Weichai Group and CRRC signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Weifang on May 13. Sun Yongcai, Party Secretary and Chairman of CRRC, and Man Shengang, Party Secretary and Chairman of Shandong Heavy Industry Group, held a discussion and witnessed the signing. Ma Changhai, a member of the Party Committee and vice general manager of Shandong Heavy Industry Group, attended the event. Yu Weiping, vice president of CRRC, and Wang Decheng, deputy secretary of the Party committee and vice chairman of Weichai Group, signed the agreement on behalf of both sides.
Sun Yongcai introduced CRRC's historical evolution and its development in industries such as rail transit equipment, wind power equipment, new energy commercial vehicles, photovoltaics and energy storage. CRRC and Shandong Heavy Industry Group are both leading enterprises in China's equipment manufacturing industry, and they share the same sense of mission, development tasks and cooperation demands. He hopes that the two sides will further deepen exchanges and learning, industrial cooperation and R&D collaboration, and work together to enhance the resilience and security of the industrial chain, build a modern industrial system, and create new achievements and make new contributions in the new journey of modernization with Chinese characteristics.
Man Shengang welcomed the visit of the CRRC delegation and congratulated CRRC on its role as a major national equipment and its bright brand card. CRRC and Shandong Heavy Industry are both committed to the high-end, intelligent and green development of the energy and transportation equipment industries. The two sides have a solid foundation, great space and broad prospects for cooperation, he said. He hopes to deepen cooperation in new energy, power systems, key components and other fields, constantly create a new situation of resource sharing, complementary advantages and win-win cooperation, and jointly inject strong impetus into the high-quality development of China's equipment manufacturing industry.
According to the agreement, the two sides will conduct all-round cooperation in areas such as vehicles and key components, marine mobility, smart logistics, scientific and technological innovation, and industrial chain construction, and utilize global resources to jointly promote international development and build world-class enterprises.
Before the meeting, the CRRC delegation visited the Weichai Industrial Park to visit Weichai's high-end engine intelligent manufacturing, smart logistics, product testing, and quality standard construction.