Always strive for first place! Weichai Annual Meeting, 'It's still too comprehensive'
Weichai, it's still too comprehensive!
On December 3rd, the Weichai 2025 Global Partner Conference officially kicked off in Weifang, Shandong. At the event, it can be summarized as the viral meme describing table tennis star Xu Xin.
A netizen joked, 'The size of the stadium is only the limit of the venue, not Xu Xin's limit.'. In the field of commercial vehicle power, with the diversification of power becoming the industry trend, the development of traditional power may have its limits, but obviously, this is not Weichai's limit.
Judging from the dazzling array of new products at the conference, Weichai, which firmly grasps the "basic plate" of traditional power, has synchronously prepared for a full-scale battle on the "new battlefield".
The 'basic market' climbs to new heights
In 2024, the development of the commercial vehicle industry is still in a weak cycle, and the intensity of market competition continues to increase.
In this context, Weichai, together with its partners, has delivered the industry's brightest report card! Stable and improving operational quality and efficiency, with overall improvement in key indicators; Both international and domestic efforts are being made, and the leading advantage continues to be consolidated.
In 2024, "oil to gas" is the core keyword that dominates the development of the traditional truck market, especially the heavy truck market. As a traditional power leader, Weichai seized the opportunity in the gas power market and continued to lead the development of the power industry. In May of this year, Weichai launched a new generation of WP13NG/WP15NG/WP17NG gas 4.0 power products, leading the comprehensive upgrade of gas power performance!
At this global partner conference, Weichai added three heavyweight products to the Gas 4.0 family, WP3NNG/WP8NG/WP16NG, which made a stunning debut. The release of these three new gas products not only further supplements Weichai Gas 4.0 platform's product lineup, but also once again leads the future development direction of natural gas power.
High horsepower has always been Weichai's "ruling area". The release of WP16NG-4.0 once again breaks the horsepower limit of gas power, with a displacement of 15.7 liters, achieving the ultimate power performance of 750ps and 3400N · m, achieving the world's strongest gas power. The launch of this model also means that users in the southwestern mountainous areas with higher demand for vehicle power have a new option of "oil to gas" to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
WP8NG-4.0 targets the market potential of "oil to gas" conversion for cargo vehicles. In the situation where the overall freight market is difficult to fundamentally improve, replacing gas vehicles to achieve cost reduction will become the choice of more truck users, and this trend will gradually expand from tractor trucks to cargo trucks. Weichai, recognizing this trend, has developed the WP8NG-4.0 product based on the WP8H/T high-performance engine platform, which can perfectly meet the personalized needs of the cargo truck market.
Anticipating the downward trend of "oil to gas" conversion, Weichai has simultaneously laid out and released WP3NNG-4.0, providing a reliable choice for blue brand light truck users engaged in composite scenario transportation in areas with abundant gas sources and low gas prices such as Xinjiang, Sichuan, and Inner Mongolia. This model has achieved comprehensive leadership in key performance, meeting the stringent requirements of users in this niche market for three key indicators: power, reliability, and economy.
For the market situation in 2025, the industry generally believes that gas vehicles will still be popular in the market. Now, with the release of three new models on the NG4.0 platform, Weichai is ready to take on a larger range of "oil to gas" market demand.
Fully exert efforts on the 'new battlefield'
The internal combustion engine will not disappear, but new energy is the future. Nowadays, this is the consensus of the entire industry's strategic transformation. At this global partner conference, Weichai showcased its profound understanding of "new energy" as a power supplier with a deep foundation, from products to routes to comprehensive solutions.
For the transformation of new energy, the relevant person in charge of Weichai pointed out that "it is not only necessary to transform quickly, but also accurately". To achieve this, it is necessary to choose the right route and products. How to provide the 'right choice' for the market and users? Weichai believes that the whole vehicle should be defined by segmented operating conditions and by the "three electric" system.
Based on this understanding, Weichai unveiled its full range of new energy commercial vehicle power batteries for the first time at this conference, utilizing industry-leading blade battery technology.
Based on its strong user base, Weichai has learned that the core demands of users for new energy heavy-duty trucks are reflected in the following keywords: high battery capacity, lightweight, fast charging, long lifespan, and low-temperature performance.
As the most core component of the "three electric" system, Weichai's entire series of heavy-duty truck power batteries released this time have targeted improvements in the above key performance: single pack power can reach up to 100kWh, support multi pack parallel technology, and the power can be expanded to 200-600kWh; Adopting multiple lightweight designs, this battery pack reduces weight by 110kg compared to similar competitors in a 400kWh system. In terms of fast charging, the battery supports up to 1.3C continuous charging; In terms of reliability, the inherent advantages of blade batteries make them significantly superior in thermal management, cell life, and structural strength, and can be charged normally even in an environment of -20 ℃.
In addition to the core needs of new energy heavy truck users mentioned above, new energy light truck users often place more emphasis on endurance and charging convenience due to the special working conditions, which largely determines the transportation efficiency of light trucks. For light truck operating conditions, efficiency is crucial.
Weichai's full range of power batteries for light trucks have a single pack capacity of 140kWh, which is at the forefront of the industry. Coupled with 2C high-power fast charging performance, the battery can be charged from 20% to 80% in about 18 minutes, almost reaching the convenience of "charging and leaving", completely dispelling the efficiency anxiety of light truck users.
The battery is a microcosm of Weichai's commercial vehicle new energy transformation layout. In fact, Weichai has fully mastered the core technology of the "three electric" system. Not only that, Weichai is also making multiple bets on the new energy technology route, actively exploring diversified technology routes such as hybrid power, flexible fuel internal combustion engines, and hydrogen energy, which can bring the best power solutions to users in different segmented working conditions.
Summary:
At this global partner conference, Weichai has adopted the theme of "never slack off, always stand at the forefront, and always strive for first place". From the clean upgrade of traditional energy power to the full chain and multi route layout of new energy power, Weichai is practicing this passionate theme with practical actions. As a user once said, 'Weichai engines are the industry leader, and Weichai batteries are definitely not bad either.'. We look forward to Weichai continuing to innovate with global partners with a heart of power.