May 29, 2023, China, On May 23-24, Christian Levin, Chairman and CEO of Traton Group, a commercial vehicle manufacturer under the Volkswagen Group, and President and CEO of Scania Commercial Vehicles Group, visited China National Heavy Duty Truck Group (CNHTC) for a visit and exchange.

Christian Levin expressed his excitement and respect for CNHTC's achievements in various aspects, such as the high-end transformation of trucks, over the past few years. He expressed his hope for both parties to further explore in-depth cooperation in the fields of commercial vehicles, powertrain, and new energy. He believes that both parties will definitely achieve mutual success in the future.

Tan Xuguang, Chairman of Weichai Group, said, "Since our collaboration in 2009, MAN Truck & Bus Group from Germany has provided technical support to CNHTC, for which we are deeply grateful. The key to an individual's or a company's success lies in maintaining humility and continuously learning from others. I have always adhered to the concept of 'coopetition,' and we will explore cooperation and resource sharing with Traton Group in more areas with an open attitude. Customers are our 'gods.'"

Christian Levin and his delegation visited Shandong Heavy Industry Group's Future Technology Exhibition Hall and CNHTC's Jinan-Laiwu Intelligent Networked (New Energy) Heavy Truck New Base.

At the invitation of Chairman Tan Xuguang, Alexander Freitag, Chairman and CEO of MAN Truck & Bus Group, visited Weichai Group and toured the Material Forming Center, High-end Heavy-duty Engine Intelligent Manufacturing Factory, Linde Hydraulics Industrial Park, Fuel Cell Production Base, Cutting-edge Technology Exhibition Hall, Product Testing and Testing Center, and Quality Research Center.