Chinese workers manufacture heavy trucks at the auto plant of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Corp in Jinan, East China's Shandong province. [Photo/IC]

China National Heavy Duty Truck Group, or Sinotruk, was founded in 1956. In 1960, it produced its first heavy-duty truck — the Yellow River JN150. The company is regarded as being the cradle of the Chinese heavy auto industry.

In 2021, the company exported more than 50,000 heavy trucks, accounting for more than 50 percent of China's total heavy truck export volume. It makes Sinotruk the world's largest single-brand exporter in the industry.

With the changing trends, the Jinan-based heavy truck manufacturer has continued to promote high-tech and high-quality development while also maintaining its leadership in technology.

In the new energy sector, Sinotruk has a portfolio of pure electric, hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. It has also developed a series of new energy commercial vehicles based on diversified application scenarios.

The independently developed electric drive axle technology will be used in various products ranging from 3 to 16 metric tons that will be released in the future.