From "Wings Launch New Journey" to "Joining the New Future Together",

Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor accelerates towards "15th Five-Year Plan"

Launch site, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor employees and user representatives also brought chorus "Good Wind Rises", with exciting melody convey commercial and passenger combined, rowing forward brand spirit. During the event, 96 models on site appeared concentrated, after launch ended, attending guests walked into factory for visit, close feeling Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor's manufacturing intelligence strength.

From June 7 Brand Day "Wings Launch New Journey", to today "Joining the New Future Together", rhythm getting faster, promise always one. Domestic and foreign full product line new cars + right-hand drive platform intensive appearance, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor used less than four months time, completed from strategy tuning to product landing key leap. Chenglong and Xinghai walk side by side, together hold up millions of families' beautiful travel and countless entrepreneurs' wealth creation dreams. Facing "15th Five-Year Plan", "725" goal is right ahead, a commercial and passenger combined, global layout Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor, is with global partners and every user together, Chenglong accompanies Xinghai, joining the new future together.

Recently, Dongfeng Shares released its half-year report: 5.516 billion in revenue, up 9.64% year-on-year. Against the backdrop of the industry facing overall transformation and intensified competition, while such growth performance may not be stunning, it also indicates that the transformation has yielded preliminary results.

Looking further down at the numbers makes it even more interesting.

Total profit was 169 million yuan, a significant year-on-year increase of 83.56%; net profit attributable to the parent company was 124 million yuan, up 27.83% year-on-year. Revenue increased by less than 10 percentage points, yet profit growth soared 83.56%. In the current macro environment, for a commercial vehicle enterprise to achieve this kind of scissors difference, there is only one explanation—no longer making money by "selling more", but by "selling correctly".

Financial reports show that Dongfeng Shares sold 69,000 vehicles in the first half of the year, up about 0.44% year-on-year, but the composition has changed completely.

New energy vehicles sold 18,000 units in the first half, nearly doubling, a 99.2% year-on-year increase, significantly outperforming industry growth. Its share of total sales reached 26.9%. Last year it was a supplementary role, this year it is the main course.

What is truly worth watching is the change in conclusions behind the numbers. First, fuel vehicle sales are declining. Domestic fuel vehicles fell 8.8% year-on-year; low-margin older light trucks and light passenger vehicles saw a significant sales contraction; Second, new energy is being refined. Battery swap models and cold chain special vehicles increased their share; these vehicles have high unit prices and thick profits; Third, new product launches concentrate on new energy. Multiple battery swap light trucks and VAN vehicles launched densely; production capacity and R&D resources are tilting towards new energy.

Such results led to a 573.4% year-on-year increase in new energy light truck sales. Dongfeng Duolic D6E battery swap version, Qiankun K6E precisely positioned for city distribution and cold chain, the bulk of orders came from scaled fleets and cold chain logistics enterprises. On March 28, Qiankun K6/K6E launched in Chengdu. In April, tasting events extended to Nanjing, Urumqi, Beijing, and Xiangyang.

The product structure adjustment was correct, the manufacturing end must be able to keep up.

The Xiangyang Green Intelligent Factory put into production in 2025, first half of this year, single-shift capacity utilization reached 102%. The final assembly workshop produces one vehicle every 150 seconds. A single final assembly workshop can produce more than 600 models with different configurations—pure electric, hybrid, and fuel are mixed and produced on the same production line. In the past, we built what cars, customers bought what cars. Now, if customers want what cars, we build what cars.

The domestic light truck industry's first automated AGV production line operates synchronously, workshop turnover inventory decreased by 50%, manufacturing efficiency increased by 15%.

Beyond new energy, traditional fuel vehicles are also moving. Fuel version light trucks are equipped with Phase IV fuel consumption engines, 2000 Bar ultra-high pressure common rail systems. The special vehicle segment released a new brand strategy on June 12, reserving chassis interfaces for sanitation, cold chain, and box cargo modification scenarios to shorten modification cycles.

On March 26, Dongfeng Shares released a new VAN brand "Dongfeng Freeton", comprehensively integrating its two brands "Dongfeng Yufeng" and "Dongfeng Ruileda".

Previously, multiple series ran in parallel, product positioning overlapped, channels internally competed for their own orders, severe internal consumption. After integration, thought is unified, brand is unified, resources are unified. On April 15, Freeton V8E and V10 launched in Chongqing. From launch to half-year report disclosure, over two months, Freeton series delivery volume increased 153.9% year-on-year.

Product definition was derived from following vehicles. The R&D team conducted 400,000 km of data collection and 1 million km of user follow-up visits across eight typical cities.

V8E focuses on same-city distribution, equipped with CATL 53 kWh 2C ultra-fast charging battery or Fudi 2C Blade Battery, 100 km electricity consumption only 13.8 kWh, leading the industry by 17%; rear-wheel drive, unafraid of heavy load climbing. V10 focuses on urban-rural logistics, 163 horsepower, 400 Newton-meters torque, engine thermal efficiency 43.5%.

The brand PR department is also working hard. On May 9, Dongfeng Freeton V10E was donated to Cuba Latin American News Agency; 108 orders were won in the Latin American market; On May 10, it appeared at China Brand Day; On June 27, Taihu discussed "Electric" endurance challenge, city distribution real working condition average endurance 401.38 km, first place ran 480.94 km. Previously, this brand could not be seen outside, now deliveries are speaking, events are speaking, real data is speaking, the outside world is starting to see it.

What truly changed overseas is not sales volume, but the tactics.

First half export completed vehicles 13,000, up 81.4% year-on-year, significantly outperforming industry export growth. On January 12, Egypt dealer store opened. On June 11, 12, Malaysia delivered 830 units in two days, new signed 500 units, signed another 200 units, cumulative over 1500 units.

Dongfeng Import & Export Company Chairman Wang Long said very clearly: "View Malaysia as the core of Southeast Asia market layout, achieve the leap from single product export to full-chain localized operation." — Not just selling cars, but planting sales networks, service networks, parts supply, and technical training fully locally.

Channels also were restructured. Previously assessment pressured warehouse wholesale, dealers just moved cars from factory warehouse to their own warehouse. Now set terminal price red lines, assessment weight shifted from "wholesale volume" to "retail transaction, key customer development, new energy proportion". Output fleet development toolkit, push dealers to sell cars into user hands.

Marketing resources concentrated on city distribution logistics and cold chain transportation, logistics parks carried out real vehicle trial operations, directly calculating oil-electric TCO cost difference for fleets.

Cost reduction and efficiency enhancement is also advancing synchronously. Sales expenses decreased 31.01% year-on-year, management expenses decreased 6.94%. Money spent where it counts, money not supposed to be spent is resolutely not spent.

Overseas rooting, channels restructuring, expense control — the logic of selling cars has completely changed.

Dongfeng Shares did not do the radical thing of "one stroke cutting fuel".

Dongfeng Cummins Engine sales in the first half reached 130,000 units, up 18.39% year-on-year. This growth rate under the halo of new energy doubling is not worth bragging about, but it is the "blood transfusion system" for the entire transformation. Before new profit centers grow up, the engine sector is the most important cash source—replenishing new energy, replenishing R&D, replenishing overseas expansion.

What is more worth watching than current period profit is R&D investment.

213 million, up 74.48% year-on-year. Commercial vehicle industry profits are thin, R&D investment over 100 million requires determination.

Money spent on four lines: Pure electric platform iteration, hydrogen fuel logistics vehicle reserves, skateboard chassis R&D, intelligent driving implementation.

On June 6, Dongfeng OpenVAN autonomous logistics vehicle brand global debut, four L4 level products—DF-2, DF-8, DF-25, DF-60, full coverage from last-mile delivery to mainline logistics. Smart brain partnered with Jiushi Intelligent self-developed, computing power industry top, L4 intelligent driving verified by over 130 million kilometers. At the launch event, signed with 8 enterprises, strategic orders over 4,000 units, expected to start delivery in August.

On June 24, DF-8 autonomous delivery cold chain logistics vehicle appeared at Asia Logistics Biennial. On June 30, partnered with Zhongli Shares to open up autonomous logistics full-link closed loop.

This investment is not buying current sales, it is an entry ticket for future elimination if not joining the game.

August 26, Dongfeng Automobile Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Dongfeng Shares", Stock Code: 600006) officially released the 2026 Semi-Annual Report. During the reporting period, Dongfeng Shares firmly grasped the opportunities for green and intelligent transformation in the commercial vehicle industry, anchored on the development directions of new energy and internationalization, steadily improved operating quality, and delivered a mid-year report with steady improvement and positive trends.

The report shows that in the first half of 2026, Dongfeng Shares achieved operating revenue of 5.516 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.64%; achieved total profit of 169 million yuan, a significant year-on-year increase of 83.56%; net profit attributable to shareholders was 124 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 27.83%, with significantly improved profitability levels. Under the complex situation of intensifying industry competition and changing demand structure, the company deepened value marketing, promoted cost reduction and efficiency improvement across the entire chain, continuously optimized product structure, and further highlighted the operating resilience of the company.

Regarding whole vehicle sales data, the company achieved sales of 69,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 0.44%, outperforming the market. The growth momentum of domestic new energy business was bright, with new energy vehicle sales reaching 18,000 vehicles, a significant year-on-year increase of 99.2%, significantly outperforming industry growth speed, becoming the core engine driving company growth.

Among them, the VAN vehicle market performance was bright. In April this year, the VAN vehicle brand was integrated, and the Dongfeng Furuitong brand was launched. Products such as Dongfeng Furuitong V6, V8, and V10 quickly gained market recognition, order volume increased rapidly, and delivery volume in the first half of the year increased by 153.9% year-on-year; in the light truck sector, the pace of new energy transformation was accelerated. Dongfeng Qiankun K6E, Dongfeng Dolicard D6E Battery Swap Version and other new products were launched to the market in succession, precisely matching diverse niche scenarios such as urban distribution and cold chain. New energy light truck sales increased by 573.4% year-on-year; Dongfeng Tuya T9E, T5E, T7Pro and other products were launched in rapid succession, providing more valuable product choices for urban and rural distribution.

While the product layout is rapidly transforming from traditional fuel vehicles to new energy, Dongfeng Shares focused on key technologies such as pure electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel trucks, skateboard chassis, and intelligent driving, continuously invested R&D expenses of 213 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 74.48%. In June this year, the Dongfeng OpenVAN unmanned logistics capacity brand was officially launched, and four L4-level unmanned logistics vehicles were released, receiving over 4,000 strategic orders on-site; autonomous driving logistics vehicles and intelligent sanitation vehicles have begun demonstration operations, accelerating the exploration of smart logistics commercialization implementation paths, and solidifying the foundation for long-term development with technical innovation.

The overseas export business achieved growth acceleration, with 13,000 whole vehicles exported in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 81.4%. Relying on a mature product matrix, Dongfeng Light Vehicles continued to breakthrough in key markets such as Latin America and Southeast Asia. A single delivery in Malaysia reached 830 units; jointly donated Dongfeng Furuitong V10E to Cuba Latin American News Agency with Xinhua News Agency. The Latin American market simultaneously secured 108 vehicles, and the Dongfeng Furuitong brand's international reputation was quickly established. Dongfeng Light Vehicles continued to expand the overseas market landscape, and overseas brand reputation continued to improve.

Meanwhile, Dongfeng Shares' engine business achieved significant growth in the first half of the year. Engine sales increased by 26% year-on-year, and engine business for generator sets increased significantly. As a core component business of Dongfeng Shares, the continuous strength of the engine sector not only verified Dongfeng Shares' technical accumulation in the powertrain field but also provided support for the market competitiveness of whole vehicle products.

The improvement in Dongfeng Shares' operating performance in the first half of the year is inseparable from the business achieving accelerated transformation and rapid promotion of new business layout. At the same time, it also relies on Dongfeng Shares' "Green Environmental Protection, Digital Integration, Flexible Manufacturing, Platform Sharing" intelligent manufacturing hard-core strength, laying a solid foundation for creating high-quality products and solidifying product reputation.

Facing the future, Dongfeng Shares will continue to focus on the five development directions of "New Quality Products, Marketing Capability, High-quality Operations, Ecosystem Integration, Value Creation and Sharing", accelerate the pace of new energy transformation, continuously optimize product structure, strengthen ecosystem construction, seize market transformation opportunities, and achieve high-quality development of company operations.

By the midway point of 2026, the commercial vehicle market is in turmoil. As the "fuel-to-electric transition" moves from consensus to the deep water zone, testing the execution capability of every enterprise, as a domestic established light commercial vehicle enterprise, Dongfeng Shares is giving its own answer with a report card of comprehensive success.

In the first half of this year, Dongfeng Shares showed explosive growth trends on multiple business routes: New Energy Light Trucks year-on-year surged 573.4%, Dongfeng Freeton jumped 153.9% year-on-year, overseas exports grew 81.4% year-on-year, Dongfeng Travel Cars grew 40.6% year-on-year, and the Casting Factory grew 68% year-on-year. In addition, as a strategic unmanned logistics vehicle product, Dongfeng OpenVAN is also about to join this matrix, further strengthening the company's market competitiveness...

Numbers are silent, but arranged together, they have the power to tell a story. Running 573.4% against a 65% industry new energy growth rate, and 81.4% against an approximate 10% export market growth rate. This is not following the trend, but leading against it. From the near-vertical rise of new energy products, to the rapid expansion of overseas footprint, to the emergence of a new brand, this report card reflects a clear path of a traditional car enterprise completing strategic restructuring and energy switch during the period of major industrial changes.

Breaking down Dongfeng Shares' performance in the first half of the year, new energy light trucks are the biggest highlight. The year-on-year growth of 573.4% can be called "phenomenal" data. It means Dongfeng Shares' growth in this track is not linear climbing, but jumping explosion.

From Dongfeng Qiankun "Wide-body Pure Electric Light Truck K6E" range breaking 350 km, to Dongfeng Dolicar "D6E Battery Swap Light Truck" supporting 3-minute ultra-fast battery swap and reducing 30% purchase cost through "Vehicle-Battery Separation" mode, paired with high-capacity, 2C fast-charging batteries cooperating with CATL, the rapidly advancing product matrix is fully covering core scenarios such as urban distribution, cold chain, and sanitation. This is not simple "fuel-to-electric conversion" piecing together, but forward development starting from user value.

On March 28, Dongfeng Qiankun series positioned as "Pioneer of China's Efficient Fresh Food Transportation" officially launched, staging the scene of "selling well upon listing". On the launch day, it received 128 vehicle orders. Added to lifetime warranty on ten core components, three-year replacement policy (no repair) and other service policies, it quickly established a foothold in high-value markets such as Green Channel and cold chain.

Integration requires more wisdom than fragmentation. Merging two rivers into one torrent requires not only courage but also unshakable certainty about the direction. Still in March, the original two VAN vehicle brands "Ruidida" and "Yufeng" were integrated and upgraded into a new brand "Dongfeng Freeton" to quickly release integration dividends.

Year-on-year growth of 153.9% in the first half, with May single month soaring 442.1% year-on-year. The V8E of the New Energy Camp has a maximum range of 400 km, power consumption as low as 13.8 degrees per 100 km, cargo box capacity 7.3 cubic meters, starting from 91,500 yuan; the V10 of the Fuel Camp has fuel consumption as low as 5.7 liters per 100 km, starting from 101,000 yuan. The brand plans to launch 36 new models within the year, fully covering various niche markets.

The greatness of a river does not lie in where it originates, but whether it can reach a farther sea. Currently, for Chinese commercial vehicle enterprises, going overseas is no longer an optional question, but a mandatory one. In the first half of this year, Dongfeng Shares overseas exports entered the fast lane. Behind the 81.4% export performance growth year-on-year, is the deepening of the enterprise's global layout.

In Africa, the Egyptian dealer flagship store opened; in Southeast Asia, Malaysia received 200 commercial vehicle orders; in Oceania, it landed in the Australian right-hand drive market for the first time; in Latin America, it won 108 orders for Dongfeng Freeton pure electric VANs. By the end of 2025, the global sales and service network has exceeded 1,000, truly moving from "going global" to "taking root".

Behind the bright performance is the dual drive of external opportunities and internal transformation.

From a national level perspective, in the first half of the year, our country continued to implement preferential tax policies for new energy vehicles, and a package of policies such as the "2026 Car Trade-in Subsidy Implementation Rules" accelerated the elimination of old fuel trucks, making new energy light trucks change from "optional" to "mandatory option" in some scenarios. From a local level perspective, more and more cities give new energy trucks right-of-way advantages such as no driving restrictions. For urban distribution, express delivery, and fresh food delivery industries, right-of-way is order-taking capability, which constitutes the hardest driving force for "fuel replacement with electricity".

From a market level perspective, domestic new energy light trucks accumulated year-on-year growth of more than 30%, and the overall market prosperity provided a solid base for growth.

The direction of the tide is certainly important, but whether to ride the wind and waves ultimately depends on the firmness of the ship itself and the helmsman's decision. If policy and market are "Heavenly timing and geographical advantage", then Dongfeng Shares' own transformation is "Harmony among people".

Strategically, the company firmly promoted "Fuel and Electricity Simultaneously", not passively waiting for market transition, but actively arranging dual-line products. From Dongfeng Qiankun to Dongfeng Freeton, both adopted "Fuel and Electricity Dual Line" strategy, both taking over the fuel vehicle existing market and seizing the new energy incremental cake.

Hard power of products is the underlying logic supporting all growth. Technically, years of accumulation began to release in concentrated form. Whether it is K6E's 350 km range, D6E's 3-minute battery swap, or V8E's 400 km range and 13.8 degrees power consumption per 100 km, behind it are results of long-term coordination with core partners such as CATL and Dongfeng Cummins. It is worth mentioning that in the first half of this year, not only did Dongfeng Shares see a surge in sales of light vehicle products, but other business segments also showed good development trends. Dongfeng Qingfa sales surged 89% year-on-year, Dongfeng Cummins sales grew 18% year-on-year, Dongfeng Castrol grew 10.6% year-on-year...

On channels and organization, the Marketing Headquarters subdivided by customer groups into Light Truck, Small Truck, VAN vehicle divisions, achieving "Integrated Fuel and Electric Sales", letting those who hear the gunfire command the battle. It is worth noting that in just the first half of this year, Dongfeng Shares attracted over 100 quality new partners to join the network, greatly improving channel density.

On brand, moves were decisive. In March, the two VAN vehicle brands were integrated into Dongfeng Freeton to avoid internal horse racing, allowing R&D and marketing resources to form a combined force, and unifiedly attacking the strategic goal of "Top two in total sales in the light commercial vehicle industry, Number one in new energy sales in the industry". At the same time, a new high-end light truck brand Dongfeng Qiankun was launched, precisely cutting into high-value niche markets such as Green Channel and cold chain. Dual brands each performing their duties, the brand matrix is clearer.

The perspective of observing Dongfeng Shares is not only about how many cars it sold, but also how it tells its own story. Such changes at the perception level started from narrative method...

Sinking to the front line, the new PR department team plucked those vivid "Moments of Trust" from the full value chain, weaving wealth creation stories of customers into brand testimonials, making cold hard industrial products have human warmth. A "Central Kitchen + All-station Positions" content team not only records every aspect of the company but also deeply explores new ways of play for AI technology and IP matrix. From "Dongfeng Freeton" brand integration launch to overseas export long voyage, from "Dongfeng Tuye" launch to "Guo Jing and Huang Rong" themed float parade, to appearing at "China Brand Global Tour", what we see is no longer the taciturn vehicle-building craftsman of the past, but a game breaker who knows how to converse with the era.

Looking back at Dongfeng Shares' first half of 2026, a clear main line is visible: this enterprise is undergoing a systematic transformation from inside to out. It firmly embraces the new energy explosion window, using 573.4% growth rate to prove transformation can have both speed and texture; it dares to break the old pattern, letting the integrated brand emit new life; it accelerates going overseas, moving from product trade to deep diving into the value chain. When the industry enters the new cycle of "Incremental Competition turning into Stock Game + Structural Transformation", the systematic combat capability it demonstrates may be the true confidence to through the cycle and continuous evolution.

July 24, Dongfeng Motor Corporation Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Dongfeng Shares", Stock Code: 600006) released the 2026 semi-annual performance pre-increase announcement. The announcement shows that Dongfeng Shares is expected to achieve a net profit attributable to owners of the parent company of 120 million yuan to 130 million yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 23.45% to 33.74%. New energy vehicle sales reached 19,000 units, up 100.3% year-on-year; exported vehicles totaled 13,000 units, up 81.4% year-on-year; engine sales hit 160,000 units, up 26% year-on-year. Behind these figures lies Dongfeng Shares' sustained effort on three main lines: new energy transformation, engine business, and overseas markets, serving as a phased verification.

New Energy Accelerates Fully, Transformation Results Accelerated Realization

In the first half of the year, Dongfeng Shares' new energy vehicle sales reached 19,000 units, up 100.3% year-on-year, with new energy light truck sales surging 573.4% year-on-year, outperforming industry growth. Following the launch of the premium light truck brand "Dongfeng Qiankun" in 2025, multiple new energy products were densely launched in the first half, including Dongfeng Qiankun K6E pure electric light truck, Dongfeng Dolica D6E battery swap light truck, Dongfeng Tuye T9E/T5E/T7Pro light mini-truck series, Dongfeng Furuitong V8E pure electric VAN, covering light truck, mini-truck, and VAN vehicle full product lines. Dongfeng Shares, by perfecting the new energy product matrix, precisely matched urban distribution and cold chain scene needs, capturing the dividend of increased new energy commercial vehicle penetration. Dongfeng Qiankun K6E is equipped with 800V super high voltage fast charging, replenishing 80% power in ten-plus minutes; Dongfeng Furuitong V8E achieved scaled delivery in urban distribution logistics scenarios less than three months after launch. The new energy strategy released by Dongfeng Shares in 2025 is clear, aiming for 60% new energy penetration by 2030; strategic traction is converting into leapfrog market expansion. Meanwhile, Dongfeng Shares actively responded to the industry's "avoiding excessive internal competition" requirements, fully promoting value marketing, continuously advancing cost reduction and efficiency improvement across the whole value chain, optimizing production organization, and driving technical cost reduction, achieving a shift from "sales volume growth" to "efficiency growth", improving product gross margins, reducing fixed expenses, and steadily enhancing operating quality.

Engine Business Grows Strongly, Core Component Competitiveness Highlighted

In the first half of the year, Dongfeng Shares' engine business volume and profit grew significantly synchronously. Engine sales increased 26% year-on-year. Power component business operates independently from the vehicle cycle, balancing external markets, forming a countercyclical buffer. Among them, Dongfeng Cummins engine sales reached 134,000 units, up 18.4% year-on-year, net profit 677 million yuan, up 24% year-on-year. Power generation power precisely entered scenarios such as telecom base stations, hospitals, mines, and breeding bases. Relying on high-pressure common rail fuel system efficient combustion technology, as well as stable performance under extreme environments and low fuel consumption advantages, Dongfeng Cummins' off-road related business sales have hit a five-year high for the same period consecutively; light engine sales reached 26,000 units, up 89.5% year-on-year, total profit 27 million yuan, up 30% year-on-year; casting sales reached 26,000 tons, up 67.7% year-on-year. Engine business for generator sets grew significantly, making a positive contribution to Dongfeng Shares' operations. As Dongfeng Shares' core component business, the continued strength of the engine segment not only validates Dongfeng Shares' technical accumulation in the powertrain field but also provides bottom-line support for the market competitiveness of vehicle products.

Overseas Markets Accelerate Breakthrough, Globalization Layout Continues to Deepen

Dongfeng Shares donated Dongfeng Furuitong V10E to Cuba's Latin American News Agency; Dongfeng light commercial vehicle sales stores officially opened in Mendoza, Argentina

In the first half of the year, Dongfeng Shares exported 13,000 vehicles, up 81.4% year-on-year, with growth far exceeding the industry average, and overseas markets are shifting from "layout" to "deep cultivation". In the Latin American market, Dongfeng Furuitong V8E secured 108 vehicle orders; the first sales store in Argentina received 100 unit orders immediately upon opening; in the Southeast Asian market, 830 light truck specialized vehicles were delivered in Malaysia at once. Right-hand drive product layout accelerated, light truck T17 S series and mini-truck T15 series launched smoothly; Dongfeng Cummins in Vietnam, the core market of Southeast Asia, engine export sales increased 94% year-on-year in the first half. The South Asian Pakistan market showed strong growth momentum, with engine exports soaring 155% year-on-year. The East African Tanzania market was steadily developed, with engine exports increasing 90% year-on-year in the first half, continuously broadening regional engineering and transportation equipment supply markets. Jointly donating Dongfeng Furuitong V10E to Cuba's Latin American News Agency with Xinhua News Agency further improved Dongfeng light vehicle brand's overseas visibility. Overseas business became an important growth pole to hedge domestic market competition pressure. Dongfeng Shares is accelerating the perfection of overseas marketing networks and service systems, continuously expanding the global market map with product strength and localized operation capabilities.

Dongfeng OpenVAN Global Premiere

H1 performance is a phased result of Dongfeng Shares' several-year full-domain deep transformation. This performance pre-increase is a phased result of Dongfeng Shares' transformation and upgrading, but challenges such as the sustainability of new energy growth, pressure from price wars in traditional fuel vehicles, and geopolitical risks in export markets need attention.

Aiming for the "15th Five-Year Plan" commercial vehicle "Four Firsts" goal, Dongfeng Shares is accelerating towards high-quality development with product innovation as the backbone and brand communication as the wings. Of note, Dongfeng Shares has also taken a key step in the unmanned logistics field — on June 6, the Dongfeng OpenVAN unmanned logistics vehicle brand premiered globally in Xiangyang, launching four models of L4-level full-scenario unmanned logistics vehicles, receiving over 4,000 units of strategic signing orders on-site. This is the most iconic technical brand event since the founding of Dongfeng Shares. The expansion of new businesses and new tracks is accumulating momentum for Dongfeng Shares' next stage of growth.

[First Commercial Vehicle Network Original]

According to the statistics of First Commercial Vehicle Network, within the 4 weeks of June 2026 (June 1, 2026 - June 28, 2026), the total score of the "Heavy Truck First Influence Index" for 9 major domestic heavy truck brands was 2240 points, representing a 29.6% increase compared to the 4-week score of June 2026 (1728 points), and a 2.8% increase compared to the score of the same period last year (2180 points).

Although the market has entered the June off-season, the dissemination heat of various domestic heavy truck brands remains undiminished, and the "Heavy Truck First Influence Index" has also seen a double increase month-over-month and year-over-year. Such achievements not only show the activity level of the market but also once again demonstrate the determination and confidence of various heavy truck brands towards the market.

June 2026 "Heavy Truck First Influence" Dissemination Event Statistics

FAW Leads Again, CNHTC Steady and Secure

In June, the "Heavy Truck First Influence Index" list was still led by FAW Jiefang and China National Heavy Duty Truck (CNHTC). The two brands each have their own brilliance and responsibility in the field of dissemination.

The growth in influence score for FAW Jiefang stems from increased dissemination efforts. Early in June, related reports on the launch of FAW Jiefang's new energy CTB battery products were released successively; the product received industry attention due to core technology breakthroughs such as extreme lightweighting, ultra-low height, high energy efficiency, and overall high safety; Mid-month, FAW Jiefang J6V Pro launch event was held in Shanghai, marking a new step in its layout in the medium-to-high-end cargo truck market; At the same time, FAW Jiefang was rated as a benchmark enterprise for the 2025 Annual "Science and Technology Reform Action"; FAW Jiefang Chairman and Party Secretary Li Sheng went to the frontline of Latin American country markets to carry out research, attended multiple strategic and order signing events during the period, signed a total of 1640 vehicles, and harvested full results; End of month, FAW Jiefang Powertrain Division successfully mass-produced the newly developed top-pull 12-speed heavy truck transmission designed for overseas markets.

In June, CNHTC was also steady and secure, showing its strength as a "National Heavy Tool" in different fields. Early in June, the launching ceremony for the first order of Hebei Province to Turkey TIR multimodal transport dedicated line was held in Shijiazhuang, and 40 Sitrak cross-border tractors were completed for delivery synchronously; Mid-month, sales data showed that CNHTC's May heavy truck market share was 31.5%, 1 out of every 3 trucks sold was CNHTC; CNHTC Father's Day MV "Dad, Listen to Me" was released heavily, sending exclusive festival gifts to truckers rushing on the road; End of month, CNHTC & Yingda Logistics 100 vehicles strategic signing and the first batch of 50 Howo TX new energy product delivery ceremony was held in Zhangzhou, Fujian.

Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Blossoms "Comprehensively" Domestically and Overseas, Chenglong Brand Day Ignites Topics

In June, the most intensive marketing efforts and widest topic dissemination belonged to Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle. Whether domestic or overseas, whether order delivery or event marketing, Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle did it excellently.

In domestic and overseas markets, the marketing activities of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle have harvested full results. Early in June, the 2026 AiPao · China Ring-Tar International Rally finished successfully in Aksu, Xinjiang, and Dongfeng Tianlong New KL provided full escort, showing its hardcore and reliable nature; At the same time, batch Dongfeng Tianjin KR was officially delivered to Vietnamese terminal large customers at Dongfeng Import & Export Vietnam dealer Huanghui Group 4S store; Mid-month, Dongfeng Import & Export Company held a Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle new product launch conference in Kuala Lumpur, officially releasing D320 series tractors, D310 series engineering vehicles and mixer trucks for the Malaysian market, and signed 200 vehicle orders with local partners; Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle held 150 Dongfeng Tianlong tractor signing and the first batch of 80 vehicle delivery ceremony in Wuhan; End of month, Dongfeng Tianlong KH630/580 gas vehicle · Northwest Seasonal King Challenge concluded successfully, the event covered six provinces/regions including Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia, lasting 42 days.

In June, the most representative marketing activity was the holding of the 10th 6.7 Brand Customer Day of Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor. Early in the month, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor issued a preview that the new generation new energy commercial vehicle of Chenglong would be heavily released. On the Brand Day, there were five major heavy contents presented: technology release, product premiere, policy discount, exclusive care, and public welfare upgrade. Many frontier new energy vehicle models made a collective appearance, among which Chenglong Wing Wei 5 New Energy Supercharge Cargo Truck became the focus of industry attention; In the latter half of June, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor Chenglong Wealth Creation Home Festival entered Linyi, Shandong, winning 168 vehicles on site.

Aside from the above events, in June, the more influential dissemination topics in the heavy truck market also include: XCMG won the new energy tractor market champion for the sixth consecutive month with a May sales volume of 3946 vehicles; Shaanxi Automobile Heavy Truck held a series of activities in Beijing including the launch of the 6000 platform series new products, the delivery of Delong X6000, G6000 Premier Edition gas express freight tractors in bulk, and strategic cooperation signing; Beiben Heavy Truck secured a 300-vehicle new energy heavy truck large order for the China-Mongolia border cross-border transport project; Batch Beijing Heavy Truck Blue Dream 7 new energy heavy truck delivery to Yulin, empowering the green transformation of coal transport in northern Shaanxi, etc.

Editor's Note

Although every summer is traditionally the off-season, it seems from the current situation that the signs of the heavy truck market off-season not being light have already appeared. In the coming July, can various heavy truck brands still maintain the same dissemination strength? Please continue to follow the reports of this website.

The global automotive industry is welcoming a deep transformation towards electrification, intelligence, and globalization. Industry competition is no longer limited to product comparisons, but extends to an all-around contest in technological R&D, brand building, industrial chain layout, and overseas markets. As a backbone domestic central state-owned automotive enterprise, Dongfeng Motor is steadily advancing the "Oriental Wind 2030" strategy. In 2026, the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan" development plan, relying on cutting-edge technologies, diverse new energy products, and a global layout, the market performance in the first half of the year was brilliant, achieving sales "five wins", highlighting development resilience in fierce industry competition, and carving out a high-quality development path towards new technologies, upward growth, and the globe.

In the first half of 2026, Dongfeng Motor's cumulative total vehicle sales reached 1.021 million units, with all five core indicators outperforming the industry benchmark. Overall sales growth rate was 1.1 percentage points better than the industry; domestic market cumulative sales were 831,000 units, growth rate 9.6 percentage points higher than the industry, firmly stabilizing the local base; new energy vehicle sales reached 493,000 units, up 27.5% year-on-year, growth rate leading the industry by 21.2 percentage points, showing significant results in green transformation; independent brand sales reached 725,000 units, up 13.6% year-on-year, growth rate exceeding the industry by 13.2 percentage points, with the independent upward strategy landing and proving effective; overseas exports surged 97% year-on-year, global layout entering a rapid realization phase. These bright data points are not short-term market dividends, but the result of Dongfeng's long-term deep cultivation in intelligent self-research, green tracks, and global channels.

2026 is designated as Dongfeng Motor's "Technology Realization Year". The enterprise takes the "Tianyuan Intelligence" plan as a key driver, continuously breaking through intelligent core technologies and building an autonomous and controllable intelligent car underlying system. In the cockpit field, Dongfeng launched a complete Tianyuan Smart Cockpit product matrix, covering all sub-segments from high-end to mainstream. Among them, Tianyuan Smart Cockpit Plus is the first domestic integrated cockpit and driving platform, integrating 3D immersive vehicle control interaction and intelligent driving SR rendering technology, equipped with a self-developed AI large model, creating a new generation of intelligent cockpits that are intuitive, easy to understand, and convenient to operate, to be batch-mounted on domestic chip benchmark models. In the AI field, the self-developed "Taiji Large Model" passed the Generative AI filing with the National Cyberspace Administration, deeply collaborating with the Tianyuan vehicle architecture and vehicle operating system, building a smart security defense line while implementing AI in vehicles. At the same time, Dongfeng released the OpenWorld Multimodal Real Road Dataset Open Plan, opening massive real-world road data to the industry, providing important support for autonomous driving world models and vehicle embodied intelligence R&D, assisting the coordinated development of the domestic intelligent driving industry.

Automotive-grade chips are the core hardware foundation of intelligence. Dongfeng continues to attack chip domestication, with multiple self-developed products filling domestic blanks. The all-domestic high-performance automotive MCU chip DF30 completed verification, adapted for engine ECU, and has been mounted on Epai 007, Mengshi M817, and other models to promote mass production; the automotive high-side driver chip INH025X performance benchmarks international top products, selected in the central enterprise science and technology innovation results catalog, cumulative installations over 350,000 units, significantly reducing dependence on foreign core components. Intelligent upgrades were simultaneously landed in manufacturing. In January this year, the world's largest 16000T integrated die-casting production line went into production, used for battery box production, and Dongfeng became the only enterprise in the industry to achieve whole vehicle front-mid-rear fully integrated die-casting layout. The production line carries a large number of industrial robots and self-developed intelligent systems, capable of reducing costs and increasing efficiency, and improving battery collision protection capabilities, first applied to Epai M8. The world's single largest medium and heavy commercial vehicle smart factory put into production at the same time is equipped with 288 collaborative robots, welding and painting automation rate 100%, relying on digital twin and AI quality inspection technology, production efficiency increased by 30% compared to traditional factories, smart manufacturing strength remains at the forefront of the industry.

Green and low carbon is the core direction of automotive industry transformation. Dongfeng landed the "Tianjing Zero Carbon" plan, adhering to the "Pure Electric Foundation, Hydrogen Leadership, Diverse Layout" route, creating a new energy product matrix covering all power types, adapting to various mobility scenarios. In the first half of the year, multiple new products were launched centrally, fully covering all sub-segments. In the high-end new energy sector, Voyah Taishan Ultra, Taishan X8 completed delivery, consolidating high-end brand positioning; Mengshi M817 broke the industry bottleneck where luxury off-road comfort, intelligence, and performance are difficult to balance; the new brand Yijing launched flagship six-seat SUV Yijing X9, setting new generation vehicle standards from three dimensions of safety, comfort, and driving control. In the home market, Epai M8 six-seat SUV directly hits the pain points of multi-child family travel, pre-sale orders broke 10,000 on the first day; 2026 model Aeolus L7 EV consolidates the 100,000 yuan level pure electric SUV market; Nano 06 Smart Fun Version downgraded intelligent configurations, lowering car purchasing thresholds; Fengxing Haixiang T5, Haixiang V6 focus on affordable commuting market, enriching mass green travel choices.

Hydrogen business relies on over 20 years of technology accumulation to form differentiated advantages. Dongfeng built a 20kW to 400kW full-coverage hydrogen power platform, holding over a thousand hydrogen energy invention patents, technology continuously converting into commercial orders. Self-developed 400kW fuel cell stack passed national standard 10,000-hour durability test in May, becoming the first domestically rated "Durability Star" metal bipolar plate stack. Commercialization landing sped up, signed 1,500 hydrogen heavy truck big order in March, mass put into use in Three Gorges Water Transportation Engineering in June, promoting hydrogen heavy trucks into mainline logistics, ports, sanitation, infrastructure and other scenarios. Currently Dongfeng hydrogen fuel vehicle cumulative sales exceeded 9,000 units, demonstration operations covered over 40 cities nationwide, operation scale industry first. R&D system upgraded simultaneously, 2026 Dongfeng established Basic and Pioneer Technology Research Institute, Global Design Center put into use, "Three Countries Six Places" R&D network formed; led to establish Hubei Solid State Battery Innovation Consortium, uniting 18 industry-university-research units to attack next-generation battery technology, landed the province's first new energy vehicle academician workstation, relying on top teams to attack automotive new materials, consolidating long-term green technology competitiveness.

Around "Sky Sail" globalization strategy, Dongfeng innovates overseas cooperation models, perfecting R&D, production, and sales integrated overseas layout. This May, Dongfeng signed deepening strategic cooperation agreement with Stellantis Group, paving the way for entering European new energy market. Domestically, six parties injected over 8 billion yuan to empower Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën, promoting brand intelligence and green transformation; overseas planning both sides jointly build European joint venture, coordinating new energy vehicle local R&D, production, distribution and procurement, building a stable export platform. Logistics guarantee aspect, Dongfeng renewed strategic cooperation with COSCO SHIPPING, strengthening cross-border vehicle and parts logistics, improving global supply chain risk resistance ability.

Passenger car overseas implementation high-low end dual-line layout, affordable models and high-end brands simultaneously put in effort. DONGFENG BOX, 007, MAGE, and other models sold hot in Europe, Latin America, Africa markets due to high cost-performance; Voyah, Mengshi enter Saudi, UAE, Egypt, and other Middle Eastern countries, completed exclusive tuning for local high temperature and sand environment; Voyah captured high-end users with new Chinese style luxury, Mengshi off-road performance gained foreign enthusiasts' favor. Commercial vehicles adhere to one place one policy, scenario customization: customized V5 tractor for Saudi long-distance logistics; launched two differentiated delivery models for Peru fresh fruit transport; Southeast Asia deployed full series light and heavy trucks, Malaysia single batch delivery 830 units, signed 500 units; adapted to Australia right-hand drive regulations launched light logistics vehicle CAPTAIN.45. Channel network continues to expand, Dongfeng overseas authorized marketing outlets reached 1,600, covering over 150 countries worldwide, over 30 overseas markets sales doubled, overseas channel deep cultivation effectiveness highlighted.

Standing at the "15th Five-Year Plan" opening new starting point, Dongfeng Motor takes "Tianyuan Intelligence", "Tianjing Zero Carbon", "Sky Sail" three plans as core lever, steadily promoting four industrial ecology construction. Next step, enterprise will continue to deep cultivate product iteration, core technology self-research, global market expansion, constantly enrich new energy product matrix, break through intelligent vehicle hardware and software key technologies, perfect global production and sales channels, go all out to shape technology-oriented, international, and youthful brand image, seize development opportunities in the global automotive industry transformation wave, assist domestic automotive industry high-quality transformation and upgrading with SOE responsibility.

The midsummer month of June, a ten-year promise, arrived as scheduled. On June 7, the 10th Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor 6.7 Brand Customer Day, themed "Dual Engine Leading, Wings Launching a New Journey", was grandly held in Liuzhou. Leaders from Dongfeng Motor Group, the Municipal Committee and Government of Liuzhou, as well as partners from home and abroad, dealer representatives, truck friends, users, and media reporters gathered together. Together with more than one million online viewers, they witnessed the release of Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor's 15th Five-Year Plan strategy, the debut of the new T1 technical platform and complete vehicles, and the significant implementation of multiple user care and public welfare plans.

Anchor on "725 · Dual Leading", Draw a Grand Blueprint for the 15th Five-Year Plan

At this Brand Customer Day, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor General Manager Lin Changbo officially released the new strategy for the "15th Five-Year Plan" — the "725 · Dual Leading" strategy, setting the tone and direction for high-quality development in the next five years.

Focusing on the commercial vehicle sector, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor proposes to gather efforts to achieve a production and sales scale of 70,000 vehicles and realize leadership in the southern regional market. At the product level, Chelong will continue to deepen its three core advantages: "Lightweight, Low Energy Consumption, Intelligence". Lightweight continues to maintain industry leadership; Low energy consumption builds a positive development system, planning to establish leadership advantages in 7 market segments before 2030; In terms of intelligence, partnering with Wintrax and others, it will become the "Intelligent Driving Popularizer" in the commercial vehicle industry, achieving full-scenario intelligent driving coverage from L2+ to L4. On the new energy technology route, Chelong will comprehensively layout full-stack technologies such as pure electric, hydrogen fuel, methanol, hybrid, etc., realizing a comprehensive renewal of the new energy product line.

In the overseas sector, closely following Dongfeng Group's "Setting Sail to the Horizon" international leap goal, it will continue to deeply cultivate core ASEAN markets such as Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand, accelerate expansion into emerging regions such as Europe, Middle East, Africa, and South America, and build a global production and sales network. At the same time, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor is actively promoting the transformation from a manufacturing enterprise to a "Service + Ecological" enterprise, coordinating group resources, collaborating with top ecological partners, building a "Full-Scenario Transportation Ecosystem" in the commercial vehicle sector, providing customers with one-stop solutions covering "Selection, Purchase, Use, Maintenance, Replacement" full scenarios, creating value and winning the future together with customers and partners.

T1 Technical Platform Makes a Grand Debut, Chelong Yiwai 5 Hyper Power Edition Debuts on Stage

Strategy landing, technology is the foundation. At this Brand Customer Day, the "4.0 Hydrogen-Electric Integrated Modular Platform" T1 technical platform newly created by Dongfeng Group was officially released. The T1 platform integrates modularity, integration, and customization, containing pure hydrogen, hydrogen-electric hybrid, pure electric and other diverse technology routes, covering four major series of Tractor, Cargo, Dump, and Special, 29 market segments, and more than 400 vehicle usage scenarios. The new works built on the T1 platform — Chelong H7 Hydrogen Glory Edition Hydrogen Fuel Tractor, Chelong Yiwai 5 Hyper Power Edition Pure Electric Tractor — also welcomed the complete vehicle debut on site.

Chelong H7 PRO Hydrogen Glory Edition Hydrogen Fuel Tractor targets real long-distance logistics scenarios, possessing five major hard-core advantages: "Low Hydrogen Consumption, Long Range, Long Lifespan, High Efficiency, High Reliability". It first launches the "Large Hydrogen Stack + Small Battery" product, equipped with a 400kW high-power efficient hydrogen stack, based on scenario-based powertrain integrated matching calibration technology, comprehensive hydrogen consumption as low as 7 kg per 100 km. Equipped with 75MPa high-pressure hydrogen storage system (expandable to liquid hydrogen), maximum hydrogen storage capacity 125 kg, range exceeds 1,700 km, thoroughly solving range anxiety pain points. Hydrogen stack stable lifespan exceeds 33,000 hours, whole vehicle design lifespan exceeds 1.6 million km, industry-leading, will become the ultimate solution for medium-long distance and trunk line logistics transportation scenarios. Subsequently, customized "Small Hydrogen Stack + Large Battery" products will be launched, equipped with T1 platform hydrogen-electric modules, applying self-developed hydrogen fuel range extension technology, comprehensive range covers 500~1,000 km, hydrogen or electric capable, flexibly allocated according to hydrogen/electricity costs in different regions, achieving optimal TCO returns, easily meeting diverse scenario needs.

Chelong Yiwai 5 Hyper Power Edition Pure Electric Tractor possesses 6 major core advantages such as "Super Light, Super Fuel-Efficient, Super Fast, High Safety, High Reliability, High Intelligence", setting a new benchmark for new energy commercial vehicle value. The vehicle axle spacing is only 3.3 meters, shortest in the industry; Electric drive axle highly integrated, matching 68 lightweight technologies, 422 kWh version vehicle curb weight only 8.8 tons, 500 kg lighter than competitors. In terms of power, equipped with 14,000 RPM high-speed flat wire oil-cooled motor, output nearly 1,000 horsepower, over 40,000 N·m torque, surging power calmly coping with heavy load and complex road conditions. The new car debut applies 1000V platform SiC eight-in-one integrated domain control, vehicle power consumption optimized by 5.5% or more; Integrated electric drive axle comprehensive efficiency ≥94.5%, matching full-domain intelligent temperature control thermal management system, vehicle energy saving another 3%+, low temperature range attenuation ≤20%, actual measured comprehensive power consumption as low as 1 kWh per km; Equipped with intelligent load identification system, realizing intelligent EBP, energy recovery efficiency increased by 10% or more. In terms of energy replenishment, supports megawatt-level ultra-fast charging, energy replenishment time ≤20 minutes. At the safety level, battery uses nano flame-retardant technology, safety control standards far exceed national standards; Battery pack adopts bottom-mounted horizontal layout, vehicle center of gravity drops 20%, driving stability greatly improved; Cab adopts Chelong third-generation keel frame, protection performance increased by 40%. Whole vehicle B10 lifespan can reach up to 1.6 million km, escorting full lifecycle operation with extreme reliability.

Also on display was the Chelong Yiwai 2 RV, a smart light truck RV jointly created by Chelong and Haier. The new car deeply customizes Haier's full series of home appliances, smart panel one-screen control, super grade-1 energy efficiency reduces charging anxiety, silent variable frequency air conditioning as low as 20 decibels, washer and dryer integrated washing machine frees hands, turning the light truck RV into a "moving fully furnished smart home".

Mulan Blooms, Youth Build Dreams, Guard Every Journey with Warmth

Focusing on users, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor has never stopped. At this Brand Customer Day, Ms. Tan Xiaolei, Deputy General Manager of Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor Commercial Vehicle Sales Company, took the stage, explained and released multiple care plans and new products for truck friend families and female practitioners one by one.

The "She · Harbor" Chelong Female Truck Friend Care Plan was released first, paying tribute to every female practitioner rushing on the front line of freight transport. The plan builds a full-care ecosystem from three dimensions: health protection, warm integration, and career empowerment, covering exclusive health screening, online card sister mutual aid community, driving safety special training, and female convenience supplies configuration at service stations, letting warm care permeate every service link, truly guarding every "Her" on the road.

As the exclusive masterpiece of this plan, Chelong H5V Mulan Edition appeared warmly, named after "Mulan", paying tribute to independent and resilient freight heroines, bringing a series of humanized exclusive configurations: 360° panoramic image, parking monitoring and SOS emergency help build all-around safety protection; full vehicle privacy curtain and bunk partition create a safe private space; pull-out hidden car toilet matching parking heating hot water system, directly hit toilet and wash difficulties; seat heating and waist and abdomen directional heating relieve long-distance fatigue; side flip board hidden vanity table and integrated cosmetic area car refrigerator, turning the cab into a warm little home on the road.

Extending care from the cab to the family, the "Wishing Son Rides Chelong · Youth Build Career Plan" officially launched, also marking the "Wishing Son Rides Chelong" public welfare plan moving from "Helping Studies Realizing Dreams" to "Helping Careers Setting Sail". The plan first gathered more than 100 industry chain partners such as Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor, CATL, Sunwoda, Yuchai Group, Fast Gear, etc., opening 165 high-quality posts in new energy technology, intelligent manufacturing, marketing, etc., work locations covering Nanning, Liuzhou, Shenzhen and Belarus and other domestic and foreign regions, building a solid bridge from the classroom to the workplace for young students.

The event also held a grand round of three commendation awards for partners, dealers, and user representatives who performed excellently in the past year, paying tribute with honors to every strength walking hand in hand.

Journey of ten thousand miles, original intention like a rock. Standing at a new starting point for the beginning of the 15th Five-Year Plan, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor will firmly implement Dongfeng Group's "Three Leaps, One Towards New" strategic deployment, taking new energy and intelligence as double wings, taking Chelong and Fengxing as double engines, accelerating the creation of a new height of independent brand with simultaneous commercial and passenger vehicles. Based on Liuzhou, rooted in Guangxi, serving the nation, going global.

(This article is provided by the enterprise)