Visiting leading enterprises in multiple countries, Shandong Heavy Industry studies development opportunities for NEW ENERGY commercial vehicles in Europe

　　From September 7 to 16, Wang Zhijian, Party Secretary and Chairman of Shandong Heavy Industry Group, traveled to Sweden, Romania, and Germany, visiting leading enterprises and technology companies such as SCANIA, Decade, Einride, MHS, and Meiller, and conducting field research on the latest developments of Europe's NEW ENERGY commercial vehicle industry chain.

　　On September 8, Wang Zhijian held discussions and exchanges with Christian Levin, CEO of TRATON Group and SCANIA Group, conducting in-depth discussions on global commercial vehicle development and NEW ENERGY transformation trends. Both sides stated that they will always adhere to the "coopetition" concept, deepen exchanges and cooperation in cutting-edge technologies, green transformation, and global markets, and jointly promote the green and high-quality development of the global commercial vehicle industry.

　　Decade Energy is a European provider of charging solutions for electric heavy-duty trucks. On September 8, Wang Zhijian visited Decade and held discussions with Carl-Magnus Norden, Chairman and Co-founder of Decade, exploring the requirements of European fleet operators, infrastructure, service networks, etc. Both sides stated that they will work together to create electric heavy-duty truck solutions suitable for local operations in the European market.

　　Einride is a Swedish electric and autonomous freight technology company. On September 9, Wang Zhijian went to Einride and held discussions with CEO Roozbeh Charli, discussing the operation model of pure electric fleet capacity services. Both sides look forward to leveraging their respective advantages to explore cooperation opportunities in areas such as autonomous electric heavy-duty trucks and energy replenishment infrastructure construction in European scenarios, and to jointly create sustainable smart freight solutions.

　　MHS is one of the largest commercial vehicle dealership groups in Central and Eastern Europe and a strategic partner of SINOTRUK. On September 10, Wang Zhijian visited MHS and held discussions with founder Michael Schmidt. Both sides stated that SINOTRUK has mature high-end product capabilities, a well-established spare parts market and service system, and is fully suited to the development needs of Europe's high-end market. They hope both sides will deepen strategic cooperation and jointly explore the European commercial vehicle market.

　　Meiller is a leading European enterprise in the field of engineering special-purpose vehicle bodies/upper structures. On September 11, Wang Zhijian visited the Meiller factory and held discussions with CEO Michael Stomberg, discussing the European engineering special-purpose vehicle market and the development of NEW ENERGY special-purpose vehicles.