On October 18th, Weichai Group's 2025 Global Partner Conference was grandly held in Qingdao. Ma Changhai, Vice General Manager of Shandong Heavy Industry Group, Chairman and General Manager of Weichai Group, and Chairman of Weichai Power, attended and delivered speeches. Wang Decheng, Vice Chairman of Weichai Group and General Manager of Weichai Power, gave an introduction to the company's situation. More than a thousand global partners, overseas CEOs, and media reporters from nearly a hundred countries gathered together to discuss cooperation opportunities and draw a blueprint for the development of a global high-end equipment industry chain that is technologically advanced, green, and world-class.

Ma Changhai stated in his speech that in the first three quarters of this year, Weichai achieved a year-on-year increase of 6% in operating revenue, and its international business fully broke through overseas markets. The export revenue of the engine sector increased by 30% year-on-year. Faced with fluctuations in the global landscape and downward pressure on the economy, Weichai has worked hand in hand with global partners, trusted each other, withstood the industry's headwinds, and maintained high-quality and steady development. Weichai and its global partners have converged into a world power that can withstand wind and rain, break through barriers and move forward!

Looking towards the future, Weichai not only aims to become an outstanding equipment manufacturer, but also collaborates with global partners to achieve three major leaps in product value, customer relationships, and industry win-win, becoming a co creator of value and a leader in ecology, jointly building a global high-end equipment industry chain that is technologically advanced, green in development, and world-class.

Leading the way in power system technology

Realize the transition of brand value across the entire industry chain

At the "main showcase" of the conference, as one of the largest and most technologically powerful enterprises under Shandong Heavy Industry, Weichai unveiled new products in six major business segments: power systems, commercial vehicles, engineering machinery, agricultural equipment, and marine transportation equipment.

It is worth mentioning that nearly 60 star products in the power system have been unveiled, building a "power kingdom" with displacement covering 2-340L and power ranging from 18-10000kW, covering all series and fields. At the same time, global leading power system solutions such as Weichai large bore generator sets, high thermal efficiency engine powertrains, CVT powertrains, and new energy powertrains were also showcased in front of the whole vehicle industry chain, demonstrating Shandong Heavy Industry's strategic development logic of "taking the powertrain system as the core and the whole vehicle as the leader".

Weichai's power system is the "heart" of a major national heavy vehicle, and its performance directly determines the "combat" capability of the equipment, greatly affecting the market competitiveness of the entire vehicle. In the past decade, Weichai has invested over 30 billion yuan in research and development in the engine sector, maintaining a R&D intensity of over 6%. It has established ten cutting-edge innovation platforms in countries and regions such as North America, Europe, and Japan, creating a globally unique full range of "golden power" assembly systems. Weichai has mastered multiple energy technologies such as high thermal efficiency diesel engines, pure electric vehicles, hydrogen internal combustion engines, methanol engines, hydrogen fuel cells, and solid oxide fuel cells, becoming the core link connecting the entire industry chain of Shandong Heavy Industry Group and helping Shandong Heavy Industry move towards the high-end value of the industry chain.

The heavy-duty trucks of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group and Shaanxi Heavy Duty Truck Group, equipped with Weichai NG4.0 natural gas engine and a new generation of high thermal efficiency H/T-2.0 engine, are very popular in the market. The synergistic effect of brand superposition is highlighted, jointly leading the development of the commercial vehicle industry; Thanks to the competitive advantages of Weichai CVT powertrain and Harvesting Machinery hydraulic powertrain technology, Weichai Lovol's smart agriculture is accelerating towards high-end, intelligent, and green development, and its industry position is stable; In the high-end mining equipment market, Weichai M series large bore mining power has equipped Shantui and Lovol Heavy Industry's large-scale mining equipment with the "China Power Center", providing differentiated one-stop solutions for global customers... Strengthening product competitive advantages, deepening business collaboration, and forming a strong brand synergy have helped Shandong Heavy Industry's complete vehicle rise steadily in the global market.

Technology empowers, equipment is beautiful. Taking Weichai Power System's core technology as the leading engine, we aim to create value benchmark products, promote brand synergy and efficiency across the entire industry chain, and ensure that every investment made by customers receives the maximum return. We make every piece of Weichai equipment a tool for customers to make money.

Product and technology accumulation

Building the cornerstone of brand thickness

On the afternoon of the 18th, Weichai released its new hydraulic brand LHY to the world, officially announcing that the Weichai hydraulic brand has been upgraded from "Linde Hydraulic" to "LHY", marking that this century old brand that inherits German technology genes is accelerating towards becoming a global leader in hydraulic systems.

The predecessor of LHY hydraulic brand can be traced back to Linde Hydraulics, founded in Munich, Germany in 1904, and has undergone 121 years of development. In 2012, Weichai strategically restructured Linde Hydraulic. This brand upgrade means that LHY has transformed from a single hydraulic component supplier to a system solution provider. It is not only an inheritance of Linde Hydraulic's century old technology accumulation, but also an important strategic transformation for Weichai to face the future and expand globally.

As a multinational industrial equipment group with significant global influence, Weichai has 29 well-known domestic and foreign brands, including LHY, among which there are century old brands: Dematic from the United States with a history of 206 years, Riva from Italy with a history of 183 years, Kaion from Germany with a history of 121 years, Baudouan from France with a history of 107 years, Weichai with a history of 79 years, Yaxing Bus with a history of 76 years, Ferrari and Shaanxi Heavy Duty Truck from Italy with a history of 57 years each, PSI from the United States with a history of 46 years, and Lovol with a history of 27 years

At the exhibition site, two machines engraved with the imprint of time stood proudly, witnessing the profound history of Weichai brand and the iterative breakthroughs of product technology. The 6160A diesel engine produced in March 1976 is nearly 50 years old. In the 1970s, it operated as a generator set in the state-owned breeding farm in Linyi, Shandong for decades, accumulating over 100000 hours. After retiring in 2017 and returning to Weichai, it can still be started with just one click, showcasing the quality background of the old Weichai. Over the course of more than 60 years from production to discontinuation, the 6160 series diesel engine has spawned 207 variant varieties, with a total production of nearly 110000 units, of which approximately 12000 units have been exported to over a dozen countries such as Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Indonesia, laying the foundation for Weichai's first wave of reputation in the global market.

The WD615 diesel engine is Weichai's "star player", known for "2.8 million kilometers without major repairs", "market share exceeding 75%", and "the world's largest single engine model in terms of production and sales". The global total sales of this model have exceeded 3.7 million units, of which about 700000 units have been exported overseas with the whole vehicle, making "China Power" stand out on the world stage with "reliability and efficiency" and "high attendance rate".

Placed together with two "old buddies" is Weichai's world's first diesel engine with a thermal efficiency of 53.09%, released in 2024, setting a world record for thermal efficiency. Three machines collectively condensed into Weichai's 79 year journey of "from reliability to leadership".

These brands that have crossed the times, with technology as the link and quality as the consensus, empower each other while inheriting their respective advantages, gather the "long board" of individual brands into the "panoramic advantage" of the industrial chain, revitalize century old brands, accelerate the landing of cutting-edge technologies, and ultimately build Weichai's unique competitiveness in the global high-end equipment field.

Win win and coexist with global partners

Building the Strongest Chain Competitiveness

Weichai adheres to the domestic and international dual cycle development pattern, actively expands the markets along the "the Belt and Road", develops targeted and diversified solutions according to the market characteristics of different countries, promotes overseas localization manufacturing and supply chain construction, and seizes a new round of export opportunities.

In recent years, Weichai has focused on the global market for high-value products such as data centers, rigid mining trucks, mining and high-end marine engines, and has created a matrix of M-series large bore products with high added value. The performance of large bore products has reached the international advanced level, with shorter delivery cycles, better cost control, and faster service response, establishing a differentiated competitive advantage in the international market.

At a supercomputer center in South Korea, Weichai generator sets undergo a series of rigorous tests including performance, temperature, voltage and frequency fluctuations, insulation resistance, etc., providing backup power system support for international cross-border e-commerce platforms; In the Americas, Weichai's containerized M-series gas generator sets provide reliable power for a power station project... With excellent performance and thoughtful service, Weichai's M-series large bore power generation products have successfully entered high-end markets in Europe, America, and other regions, gaining favor from global customers. In the first three quarters of this year, Weichai's large bore engine data center business sales increased by 400% year-on-year.

The recognition of global customers is not accidental, but the inevitable result of Weichai's integration of "customer satisfaction is our goal" into the optimization of every product solution and service response. Faced with the diversified needs of global customers, Weichai deeply integrates the TCO full life cycle concept, relying on a global service system covering 65 representative offices and more than 8000 service outlets, to provide customers with a full process solution from preventive maintenance to rapid response, and to build a lifelong win-win partnership with customers.

During the conference, 10 outstanding strategic partners and 8 outstanding foreign employees were commended to thank them for their firm trust and strong support for Weichai. Zhang Hairong, Chairman and General Manager of Malaysia Fengcheng Electromechanical Co., Ltd., stated that during the 9 years of cooperation with Weichai, he has witnessed Weichai's rise in competition with international brands. Following Weichai can make money, and following Weichai has a future.

Matthew Eccleson, Vice President of PSI, who was rated as an excellent foreign employee, said that since joining the Weichai family, the two teams have reached a high degree of strategic agreement through cultural integration. The jointly developed natural gas engines and new energy engines have also made new breakthroughs, and the product line continues to enrich, accelerating the transformation and upgrading of the high-end market.

It is reported that the 10 overseas enterprises undergoing Weichai's strategic restructuring have achieved steady growth with Weichai's support. Weichai respects cultural differences among different countries and practices the "We Are One" concept with "mutual understanding, seeking common ground while reserving differences", achieving a coordinated development of 1+1>2.

This Global Partner Conference is not only a showcase of Weichai's global cooperation achievements, but also a new starting point for leading the globalization of high-end green equipment. In the future, Weichai will continue to work together with global partners to share resources, build networks, and establish brands, in order to create the strongest chain competitiveness