Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles' all-new Green & Intelligent Platform is unveiled globally, jointly igniting the new engine of multi-energy smart logistics.
In October in Jiangcheng, the east wind blows strongly. On the evening of October 10, the global launch event of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle's brand-new Green & Intelligent Platform, themed "New Green & Intelligent Realm, Shine Together with Splendor", grandly kicked off in Wuhan. Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle officially released its brand-new Green & Intelligent Platform, empowering the iteration of the full spectrum of vehicle models with platform-based capabilities and building a complete closed business loop, providing a long-term oriented "Dongfeng Solution" that meets market expectations, aligns with customer interests, for the green and intelligent transformation of the commercial vehicle industry.
Yang Qing, Chairman and Party Secretary of Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., Zhang Hansheng, Member of the Standing Committee, Minister of the United Front Work Department and Vice Mayor of Shiyan Municipal Party Committee, Li Shaohua and Wu Huaizhu, Deputy Secretaries-General of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, Liu Licheng, General Manager of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd., Zeng Miao, Party Secretary of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. and other members of the management team, as well as representatives of the Volvo Group, government leaders at all levels, customer representatives at home and abroad, distribution partners at home and abroad, strategic supplier partners, ecological partners and authoritative media, totaling 1500 people, witnessed the release of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle's brand-new Green & Intelligent Platform, and jointly launched the new engine of global multi-energy smart logistics.
Transformation and Leap: The New Green & Intelligent Realm Responds to the Call of the Era
Li Shaohua, Deputy Secretary-General of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers
In the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, the transformation of the commercial vehicle industry has entered a critical acceleration period. At the launch event, Li Shaohua delivered a speech on behalf of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, extending warm congratulations to the grand holding of this conference. He emphasized that when greening, intelligence, platformization and globalization have become the industry consensus, the market is shifting from simply competing for hardware performance to competing around the full life cycle value of users, and the industry calls for a new generation of commercial vehicle platforms with native architecture, multi-power compatibility and rapid scenario-based iteration. The brand-new Green & Intelligent Platform officially unveiled today is a new generation of modular strategic platform built by Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle for the 15th Five-Year Plan, and it is an important practical achievement of independent innovation of Chinese commercial vehicles.
Yang Qing, Chairman and Party Secretary of Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd.
Yang Qing delivered a speech on behalf of Dongfeng Motor Group, stating that the layout and practice of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle in recent years in the fields of new energy, digital intelligence, hydrogen energy operation ecology and other fields are worthy of recognition. He hoped that Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle would take the release of the brand-new Green & Intelligent Platform as an opportunity, adhere to the customer-centric principle, continuously promote the all-round iterative upgrading of new products, new technologies, new models and new ecology, stick to the core value concept of "All Reliable", and always create reliable products and brands with hard-core technology, precision manufacturing and sincere service, so as to reshape competitive advantages.
Liu Licheng, General Manager of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd.
Liu Licheng delivered a speech on behalf of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle, stating that the company will firmly implement the group's strategic deployment of "Three Leaps, One New Orientation" and strive to write a new chapter of high-quality development. Liu Licheng further elaborated: Facing the critical period of in-depth transformation of the commercial vehicle industry, Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle will open a new, greener and more intelligent future realm for commercial vehicles with multi-energy layout, digital intelligence capabilities, brand-new platforms and open ecology. It provides an overall solution through "One Platform, Five Pillars": The one platform refers to the brand-new Green & Intelligent Platform, namely the D600 platform. It took five years of development and went through 11 parallel projects, realizing full coverage of five energy routes: fuel, gas, electricity, hydrogen and ammonia; covering 34 market segments and 143 typical scenarios, compatible with 5 global regulatory systems and 28 key countries, with energy consumption 8% lower than that of "fuel-to-electricity" converted models. The five pillars cover products, energy replenishment, finance, services and digital intelligence, which together form a complete closed loop from vehicle purchase to operation, from energy supply to recycling. It also provides full-scenario delivery, delivering a complete set of solutions of "vehicle, power, charging station, finance, service, digital intelligence" for each scenario.
Comprehensive Leap: Platform Capabilities Solve the Worries of Truck Drivers
In the core session of the launch event, Xiang Xusheng, Assistant General Manager of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. and Director of the Technology Center, shared Dongfeng's thoughts on the future of new energy commercial vehicles and the full-scenario solutions brought by the brand-new Green & Intelligent Platform. He mentioned that at the beginning of platform development, the team members traveled to 63 cities, lived and worked together with more than 700 users, collected more than 2300 demands and feedback, and did their utmost to turn the demands into practical projects, so as to truly exceed the expectations of truck drivers. The "green, intelligent, full-scenario, multi-energy, integrated, global Green & Intelligent Platform" released by Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle today is exactly the result of co-creation with customers and partners.
Xiang Xusheng, Assistant General Manager of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. and Director of the Technology Center
He emphasized that the platform is not a compromise of "fuel-to-electricity" conversion, but a new energy exclusive platform defined positively from the underlying hardware, customer scenario demands. "Green" focuses on native physical architecture, native control architecture and core three-electric system, with innovative upgrading, safety and reliability; "Intelligence" includes intelligent global coordination, smart home, intelligent protection and intelligent driving, escorting customers' efficient operation every mile; "Full scenario" represents a complete product matrix covering full-scenario transportation under the platform. By cooperating with top industry partners, we will build a solid intelligent transport capacity ecological base, gather top industry ecology, and empower global intelligent platforms.
He stated that Dongfeng's brand-new Green & Intelligent Platform respects the value of every user, every kWh of electricity, every inch of space and every kilometer. We are willing to join hands with the vast number of truck drivers and partners to march towards the new green and intelligent realm!
Under the guidance of Xiang Xusheng, two star models representing green and intelligence made their appearance: Dongfeng Tianlong KH hydrogen fuel tractor, the benchmark for long-distance trunk lines powered by hydrogen energy, and Dongfeng Tianlong KH pure electric tractor, the benchmark for regional value of pure electric vehicles, which won bursts of applause from the audience.
It is worth mentioning that Liu Yi, Assistant General Manager of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. and General Manager of the Marketing Business Division, on behalf of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle, reached a total of 8700 vehicle intent orders with 10 strategic customers, covering multiple directions such as ammonia fuel, hydrogen fuel, pure electric, intelligent driving and overseas markets. This is a direct verification of the commercial feasibility of the Green & Intelligent Platform by the market, and also a vivid footnote to the development achievements of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle's Green & Intelligent Strategy.
Full System Iteration: Multi-energy Full-scenario Intelligent Solution
In the outdoor exhibition area, the "Time Corridor" displays the major events and historical models of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle over the past 57 years. From the first generation of military vehicles to the current brand-new Green & Intelligent Platform, the struggle history of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle is slowly unfolding. The 18 exhibited vehicles cover multi-energy layouts of oil, gas, electricity, hydrogen and ammonia, targeting full-scenario transportation including trunk logistics, resource transportation, agricultural and sideline bulk cargo, express delivery and fast freight. Focusing on green new energy, there are models such as Dongfeng Tianlong KH hydrogen fuel, KH pure electric, KL battery swapping/ultra-fast charging, KL pure ammonia hybrid; focusing on intelligent driving, there are models such as Dongfeng Tianlong KH L2+ intelligent driving, GX Super assisted driving; focusing on the overseas market, there are Dongfeng Tianlong GX Super pure electric/hydrogen fuel tractors that meet European regulatory requirements. The 9 exhibits focus on multi-energy, hydrogen energy, digital intelligence and platform-based technologies, including the DAi14 ammonia internal combustion engine, two electric drive axles, 300kW hydrogen fuel cell system, two high-safety battery packs, thermal management integrated module, domain controller assembly, and DEA3.0 electrical and electronic architecture, fully demonstrating Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle's hard-core technical reserves in the green and intelligent field.
March towards the new green and intelligent realm together, and shine with the splendor of the era. Taking the brand-new Green & Intelligent Platform as the starting point, Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle not only promotes its own strategic leap from a manufacturer to a solution provider, but also enhances the discourse power and leadership of China's commercial vehicle industry in the global green and intelligent wave. Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle is working hand in hand with partners from all walks of life, with reliable technology, open ecology and long-term belief, to embark on a new journey of green intelligence.