In the first quarter of 2026, China’s domestic new energy heavy truck market maintained robust high growth, with total industry sales reaching 43,000 units, a year-on-year increase of over 75%.
In terms of competitive landscape, the market is characterized by fierce rivalry among top-tier players and rapid catch-up growth from mid and small-sized enterprises.
Among the top 10 manufacturers, C&C Trucks sustained extraordinary high-speed expansion.
The brand sold 1,851 new energy heavy trucks in Q1, skyrocketing 410% year-on-year.
It also set an outstanding industry record of over 100% year-on-year sales growth for 15 consecutive months, drawing widespread attention across the sector.
Strategic Resilience: Charting a Long-Term Course Amid Industrial Transformation
Such remarkable performance stems from C&C Trucks’ accurate judgment of market trends and forward-looking strategic planning.
At the beginning of 2026, the company held its annual operation and management conference. Building on its leapfrog development in 2025, it further focused on four core strategic priorities: scale expansion, scenario breakthroughs, targeted product innovation, and synergistic growth. By developing a hit product portfolio and upgrading quality standards and services in tandem, the company pursued large-scale, high-quality development.
At the concurrent marketing mobilization conference, the sales team demonstrated tremendous momentum, laying a solid foundation for its strong Q1 performance.
Faced with a commercial vehicle market in 2026 defined by accelerating new energy penetration, deepening global expansion and drastic shifts in customer profiles, C&C Trucks remains committed to stable operation, value creation and user-centric development.
The company avoids low-level price competition and instead focuses on high-quality growth driven by enhanced product strength, profitability and risk resistance.
This unwavering strategic resolve has kept the company on a steady course amid volatile market competition and underpinned its sustained double-digit monthly sales surge for 15 straight months.
Three Generations of Product Layout: Phased Development & Synergistic Growth
Its leading Q1 sales performance is underpinned by a well-structured product matrix.
C&C Trucks has completed a phased, synergistic product layout consisting of the Qilin Platform, Phoenix Platform and Intelligent Truck Platform, achieving full-coverage precision solutions across all heavy truck market segments.
Qilin Platform – Cornerstone for Stable Core Market
Represented by the Electric Qilin, the 1.0-generation product lineup targets medium-short haul high-frequency transportation scenarios.
Boasting superior cost efficiency enabled by integrated technologies and industry-leading energy efficiency, these models have consolidated advantages in the mainstream new energy market, securing the brand’s fundamental sales volume for the strong quarter-opening performance.
Phoenix Platform – Pioneer for Market Expansion
If the Qilin series anchors the brand’s foundation, the Phoenix series serves as its cutting-edge weapon for market expansion.
As the flagship 2026 product range, the Phoenix series is engineered for medium-long haul operations with ultra-low energy consumption as its core advantage.
The Cloud Phoenix adopts the pioneering large-battery small-range-extender technology, eliminating range anxiety for long-haul new energy heavy trucks with a single-charge combined range of 1,400 km.
The Electric Phoenix, equipped with self-developed VCU controllers and next-generation electric drive axles, achieves an ultra-low energy consumption of 1.08 kWh/km, redefining TCO value benchmarks with exceptional efficiency.
From port short-haul transfer to trunk logistics, regional distribution to interprovincial transportation, the rising Phoenix lineup marks C&C Trucks’ solid transition from a single-scenario specialist to a full-scenario commercial vehicle solution provider.
Intelligent Truck Platform – Layout for Future Growth
The third-generation Intelligent Truck Platform is under accelerated development.
Positioned as a global leading new energy heavy-duty vehicle platform, it integrates cutting-edge technologies including high-efficiency high-power electric drive axles, L2+ advanced intelligent driving systems and intelligent cockpits, building core competitiveness for C&C Trucks to become a global benchmark in new energy commercial vehicles.
The synergistic phased deployment of three product generations and strategic shift from simple product supply to scenario-specific customization have laid a robust product foundation for the brand’s outstanding Q1 results.
Innovative Quasi-Direct Sales Model Delivers Tangible Results
Amid a profound shift in customer structure from individual operators to large-scale centralized fleet operators in the new energy era, C&C Trucks advanced its quasi-direct sales model reform throughout 2026.
Centered on the integration of direct sales and partnered cooperation, the model features division of labor and resource sharing between the OEM and business partners to jointly serve key clients.
It effectively combines the operational efficiency of direct sales with the extensive coverage of traditional distribution channels, enabling rapid network expansion and continuous service capability improvement.
Service Excellence & Solid Quality: Full-Chain Support for Sustainable Development
In the new energy era, service is no longer supplementary, but a core competitive advantage.
C&C Trucks has built an integrated direct and exclusive service system modeled after a “nurse and hospital” framework:
- Frontline service teams act as “nurses” for rapid response to daily maintenance and routine malfunctions;
- 600 authorized service stations nationwide function as dedicated “hospitals” equipped with professional facilities and technicians to resolve complex technical issues.
Meanwhile, the brand’s 2026 Wholehearted Service National Tour themed Full Power, Smooth Journeys has been fully launched. Covering pre-service mobilization, on-site inspections and routine vehicle maintenance, the roaming service team reaches markets nationwide to safeguard every logistics journey with customer-centric support.
Quality remains the lifeblood of the brand, while delivery capability reflects core manufacturing strength.
C&C Trucks launched a full-scale 2026 quality upgrade program centered on digital intelligent quality prevention systems, embedding quality control across R&D, manufacturing and after-sales service.
On the production and delivery side, systematic improvements have been made to production capacity, first-pass yield and supply chain resilience, guaranteeing exceptional reliability and operational efficiency for every vehicle delivered and upholding its commitment to high-quality, high-efficiency delivery.
Bulk Vehicle Deliveries Demonstrate Strong Opening-Quarter Performance
C&C Trucks saw a wave of bulk deliveries throughout Q1, with over 2,000 units delivered and more than 1,000 units under strategic contracts.
Its vehicles have been deployed across the country, from Rizhao in Shandong to Quzhou in Zhejiang, Deyang in Sichuan to Dandong in Liaoning, supporting customers in green and efficient logistics operations.
Leading the Industry, Embarking on a Brand-New 2026 Journey
Technological strength underpins C&C Trucks’ market leadership.
Backed by profound technical heritage from Chery Technology, the brand continues to increase R&D investment.
At the Hefei New Energy Commercial Vehicle Exhibition in March 2026, two core proprietary technologies — Fenglin Intelligent Control and Yuntu Range Extension — made their grand debut, effectively resolving longstanding pain points including energy efficiency optimization and range anxiety.
Spanning three-electric systems to intelligent driving,
Trucks drives product iteration via technological innovation, leading the heavy truck industry toward greener, smarter and more efficient development.
With a 410% year-on-year growth rate vastly outperforming the overall industry and 15 consecutive months of over-100% sales expansion,C&C Trucks has emerged as the most dynamic growth player in the new energy heavy truck revolution.
As an old saying goes: A stream does not race for momentary lead, but for enduring steady flow.
Moving into 2026, C&C Trucks of Chery Commercial Vehicles will stay committed to technological innovation, premium quality and dedicated services.
Guided by long-term development philosophy, the brand will forge ahead steadily amid the great industrial transformation.
