United Trucks’ nationwide tour

In front of the parking lot of Rende Villa in Chengdu, a large group of people stopped to watch: a powerful heavy-duty tractor was being driven by a young and petite beauty. The driver had a fair complexion and was fashionably dressed. , at first glance, he was not a professional driver, but he drove the 9-ton, 460-horsepower tractor forward and back with ease. This wonderful scene took place at the test drive site of the United Truck Tour. At the Beijing Auto Show in April this year, C&C Trucks became an instant hit after its debut. The "C&C" logo meant to the media, industry, and knowledgeable customers that there would be another strong competitor for mainstream heavy trucks in the future. In order to have close contact with more customers and dealers, directly listen to their opinions on the product, and further improve and perfect the product to make it more in line with market demand, C&C Trucks then made a bigger move - a nationwide tour. The wonderful scene mentioned above in this article took place at the Chengdu tour site.

Before arriving in Chengdu, C&C Trucks had visited 16 cities including Shijiazhuang, Jinan, Linyi, Fuyang, Zhumadian, Luoyang, Xi'an, Jingmen, Wuhan, Gao'an, Changsha, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Yulin, Nanning and Chongqing. , with a total trip of more than 10,000 kilometers, nearly 500 participating dealers, and more than 2,000 attendees, including many potential customers. For United Trucks, it can be considered a fruitful outcome.

The modified models in the third batch of announcements to be released by C&C Trucks are all proposed by modification factories during this tour, such as modified models of special gas transport trucks, engines using new fuel technology, etc. During the tour, technical personnel from United Trucks and the modification factory had many exchanges, which laid a good foundation for future cooperation and new product development.

As for the dealer issue that everyone is more concerned about, Dr. Tu Xiaoyue, general manager of Jirui United Truck Marketing Service Co., Ltd., also bluntly said: "Currently, the number of dealers who have expressed their intention to sell United Trucks has exceeded 100. The initial skepticism, wait-and-see, and enthusiasm among dealers have turned into fierce competition in some areas. The change in this process has exceeded our expectations, and some dealers have even begun to accumulate orders for the four models of United Trucks’ national tour. The models include: 6*4 flagship high-end tractor, 8*4 heavy-duty dump truck, 6*4 concrete mixer truck, and 4*2 high-end lightweight tractor.

The exhibition was touring and received rave reviews from local visitors wherever it went. However, in addition to the 6*4 flagship high-end tractor that has always attracted much attention, the other three models have received different "treatment" due to the influence of market demand in different regions. In Changsha and Nanning, 8*4 heavy-duty dump trucks are talked about by local customers for their powerful power, super load-bearing capacity and user-friendly detailed design; while in cities such as Shijiazhuang, Jinan and Shenzhen, 4*2 high-end lightweight dump trucks Tractors are quite popular; affected by local large-scale infrastructure construction, customers in Chongqing and Guangzhou are paying special attention to 6*4 dump trucks, especially customers who have long used imported chassis mixers, and believe that there is a realistic alternative.

All of this is due to the attractiveness of C&C Trucks’ products, which comes precisely from C&C Trucks’ profound understanding of the needs of heavy-duty truck users. As General Manager Tu Xiaoyue said, “At the beginning of product design, We have already understood customer needs through market research and incorporated them. "With the expansion of China's infrastructure construction and the continuous development of the modern logistics industry, in addition to the fast running and durable quality required by traditional heavy trucks, Efficiency, intelligent operation, lightweight, and high fuel economy have become the new market requirements for heavy-duty truck products in the new era. Based on these market demands, C&C Trucks has formulated the concept of "intelligent and efficient" from the beginning of the design, and independently developed a new "UE" platform based on the most advanced European technology. Why can an amateur young beauty drive a heavy truck with ease? This is thanks to C&C Trucks’ AMT transmission system which has undergone 18 months of actual vehicle tuning.

The core technology of the AMT transmission is the electronic control system, which directly determines the performance and operating quality of the AMT. The ZF transmission equipped with C&C Trucks is fully intelligent and electronically controlled. It has deeper technical support for the matching of engine and transmission. It combines a large amount of domestic road condition information and data to better grasp the timing of shifting and the selection of transmission ratio. Even better, it can timely control the shifting timing and intelligently shift, and the power transmission is smoother. In a reasonable gear, the engine's performance and fuel economy can be fully utilized.

It is worth mentioning that C&C Trucks’ AMT transmission uses an all-aluminum alloy casing, which is also lightweight and has excellent performance.

In terms of power, C&C Trucks mainly uses the United Power 6K series engines. The engine was jointly developed by Yuchai and the Austrian AVL company, and has the technical level of Europe's latest mass-produced engines in 2012. There are two series of engines: 6K10 and 6K12, with a power range covering 300-550 horsepower.

Take the flagship product "U460" as an example. It is equipped with a 6K12 engine with a maximum power of 460 horsepower and a peak torque of 2300N·m. It has excellent power whether it is starting, climbing, heavy load or high-speed driving. support. In addition, 6K12 is China's first brand-new diesel engine independently developed based on Euro IV emission standards as the design starting point and based on the world's latest engine (the next generation of Mercedes-Benz). It can even meet Euro VI emission standards through upgrades.

The cab of C&C Trucks is also a highlight to attract customers during the tour. The cab adopts the most advanced fully digital LCD instrument panel, which integrates satellite positioning, vehicle dynamic control, tire detection and Vehicle network systems, etc. Speedometer, tachometer, water temperature gauge, fuel gauge, tire pressure display, maintenance prompt system, fault self-diagnosis system, GPS positioning system, electronic system, audio-visual equipment (can play DVD, equipped with USB interface, can connect MP3, iPod etc.) are integrated into an LCD screen, and the driver can switch freely. During driving, the driver only needs to glance at the LCD screen behind the steering wheel to see the vehicle status information at a glance, which greatly improves convenience and effectively reduces driving safety hazards caused by distraction.

On the new UE technology platform, United Trucks products perfectly interpret "intelligent, efficient and economical". Preparations for the Joint Truck project began very early. Although the company was just established for operation of the vehicle project in March 2009, vehicle model development had already started as early as 2005. The development of Yuchai United Power K series engines started in 2003. In terms of manufacturing technology, as a model of green factory, C&C Trucks adopts the most advanced truck production technology and equipment in the world. The frame production line adopts STAM roller forming line, the stamping line uses GUDEL robot fully automatic five-continuous punching, and the welding line adopts KUKA robots and coating lines use DURR's water-based paint coating process. Although water-based paint is more expensive, water-based paint does not contain toxic substances such as toluene and formaldehyde, and is harmless to the human body and does not pollute the environment. Both in terms of environmental protection and technological level, they are closer to passenger car factories, and even exceed the equipment level of some domestic passenger car manufacturers. Dr. Tu Xiaoyue, general manager of the marketing company, joked that making vehicle beams is like making noodles. You can make them as wide as you want, and you can drill holes wherever you want to meet the individual needs of customers.

Truck intelligence is also a prominent feature of C&C Trucks. This function is most directly reflected in its control system, which uses the CAN bus widely used in passenger cars and vehicle-mounted CPU-based full-vehicle intelligence. The specialized control system realizes many functional controls, vehicle monitoring, diagnosis and analysis functions, making the reliability of the vehicle reach the international advanced level. Drivers can also know their location in real time through GPS positioning and use electronic maps to check driving routes. In order to build an all-round and three-dimensional information service system, C&C Trucks also uses an intelligent driving assistance system. When a vehicle malfunction occurs, the driver can read the fault code through the driver's console LCD screen, grasp the vehicle fault information immediately, and achieve remote help and control through the vehicle's remote intelligent control system. C&C Trucks will also provide a four-level fleet management system on this basis to provide group users with an integrated vehicle usage management platform.

The heavy truck industry is not yet a competitive industry. As long as you have a dream and concentrate on making heavy trucks, you will definitely be able to make a career. What's more, C&C Trucks is not just building factories, it is fully committed to building a heavy-duty truck industry chain. The successful conclusion of the Chengdu tour brought a perfect end to the first phase of C&C Trucks’ national tour. During the national tour, the four exhibition vehicles traveled a total of more than 10,000 kilometers and experienced special road sections in Yulin, Guiyang, Chongqing, Chengdu and other regions. These road sections have many mountain roads, many curves, and many steep slopes, which pose a great challenge to the vehicle's control, safety, and Durability and other performance requirements are extremely high.

Along the way, the four exhibition trucks of C&C Trucks have successfully traveled across North China, Central China, East China, South China and Southwest China. In addition to improving products, dealer inspections, and user demand research, they also conducted "real vehicle road tests" to verify the products. The performance process also demonstrates a high degree of confidence in product quality.

With the harvest from the tour and its commitment to users and dealers, C&C Trucks will continue to improve and perfect its products as always. It is reported that C&C Trucks’ first mass-produced vehicles will roll off the production line around the end of October this year. We have reason to believe that after C&C Trucks has fully loaded its 10,000-kilometer journey with various harvests, the mass-produced truck will be greatly improved and more perfect. We will report it as soon as possible!