On March 5th, a delegation of 15 people led by Redha Messaoui, Senior Vice President of Volvo Group, visited Sany Heavy Duty Truck. They held talks with Liang Linhe, Chairman of Sany Heavy Duty Truck. Both sides engaged in an equal exchange and mutual learning on research and development innovation, supply chain management, and China's innovation ecosystem, jointly exploring a high-quality development path for new energy heavy-duty trucks and contributing to the global green transportation revolution.
Executives from Volvo Group and Volvo Trucks China held an open discussion with the core management team and R&D backbone of Sany Heavy Truck, exchanging views extensively on the latest technologies and development trends in the industry. During the visit, the Volvo team toured the Sany Smart Connected Heavy Truck Industrial Park, gaining an in-depth understanding of Sany's innovative achievements in intelligent manufacturing, low-carbonization, and digitalization. They highly recognized Sany's advanced equipment manufacturing capabilities and new energy strategic layout, and directly experienced the "Chinese speed" in the heavy truck industry.
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Redha Messaoui said that Volvo Group pays close attention to cutting-edge technologies such as batteries and hydrogen fuel, and China has already taken the lead in the world in these fields. The purpose of this visit is to explore China's industrial development experience and uncover the core logic behind the "China speed".
Cen Jiahui, President of Volvo Group and Volvo Trucks China, pointed out that the "China speed" is the result of the integration of multiple advantages. This trip is also an important measure for Volvo to deeply understand Chinese enterprises and deepen industry exchanges.
Liang Linhe extended a warm welcome to Redha Messaoui and his team. He emphasized that Sany and Volvo have maintained a long-term friendly strategic partnership. During this exchange, Sany will share its experience without reservation. He looks forward to both sides taking this opportunity of mutual learning and mutual reference to jointly promote the upgrading of the new energy heavy truck industry.
The R&D teams of both sides had in-depth discussions on core topics such as shortening the R&D cycle, optimizing key components, and leveraging supply chain advantages. Sun Guobin, the director of the Operations Management Department of Sany Heavy Truck, stated that the "China speed" stems from Sany's accurate judgment on the prospects of electrification and the hard work of all employees, and the R&D work always takes into account product quality and core competitiveness.
As a pioneer in the electrification transformation of China's heavy-duty trucks, Sany Heavy Duty Truck has embarked on a four-year journey of low-carbon innovation since launching its electrification strategy in 2021 and has now entered a new stage of high-quality development. In the future, Sany Heavy Duty Truck will continue to engage in open exchanges, share its innovative achievements with global peers, contribute Chinese strength to the development of the global new energy heavy-duty truck industry, and help new quality productivity take root in the heavy-duty truck sector.