With the diversified policy support for energy-saving and new energy vehicles and the electrification of logistics, with the growing demand for new energy electric commercial trucks, the electric commercial truck industry has ushered in a new wave of rapid development—a long-term structural shift in commercial transport consistently highlighted in global market forecasts. For manufacturers, the question is no longer if they will invest in new energy but how quickly they can ramp up production, technology, and supply chains.
Chengli Group has officially launched its Electric Commercial Truck Industrial Park Project in Suizhou, Hubei, in response to this. This unprecedented investment further enhances Chengli’s leadership position in the electric commercial vehicle, electric commercial truck, and next-generation chassis sectors and demonstrates overwhelming confidence in China’s industrial future.
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Groundbreaking Ceremony Marks a Strategic Milestone
On the morning of April 3, the Zengdu District (High-tech Zone) was the site of the Hubei Province Major Project Concentrated Groundbreaking Ceremony—Suizhou Sub-venue at the 4th Chengli Automobile Industrial Park in the Chengli Automobile Industrial Park in the Zengdu Economic Development Zone.
The Suizhou Municipal Committee and Municipal Government, together with the Zengdu District Committee and District Government, hosted the event. City and district-related officials, leaders of major media such as Hubei Daily and Hubei TV, local businessmen, and the live camera team from Chengli come to attend the ceremony.
This ceremony is an industry-wide event, which announced the Chengli Group’s entry into the electric commercial truck manufacturing in a high-profile way.
Project Overview: Chengli’s Leap into Electric Commercial Trucks
The Chengli Electric commercial truck chassis and vehicle manufacturing solution is a high-end strategic upgrade of the group.
Key highlights of the project include:
- Total investment: RMB 2.5 billion
- Land size: ~260 acres
- Main target: Establish an integrated production line of electric/hybrid commercial vehicle chassis, complete vehicles, and R&D
The project is planned to meet Chengli’s long-term positioning in electric commercial trucks, electric buses, and new energy special vehicles to encompass the future needs of logistics, municipal services, and industry transportation.
Phase I Construction: Production Capacity and Manufacturing Strength
The first stage is to construct an effective production capacity with three large-scale production lines:
- Electric heavy-duty truck production line with a capacity of 10,000 units per year.
- New energy “Panda” passenger bus production line, capacity 5,000 units/year.
- New energy special vehicle upper assembly line with an annual output of 5,000 vehicles.
To achieve quality and uniformity, Phase I plants have:
- Robotic welding workstations
- ABB automatic painting robots
- advanced smart manufacturing system
Phase II Development: Electric commercial truck Chassis R&D Center
Phase II will be oriented to the development of technology innovation in terms of the Electric Commercial Truck Chassis Research and Development (R&D) Center.
The key directions for R&D are as follows:
- Electric drive systems
- Chassis integration
- Lightweight chassis design is essential to energy payload and energy efficiency in electric commercial trucks
Six production and testing lines will support the R&D center, including the following:
- Whole vehicle testing (WAN automobile detection line)
- Charging pile systems
- Intelligent manufacturing lines of sub-components
Chengli’s volume enhancement capabilities in electric commercial truck chassis innovation and industrial upgrading will be accelerated in this stage.
Investment Scale and Economic Impact
The size of the project demonstrates Chengli Group’s commitment to the electric commercial truck market for the foreseeable future:
- Name of the project: Chengli Electric Commercial Truck Chassis & Whole Vehicle Production Line Project
- Address: Chengli (Zengdu) Automobile Industrial Park, No.12 Xingguang Second Road, Yumin Avenue
- Building area: Approx. 170,000 square meters (Research and Development, production, warehousing)
- Total investment: 2.5 billion RMB
- Phase I investment: 1 billion RMB
- Anticipated annual output value of 800 million RMB upon full completion
After commissioning, the Electric Commercial Truck Industrial Park will be the largest electric truck and electric commercial truck base in central China.
Market Prospects and Social Value
Strong Market Demand
Although the passenger EV market is already mature, electrified pickups, electric mini trucks, and heavy-duty electric commercial vehicles are expected to become hot sellers. Chengli’s new energy industrial park is positioned to satisfy this demand.
Technical and Industrial Advantages
Chengli Group benefits from:
- Full vehicle production qualifications
- A mature upstream and downstream supply chain
- Extensive experience in special-purpose vehicle manufacturing
These strengths provide a solid foundation for scaling electric commercial truck production efficiently.
Economic and Social Contribution
The project is expected to:
- Create approximately 1,000 new jobs
- Generate over 100 million RMB in annual tax revenue
- Drive regional industrial upgrading and economic growth
Broader Economic Context: Confidence in Industrial Growth
Suizhou introduced 102 large-scale projects with a total investment of 62.8 billion RMB in the second quarter of 2025. A total of 1,477 projects with private investment were launched in Hubei Province, amounting to 674.3 billion RMB.
With the pace of economic construction comparable to that of China’s first-tier cities, the strong turnaround and growth momentum of Hubei Province offer Chengli Group solid macroeconomic support for its new major electric commercial truck project.
Conclusion: Powering the Future of Electric Commercial Trucks
The opening of Chengli Group’s electric commercial truck Industrial Park Project is a leap towards the future of electric commercial transportation. With full-scale production, R&D, and intelligent manufacturing integrated under one roof, Chengli is becoming a critical enabler in the global electric commercial truck value chain.
Wish to find out about cooperation opportunities for new energy commercial vehicles? Contact Chengli Group today to discuss how this new Electric Commercial Truck Industrial Park can meet the demands of your electric commercial truck and special-purpose vehicle requirements.
