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In the heavy truck industry, there has always been a saying that "the one who wins the tractor wins the world." Indeed, any company that has achieved outstanding results in the heavy-duty truck market will also perform well in the tractor market. In the first quarter of this year, although the production and sales of the commercial vehicle market fell sharply year-on-year due to the epidemic, the tractor market actually showed a positive growth of 6%, outperforming the industry. Judging from the interviews and surveys conducted by our reporters, heavy truck dealers in various places basically sell the best tractors.

With the effective control of the domestic epidemic, the heavy truck industry is recovering rapidly. The peak market season, which has been delayed by the epidemic, is approaching, and there will inevitably be a sword fight between companies in April and May. What will the tractor market look like? What "killer tips" have various companies prepared? From the 331st batch of new car declaration announcements, we may be able to discover the mystery.

64% of National VI National Trucks? The largest number of SINOTRUK? 28 tractor-trailer declaration announcements

In the announcement of the 331st batch of new vehicle declarations issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on April 14, the tractor field There are 28 new products on the list. Among them, there are 18 National VI tractors, 7 with natural gas power and 11 with diesel power; there are 7 National V tractors, all with diesel power, from Sany Truck, China National Heavy Duty Truck, Valin Xingma and Shaanxi Automobile Group; there are three new energy tractors, all of which are pure electric tractors. One model each from Dongfeng Company, China National Heavy Duty Truck and Kaiwo Motors is on the list.

The 331st batch of new vehicle declarations announced the configuration list of National VI tractors

From the perspective of enterprises, China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Co., Ltd. has the largest number of declarations, with 6 tractors on the list, National VI, natural gas, Both National Five and pure electric vehicles are involved; followed by Valin Xingma, with 4 National Five tractors on the list, including 3 Hanma Power and 1 Weichai Power; Shaanxi Automobile has 3 tractors on the list, and the X6000 shines again Appeared; Dongfeng Motors, Qingling Motors and Hyundai Commercial Vehicles each have 2 tractors on the list; the remaining tractors are FAW Jiefang, Foton Motors, JAC, Shanxi Dayun Motors, United Trucks, Dongfeng Liuzhou Automobile, Geely Commercial Vehicles, Sany Trucks and Kaiwo vehicles each have one new model on the list.

Overall, National VI tractors account for the highest proportion, about 64.29. The 18 National VI tractors come from 12 different companies. It can be seen that the current National VI tractors are a market that various companies are competing for layout; National V tractors There is still a large market space for tractors. In addition, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment stated that the implementation of National VI is expected to be postponed. This is also a positive signal for National V vehicles. The four tractors declared by Valin are all National V, which is not enough. No wonder; as for pure electric tractors, as a blue ocean market in recent years, it has attracted more and more companies to invest their attention. This appearance of Kaiwo can be said to be a relatively big attraction. In addition, there are many highlights in this batch of tractors. The announcement of the 331st batch of new vehicles is simply not too exciting.

Highlight 1: New appearance, new power, first show of Hyundai tractor after sole proprietorship

According to the official announcement, starting from March 18, Sichuan Hyundai will officially change its name to Hyundai Commercial vehicles. However, as of this announcement, the company name has not been changed and is still Sichuan Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd. However, the two National VI tractors declared have a brand-new appearance and the trademark is Hyundai brand instead of the previous Chuanghu brand.

As can be seen from the public pictures, compared with the previous Chuanghu tractor, the appearance of the modern tractor has been greatly changed, mainly reflected in the design of the front grille, which is more fashionable and domineering. In terms of power, there are three engines to choose from: D6CF54E6, D6CF50E6 and D6CF46E6, with a maximum power of 540 horsepower. Compared with the National Five version of Chuanghu, which has a maximum power of 520 horsepower, the power is further improved; the deadweight is 8.805 tons and 8.54 tons, which is higher than the 6×4 engine. In terms of drive form, lightweight design is fully realized.

Highlight 2: Sany Heavy Truck is equipped with Shanghai Hino engine

As the most active company among the new heavy truck companies, Sany Trucks has launched a new vehicle, which is a National V emission car model. Compared with previous products, SANY’s tractors on the list this time adopt a new type of cab and a more rugged front face.

The editor noticed that the appearance of this vehicle is very similar to the heavy-duty off-road tractor truck exported by Sany to Kuwait.

The difference is motivation. The SANY tractors exported to Kuwait are equipped with Weichai WP13 National V engines, while this new product is equipped with Shanghai Hino 10-liter engine, model P11C-WE, with a power of 309KW, about 420 horsepower. It seems that in addition to Weichai and Foton Cummins, Sany heavy truck power selection will have a new option.

Point 3: Kaiwo pure electric semi-trailer tractor debuts? Huang Hongsheng wants to show off his ambitions

In the field of new energy vehicles, Kaiwo Automobile has always been a dark horse company. Among them, pure electric semi-trailer tractor Electric bus sales lead the industry. Last year, Kaiwo also started to get involved in the field of pure electric trucks. For example, the announcement of the entry of pure electric dump trucks using XCMG chassis, and the delivery of pure electric sanitation trucks equipped with Qingling chassis to Nanjing.

Entering 2020, Kaiwo Automobile has brought more surprises. In this announcement, Kaiwo has listed a pure electric semi-trailer tractor, which uses CATL's lithium iron phosphate power battery. The drive motor is from Fast, with a maximum power of 360kW (about 490 horsepower). It is reported that Kaiwo’s first pure electric SUV will also be launched within the year. It can be seen that Huang Hongsheng has great ambitions in the field of new energy and will further develop his ambitions this year.

Highlight 4: Up to 560 horsepower! JAC Geerfa K7 is equipped with Foton Cummins engine

JAC Geerfa is a relatively pragmatic presence in the heavy truck industry. Compared with other companies, it does not launch new cars so frequently, but every new product launched can be said to be By “careful consideration.”

In this announcement, JAC has listed a National VI tractor, the Galfa K7, which focuses on high-end products and wants to be in line with international standards. It is powered by Foton Cummins. In the 328th batch of announcements, JAC Gerfa K7 National VI vehicles equipped with Dongfeng Cummins and SINOTRUK engines were on the list, with maximum powers of 560 horsepower and 440 horsepower respectively. This time the K7 is equipped with a Foton Cummins X13 engine, with a maximum power of 560 horsepower. In the National Five era, K7s were generally equipped with heavy truck engines. In the National Six era, will Cummins power be the main engine?

More highlights: New Shantou Deka and X6000 are on the list again, Geely is "in love" with Yuchai...

Although the 331st batch of announcements includes 28 tractor models on the list , compared with historical batches, there are not many, but there are many highlights. In addition to the four points listed above, there are many more. For example, the new Shantou Deka and Shaanxi Automobile X6000 were unveiled on the same stage, with the highest power being 600 horsepower. Among them, the optional engine of Shaanxi Automobile X6000 this time is Dongfeng Cummins, which is also quite eye-catching.

For example, Geely "falls in love" with Yuchai. Last year, Geely put several tractors on the list, but all of them chose Weichai for power. This time Geely chose Yuchai United Power.

For example, Valin has 4 tractors on the list, all of which have National V emission standards. Except for one equipped with Weichai Power, the other three are all powered by its own Hanma engine. The maximum power is 500 horsepower (these three models are 1 H7 and 2 H9 respectively).

For example, both SINOTRUK and Qingling are betting on dangerous goods vehicles. Among them, SINOTRUK has 4 tractors belonging to the dangerous goods vehicle category, all of which are Howo brands; Qingling has 2 National VI tractors on the list, which are semi-trailer tractors for transporting dangerous goods. On April 1, the safety technical condition standards for vehicles operating in road transportation of dangerous goods were officially implemented. Sinotruk and Qingling must have come for the new regulations this time and were the first to launch vehicles that meet the standards.

In addition, there is an announcement of the entry of Foton Auman EST?CNG National VI tractor, equipped with a Weichai natural gas engine with a maximum power of 460 horsepower, etc.

Conclusion

If the public notice period is successfully passed, these new tractors will soon enter the market. At present, the phase-out of National III vehicles is accelerating and replacement, natural gas vehicles are vigorously promoted, and the implementation of National VI diesel heavy trucks is getting closer and closer. There are unlimited business opportunities in the tractor market, but at the same time, bloody battles are inevitable. Who will be the biggest winner?

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.