Go back to Astana in September 2023. At that time, the Shandong Heavy Industry Global Partner Conference was still a "new thing" - many people were curious: what did this Shandong company gather so many dealers and customers from around the world to do?  

Four years later, the answer has been written in the trajectory of every conference. Astana, Dubai, Jakarta, Mexico City, Qingdao, Hanoi, Vietnam - Every change in venue corresponds to a strategic judgment: the global market is changing, technology is changing, and the competitive landscape is changing, and Shandong Heavy Industry must follow suit

On July 21-22, 2026, the Shandong Heavy Industry Global Partner Conference and Green Intelligent Product Exhibition will be held at the VEC Convention and Exhibition Center in Hanoi, Vietnam. Looking back at the past four years, what changes have occurred in Shandong Heavy Industry?

World Change: From Regional Breakthrough to Global Deep Cultivation

Starting from Astana in Central Asia, Dubai connects the Middle East and Africa, Jakarta radiates Southeast Asia, Mexico City advances into the Americas, and Qingdao hosts the world. Now coming to Hanoi, Vietnam, I am targeting the enormous potential for the development of new energy in Southeast Asia. 62 countries and regions, with 1577 participants - this is a conference based in Vietnam and radiating globally. From 2023 to 2026, Shandong Heavy Industry's global layout will become more balanced and its business scope will continue to expand. The deep cultivation of the global market has borne fruit. Weichai Power's market share in Brazil and Africa continues to increase. 

Heavy trucks equipped with WP15NG have been delivered in bulk to Brazilian customers, becoming their first choice. Shaanxi Automobile Heavy Truck, equipped with Weichai Power WP13NG, has been delivered in bulk to Nigeria's top fast-moving consumer goods logistics carrier. 4950 passenger cars equipped with Weichai Power WP8H and WP10 engines have been delivered to Algeria, setting a local record for passenger car power matching in bulk. 

The SHANTUI smart construction site system has been successfully applied in key projects in East Africa and received praise from customers. Hande Axle has been successfully matched with Scania related models and launched in bulk, forming a certain reputation in the international market. Lovol Heavy Industry's long-term service to Asia's largest tungsten mine has won customer recognition. In the first half of 2026, the group's export revenue reached 62.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 33.4%, with significant growth achieved in the Middle East and Africa region, Asia Pacific region, Americas region, and Europe region.

Technological Change: From Traditional Leadership to Green Intelligence Leading the Way in Going Global

From traditional power to new energy diversified power, from single machine operation to intelligent solutions for all scenarios, Shandong Heavy Industry's technological background is undergoing fundamental changes. In terms of greening, Shandong Heavy Industry's full chain advantages from power system to complete vehicle are highlighted. New energy powertrain brands represented by Weichai, FAST, HANDE Axle Co., Ltd, and Zhuchi shine brightly. Weichai Power has established a diversified power layout covering diesel, gas to pure electric, hybrid, hydrogen, SOFC, and alternative fuels. Commercial vehicles cover a full range of heavy-duty trucks, light trucks, buses, and light vehicles, while construction machinery has a full range of electric excavators, loaders, mining trucks, bulldozers, and other products

Taking Weichai Power new energy commercial vehicles as an example, LANDKING is equipped with Weichai Power's self-developed "Weichai Power Freddie Battery+Hande Electric Drive Bridge+Weichai Power Electronic Control" golden pure electric power system. All light truck products in the series have undergone "three highs" full condition verification, with a cumulative test mileage of over 100000 kilometers. In terms of intelligence, Shandong Heavy Industry's full scene intelligent solution helps equipment operations to be more efficient. The L4 level auto drive system independently developed by Shaanxi Heavy Duty Truck can cover the whole scene of ramp expressway ramp, and support functions such as autonomous lane change, cruise control, queue driving, remote dispatching, etc., leading the industry. Weichai Power Lovol Heavy Industry's smart agriculture has launched China's first industry level large-scale model focusing on the dual scenarios of "smart agricultural machinery+smart agriculture". SHANTUI's integrated solution for earthworks and roads consists of a core operation cluster consisting of intelligent bulldozers, intelligent graders, and intelligent rollers, providing a one-stop efficient and intelligent solution for various earthworks construction scenarios.

Whether technology is hard or not, overseas markets have provided the answer. China National Heavy Duty Truck Group has successfully delivered the first batch of new energy electric trucks to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Philippines. This is the first time that UNDP has purchased new energy electric trucks in the Philippines, demonstrating the global recognition and green hard power of "Made in China". Zhongtong Bus and Singapore's Jardine Matheson have collaborated to open a new chapter in green and smart transportation in Singapore. The N12D double decker electric bus, with its unique design, advanced performance, and excellent quality, brings new assistance to the development of global green public transportation. Since entering the Australian market in 2019, Yaxing Bus's pure electric buses have received widespread praise from customers. The products have fully demonstrated their ability to perfectly adapt to the local environment in Australia and have completed the delivery of orders from Sydney Airport.

Strategic Change: From "Product Export" to "Industrial Rooting"

Facing the "15th Five Year Plan", Shandong Heavy Industry has officially established four strategic transformations: comprehensive acceleration of greening, globalization, digitization, and ecologicalization, and is accelerating the construction of a world-class multinational group of high-end equipment. From "product export" to "industry rooting", the group is promoting the integrated operation of all elements of "research, production, supply, marketing, and service brand finance". At present, there are 55 trading platform companies in 32 countries worldwide, with over 60 overseas factories and more than 2000 employees stationed overseas. 

In Southeast Asia, Shandong Heavy Industry (Singapore) Operations Center and Weichai Power Singapore Operations Center support regional market development. Kaiao has established a physical company in Jakarta, Indonesia. LANDKING establishes KD factories and local service networks overseas. SHANTUI launches KD project in Uzbekistan to achieve localized assembly. The first officially authorized exhibition hall of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Libya has opened, and the parts center warehouse, training academy, and KD factory are being promoted simultaneously.

 In the Middle East, Zhongtong Bus has established a localized service network and formed a localized operation and maintenance team in Saudi Arabia, ranking first among Chinese bus companies in terms of market share. From exporting products to exporting production capacity, brand, and standards - Shandong Heavy Industry's globalization is entering a new stage of "deep localization". The Hanoi Conference is the first overseas showcase of this strategy.

Brand Transformation: From Individual Combat to "Group Army" Collaboration

From Astana's breakthrough to the upcoming collective debut of 13 brands and 7 major business sectors in Hanoi, the Shandong Heavy Industry Global Partner Conference has become the most valuable brand event of Shandong Heavy Industry. In 2025, Shandong Heavy Industry unveiled its global brand logo at the Qingdao Conference, marking the first time the group has stood before the world with a unified global brand image. The significance of brand unity is not just a logo, but the collaborative power of "twisting into a rope". The group is building a "1+N" global brand fleet - each business segment maintains independent market competitiveness while achieving global sharing of research and development technology and market resources. At present, the group has an increasing number of overseas sharing channels, effectively driving the collaborative growth of businesses such as buses, construction machinery, and agricultural equipment within the group. The synergy released by the integration of Shandong Heavy Industry's brand from individual efforts to collaborative operations is being seen by the global market.

Ecological Change: From Trading Partners to Value Communities

One Power、One Family、One Future， On the four-year journey, we use "We Are One" as our rallying point to forge a slogan into a cohesive collaborative entity. From conceptual consensus to mechanism co construction, from single point breakthrough to ecological collaboration, from me to us, every handshake has accumulated value, and every landing has resonated. Today, Shandong Heavy Industry is no longer just shouting "We Are One" - the group and global partners are "One", a value community of co creation, symbiosis, and prosperity. From technological collaboration to industrial collaboration and then to value collaboration, Shandong Heavy Industry is upgrading its relationship with global partners from a "business field" to an "ecosystem", jointly creating a highly trusted, deeply cooperative, and dynamic win-win ecology.  

What has changed for Shandong Heavy Industry in the past four years?  

The world has become wider, technology has been updated, strategies have become deeper, brands have become stronger, and ecosystems have become larger. But one thing hasn't changed - the annual meeting with global partners. The conference in Hanoi is the starting point of a new journey, and Shandong Heavy Industry will showcase its green and intelligent "equipment fleet" overseas for the first time. 62 countries, 145 sets of green intelligent equipment, 13 brands, jointly answer one question: from "going global" to "being global", where has Shandong Heavy Industry gone? See you in Hanoi from July 21st to 22nd.Editor/Min Jing