On the morning of December 12, the commissioning ceremony for the CDTL (Hubei) Heavy Duty Truck Drive System Production Base was held in Suizhou, Hubei Province.

This commissioning ceremony marks not only another milestone in CDTL's capacity expansion but also a joyful gathering for its ecosystem partners.

A total of 28 outstanding specialized vehicle industry entrepreneurs from Suizhou City were present; ecological strategic partners including CATL, Xiamen Guomao Chuangcheng Financial Leasing,Fujian Haixi Financial Leasing, Jiechen Environment, Horizon Robotics, and representatives of CDTL's core shareholders also attended the event to witness this significant moment.

Luo Juntao, Deputy District Magistrate of Zengdu District, hosted the ceremony. Luo Xunqiang, Chairman of CDTL, Zhang Weihong, Senior Strategic Advisor, and Chen Yong, President of the Suizhou City Automobile Industry Association, delivered speeches. Jiang Hao, Party Secretary of Zengdu District, delivered the closing remarks for the ceremony.

During the production launch ceremony, CDTL, CSTAR, and Kaili Special Purpose Vehicle jointly signed the first batch of 1,000-unit orders for heavy duty truck distributed drive systems.

In his speech at the ceremony, Luo Xunqiang, Chairman of CDTL , stated that the penetration rate of new energy commercial vehicles, especially new energy heavy duty trucks, is expected to exceed 10% in 2024, while the penetration rate of new energy specialized vehicles is expected to exceed 22%.In the foreseeable future, this sector is projected to grow at an extremely high rate, with penetration rates reaching a very significant proportion by 2027.

According to a report by Boston Consulting Group, the future form of new energy heavy duty trucks will evolve toward high integration and high intelligence.Distributed drive and Electromechanical Brake (EMB) will effectively enhance the vehicle's layout space, lower the vehicle's center of gravity and energy consumption, and improve the vehicle's control precision and safety.

Especially in the application of special-purpose vehicles, the use of distributed drive + Electromechanical Brake will save over 40% of layout space and improve control precision by over 30%, laying a solid foundation for the convenience of special-purpose vehicle upper structure layout and future expansion of autonomous driving.

Suizhou, with an annual production capacity of 200,000 commercial specialized vehicles, is hailed as the “Capital of Specialized Vehicles.” It currently stands at the early stage of new energy commercial vehicle penetration. The distributed drive production line for commercial heavy duty trucks at CDTL's Hubei base, closely aligned with specialized vehicles and market needs, will grow in tandem with Suizhou's specialized vehicle industry.

Zhang Weihong, Senior Strategic Advisor at CDTL, then delivered a speech. He highly praised the achievements of CDTL in recent years and commended the Suizhou government for its firm determination and strong action in promoting the transformation and upgrading of the heavy duty truck industry toward new energy.

Chen Yong, President of the Suizhou Automobile Industry Association, highly praised the technical approach of CDTL's distributed drive and distributed braking EMB products, as well as the unique advantages of CDTL products in the chassis layout and superstructure of Suizhou's special-purpose vehicles.