On the morning of September 14 local time, the 72nd IAA Transportation Show (IAA TRANSPORTATION), themed “WE DELIVER,” opened with a grand ceremony at the Hannover Exhibition Center in Germany. FAW Jiefang appeared under the theme “ENGINEERING THE NEXT HORIZON, DELIVERING THE NEXT JOURNEY,” presenting five complete vehicles, nine core powertrain assemblies and other latest technology achievements and solutions. On opening day, the company held the TL.X forward-looking concept truck launch and the CORTRON CS product showcase.
In the morning, the forward-looking concept truck launch took place first. Attending the event were Lin Dong, Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in Hamburg; Volker Wissing, former German Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Affairs and former Minister of Justice; Walter Döring, Executive President of the European Economic Senate; Jürgen Mindel, Head of Management and Communications at the VDA; and Wang Xia, President of the China Automobile Dealers Association Automotive Committee. Zhang Xiaofan, Member of the Standing Committee and Deputy General Manager of China FAW, attended and addressed the launch, while Li Sheng, Chairman and Party Secretary of FAW Jiefang, unveiled the concept truck. Two hundred distinguished guests from around the world—dealers, suppliers, key customers and media—gathered on-site to witness this historic moment.
Strategic Leadership: Setting Direction
In his address, Zhang Xiaofan noted that this year marks the 70th anniversary of the roll-off of New China’s first automobile, the “Jiefang CA10.” Over the past 70 years, China FAW has always engaged in international cooperation with an open mindset, deeply integrated into the global automotive industrial division of labor, and continuously injected Chinese momentum into the development of the world automotive industry. Jiefang is the root and source of China FAW’s development. With seven decades of deep focus on its core commercial vehicle business, it has achieved coordinated development across oil, gas, hydrogen, electric and hybrid pathways, and adapted to all scenarios across heavy, medium, light, micro and bus segments. Its products reach 115 countries and regions worldwide, with cumulative production and sales of nearly 10 million units. Standing at the historic moment of green transformation and intelligent innovation in the global commercial vehicle industry, FAW Jiefang is accelerating its transformation into a green and intelligent transport solutions provider, marching firmly toward a century-old commercial vehicle brand that is technology-led, green and low-carbon, and globally serving. At this exhibition, FAW Jiefang presents its latest technology achievements and solutions, exploring the infinite possibilities of green and intelligent transport with industry partners, and warmly welcomes guests and partners to stop by, engage in in-depth exchanges, explore business opportunities and discuss the future.
Forward-Looking Launch: Li Sheng Unveils the TL.X Concept Truck
Li Sheng noted that this IAA’s theme, “WE DELIVER,” aligns closely with FAW Jiefang’s development philosophy. “WE” represents FAW Jiefang’s consistent stance of viewing the industry as a whole, coordinating with upstream and downstream supply chain partners, and providing complete solutions around users’ full lifecycle needs. “DELIVER” is FAW Jiefang’s eternal pursuit—from 1956 to 2026 and on to 2036, FAW Jiefang has always been committed to “engineering the next horizon, delivering the next journey.” At this show, FAW Jiefang brings a lineup of mature, deliverable mass-production products covering diesel, NG, hybrid, battery-electric and hydrogen energy pathways, including tractors, cargo trucks, dump trucks and special-purpose vehicles, meeting the multi-scenario needs of European customers with proven strength.
As the centerpiece of the FAW Jiefang booth events, Li Sheng solemnly unveiled the TL.X forward-looking concept truck. Li Sheng pointed out that in the future, AI technology will empower countless industries, carbon neutrality pressure will intensify, and the “person-vehicle-cargo-road-cloud” transport industry ecosystem will place higher demands on vehicles. Facing the three main transformation threads—intelligence, greening and ecosystem—FAW Jiefang is committed to exploring three universal industry questions: “How can heritage endure and be renewed amid the collision of tradition and the technology wave?” “How can a flexible whole-vehicle architecture meet personalized needs across multiple powertrains and driving spaces?” and “How can operating returns and driving quality be balanced?” The TL.X is FAW Jiefang’s forward-looking concept truck for 2036, reflecting deep consideration of “how commercial vehicles deliver higher value” in the future. “T” is drawn from Tron, the universal root of FAW Jiefang’s overseas products, and is the brand’s exclusive identifier; “L” stands for Leading, conveying FAW Jiefang’s pursuit of advancing the industry with leading technology; “X” symbolizes the infinite possibilities of pioneering the future logistics and transport industry. Using the TL.X concept truck as a carrier, FAW Jiefang anchors three directions—heritage and renewal, personalized customization, and full-vehicle intelligence—solving each question in turn, paying tribute to the classics while bringing renewal, achieving “freedom of space” and “freedom of energy,” and completing “intelligent interaction, intelligent execution and intelligent evolution.” Li Sheng emphasized that FAW Jiefang will build the TL.X into an open, shared technology ecosystem platform from three dimensions—sharing, co-creation and win-win. For the global commercial vehicle industry, FAW Jiefang will also uphold its original aspiration of “engineering the next horizon,” continuously delivering Chinese solutions and Jiefang strength filled with creativity and warmth.
Series Production Delivery: CORTRON CS Product Showcase
In the afternoon, FAW Jiefang held a CORTRON CS product showcase at its booth. The CORTRON CS is built on FAW Jiefang’s seventh-generation heavy truck platform and is about to launch and begin formal deliveries in the European market. Bernhard, an expert from FAW Jiefang’s Austrian R&D Center, introduced the CORTRON CS product features using two diesel tractors on-site—the CS600 and CS600XXL—and the CS925 battery-electric tractor as representatives. ECS test engineer Hans Deinhofer, ZF R&D head Des O’Regan, and dealer Mark Aubrey successively shared their testing and usage experiences with the CORTRON CS, confirming from a third-party perspective that the CORTRON CS matches the product strength of Europe’s top heavy trucks. On the evening of September 14 local time, FAW Jiefang will also hold a brand night event. From September 15 to 16, FAW Jiefang will successively hold hydrogen powertrain and battery-electric powertrain launch events, and deliver a speech at the China Day event.
Full-Stack In-House R&D, Fully Presented
At this exhibition, FAW Jiefang set up four zones—Low-Carbon, Zero-Carbon, Ecosystem and Future—forming a narrative thread from current industrial practice to future technology concepts, and using its latest technology achievements and solutions to explore the infinite possibilities of green and intelligent transport, bringing global models covering both combustion and battery-electric energy pathways to the European premium market.
Low-Carbon Zone
The Low-Carbon Zone displays two CORTRON CS600 diesel models alongside the low-carbon GD300 powertrain domain, 24V sodium-ion start-stop battery, and intelligent connected systems (Yukuai, Zhuoyu), unlocking new pathways for efficient cost reduction, energy saving and low-carbon transport. The CORTRON CS600 heavy tractor strictly complies with EU WVTA type-approval regulations, is equipped with the Jiefang 6DV1 Euro VI engine delivering 600 Ps maximum horsepower and 3,000 Nm peak torque with 50% thermal efficiency, and is adapted for European long-haul trunk logistics; the CORTRON CS600 XXL emphasizes a long-haul home-like driving and living experience.
Zero-Carbon Zone
The Zero-Carbon Zone displays the CORTRON CS925 battery-electric model and the zero-carbon ER540 powertrain domain, along with new energy technology achievements including the R11E300S3 heavy e-axle, E-Shift S7 heavy electric transmission, CAPE1-240 fuel cell engine, CA6HV3 hydrogen direct-injection engine, and immersed-cooling battery pack. The CORTRON CS925 EV battery-electric tractor is built on an 800V high-voltage platform with dual-gun fast charging, reaching 90% charge in 45 minutes and offering a fully loaded range of over 550 km.
Ecosystem Zone
The Ecosystem Zone presents FAW Jiefang’s comprehensive solution strength spanning complete vehicles, components, energy-replenishment ecosystem and digital services.
Future Zone
The most striking Future Zone features the Jiefang CA10—New China’s first automobile from 1956—standing side by side with the TL.X forward-looking concept truck. From 1956 to 2026 and on to 2036, it outlines the brilliant development trajectory of Chinese commercial vehicles, achieving a cross-time-and-space dialogue between the heritage of craftsmanship and the far-reaching technology of the new era.
With “engineering the next horizon” as its commitment and “delivering the next journey” as its promise, FAW Jiefang will continue to anchor its development direction of “technology Jiefang, green Jiefang, international Jiefang,” solidly advance its “SPRINT 2030” internationalization strategy, and accelerate its transformation toward “ecosystem delivery.” It will provide customers with all-scenario, full-lifecycle, full-chain smart transport capacity solutions, work with global partners to build a low-carbon, intelligent, open and win-win new global commercial vehicle ecosystem, and contribute more Chinese solutions and Jiefang strength to the green, intelligent and ecological development of the global commercial vehicle industry.
