China Railway Intermodal Transport and Shaanxi Heavy Duty Truck Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement to produce 1,000 heavy-duty trucks

China Railway Intermodal Information Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “China Railway Intermodal”) and Shaanxi Heavy Duty Automobile Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “SHAC”) have signed a “1,000 Heavy-Duty Truck Strategic Cooperation Agreement.”

According to the strategic cooperation agreement, China Railway Intermodal and Shaanxi Heavy Duty Automobile will work together to focus on market demand, achieve breakthroughs in new technologies, develop new products, and elevate the level of modern logistics and transportation.

Chen Hongying, founder of China Railway Intermodal, explained that my country’s logistics industry has experienced rapid development in recent years, with container-based composite and multimodal transport becoming a major trend. The company hopes to collaborate with Shaanxi Heavy Duty Automobile in the development of specific vehicle models and workshop renovations to identify opportunities for growth.

Shaanxi Automobile Xinjiang Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shaanxi Heavy Duty Automobile, will undertake the production for this cooperative venture. Established in the Economic Development Zone (Touhunhe District) in 2011, the company produced and sold 1,588 vehicles in the first half of 2025, an 11% year-on-year increase. Production and sales of new energy vehicles reached 403 units, a more than tenfold increase compared to the same period last year.

Currently, new energy heavy-duty trucks are widely used in various applications within Xinjiang, including steel mills, coal transportation, and short-haul transport.

As Xinjiang’s first automobile company to engage in complete vehicle production, Shaanxi Automobile Xinjiang Automobile Co., Ltd. has actively focused on innovation this year. By adopting large-capacity batteries, the company has increased the range of its new energy heavy-duty trucks by over 60%, marking a historic breakthrough in the company’s new energy vehicle production.

Li Jing, Deputy Director (Deputy District Mayor) of the Management Committee of the Urumqi Economic and Technological Development Zone (Touhunhe District), stated that this signing is a significant achievement in leveraging the platform effectiveness of the Economic and Technological Development Zone (Touhunhe District) Equipment Manufacturing Industry Development Promotion Association (Industry Alliance). The Economic and Technological Development Zone (Touhunhe District) will continue to strongly support the development of the industry alliance, integrate resources from all parties, deepen cooperation in the industrial chain and supply chain, facilitate accurate matching of supply and demand, and promote coordinated development of the industrial chain.

Currently, the Economic and Technological Development Zone (Touhunhe District) is promoting the development of the equipment manufacturing industry alliance, leveraging the Economic and Technological Development Zone (Touhunhe District) Equipment Manufacturing Industry Development Promotion Association (Industry Alliance) to drive the innovative development of a modern industrial system. The alliance, jointly established by over 60 key enterprises across the equipment manufacturing industry chain, including Xinjiang Dadao Industrial Investment Co., Ltd., China Railway Construction Heavy Industry (6.010, -0.09, -1.48%) Xinjiang Co., Ltd., and Shaanxi Automobile Xinjiang Automobile Co., Ltd., serves as a comprehensive platform integrating technological innovation, market development, resource integration, and industrial services.

According to reports, the industry alliance has facilitated strong alliances among multiple equipment manufacturing companies, committed to promoting deep interconnection across industrial chains and supply chains, facilitating resource integration, technological collaboration, and market synergy, and serving the development of Xinjiang’s “Ten Industrial Clusters.”