NEXT ERA Heavy Truck Uses a "Chinese Heart" to Run Profitably on Chinese Roads

As uncertainty in the domestic logistics market increases and operational risks rise, the industry has entered a new era centered on total cost of ownership (TCO) as its core value. Fleet and individual truck drivers' approach to vehicle selection has also shifted accordingly: purchasing a vehicle no longer considers only the bare-vehicle purchase price. Fuel-saving performance, uptime reliability, maintenance expenses, used-vehicle residual value, payback period, and other operational indicators have already become the core basis for purchase decisions. Under SCANIA Group, NEXT ERA heavy truck draws on the design language of the traditional Chinese ritual vessel "ding", and its front end adopts the Chinese-character "SCANIA" badge for the first time. This localized design is an intuitive reflection of NEXT ERA heavy truck's focus on the core operational needs of Chinese users. Relying on the Group's globally unified high-end manufacturing quality, NEXT ERA heavy truck is deeply optimized for China's long-haul transportation scenarios, helping users reduce costs and increase efficiency, operate safely, continuously optimize the vehicle's total cost of ownership, and fulfill the long-term commitment of "In China, More China." As trunk-line transportation scenarios continue to segment, NEXT ERA heavy truck will soon launch more scenario-based product solutions, continuously enrich its local product matrix, and help meet domestic users' diversified capacity needs.

NEXT ERA heavy truck not only has a "Chinese face" but also a "Chinese heart."

At present, NEXT ERA heavy truck offers three mainstream models, covering 4×2, 6×2, and 6×4 drive configurations. With transparent pricing, excellent fuel efficiency, genuine warranty, high reliability, and strong residual value expectations, NEXT ERA heavy truck provides long-haul trunk-line logistics with a quantifiable, low-risk, profit-enhancing solution that can effectively improve returns. The official pricing of the NEXT ERA PRO version is clear: 4×2 model at RMB 539,000, 6×2 model at RMB 566,000, and 6×4 model at RMB 588,000. All models on sale in 2026 enjoy a 3-year/600,000-km complete vehicle warranty (whichever comes first), plus value-added purchase benefits such as complimentary maintenance and flexible financial policies. Verified through first-batch users' real-vehicle operations and official joint real-world tests, under the same operating conditions and the same transportation scenarios, NEXT ERA heavy truck has outstanding fuel-saving capability and can achieve a 12%-20% reduction in fuel costs. In long-term operations, this advantage will continue to accumulate, helping users quickly offset the purchase price difference, making upfront investment clear and controllable and long-term operating returns predictable.

NEXT ERA heavy truck combines clear pricing with comprehensive warranty and purchase benefits.

The cost-reduction advantage of NEXT ERA heavy truck comes from systematic collaborative optimization of the entire vehicle, rather than a mere stacking of individual configurations. It is purpose-built original development for long-haul freight conditions, locally manufactured at the SCANIA Rugao Industrial Production Base, and follows the Group's globally unified production processes and quality control standards. The model is equipped with SCANIA Group's new-generation TD13 low-speed, high-torque engine, paired with the industry-exclusive PG14 intelligent-shift transmission, with a maximum 500 hp and 2,550 N·m peak torque, and an ultra-wide economical torque range of 900-1,290 rpm, suitable for mainstream domestic long-haul and even ultra-long-distance complex trunk-line conditions. Power output is smooth, with no need for frequent downshifts, reducing energy consumption and mechanical wear from the source. At the same time, the vehicle is equipped with multiple leading energy-saving technologies, including a 0.37 Cd ultra-low-drag body, a lightweight structure with 300-500 kg weight reduction, EU Class A low-rolling-resistance tires, and the CCAP active predictive cruise system, which can intelligently anticipate road conditions and lock in the economical fuel consumption range. Whether novice or experienced, drivers can achieve stable low fuel consumption, solving the fleet's challenges of fuel consumption fluctuation and uncontrollable costs.

Multiple energy-saving technologies of NEXT ERA heavy truck work together to achieve stable low consumption.

Extensive user tests under demanding conditions have fully verified NEXT ERA heavy truck's benchmark fuel-saving strength. According to real operating feedback from first-batch users, when NEXT ERA heavy truck runs regular long-haul trunk lines, its comprehensive fuel consumption per 100 km remains stable in the 23L-27L range. This balanced and stable fuel-saving performance is highly aligned with the core needs of Chinese trunk-line fleets for large-scale, routine capacity upgrades.

NEXT ERA heavy truck validates fuel savings and timeliness performance based on real road conditions.

As the heavy truck industry fully shifts to full-lifecycle value competition, NEXT ERA heavy truck, with solid product strength, an increasingly complete warranty system, and an efficient TCO value closed loop, creates high-reliability, high-yield, quality capacity solutions for Chinese truck drivers. Looking ahead, NEXT ERA heavy truck will continue to deepen its presence in the Chinese market, optimize its product portfolio and localized services, help the logistics industry deepen cost reduction and efficiency improvement, and promote the high-quality development of China's long-haul logistics industry.