Following the successful launch of demonstration vehicles for 30 hybrid buses jointly developed by Dajinlong and Dongfeng Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. in January this year as the national “Ten Thousands of Vehicles†demonstration vehicle, Wuhan Daikin and Dongfeng Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. The company signed a strategic agreement on the development of a hybrid bus in Xiamen. The cooperation between the two sides in the new energy sector will enter a new milestone.
As a leading company in the passenger vehicle manufacturing industry in China, Dajinlong has 20 years of passenger car manufacturing history and has accumulated 8 years of experience in R&D and manufacturing of new energy buses. Dongfeng Electric Vehicles is the leader in the research and development of new energy vehicles in China. In the electric vehicle business, Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. launched electric vehicle research and development at the beginning of the “Eighth Five-Year Planâ€; in 2009, China’s only national-level electric vehicle patent industrialization pilot base was unveiled at the Dongfeng Electric Vehicle Industrial Park pilot base. Dongfeng Electric New Energy Vehicle Project has also received the key support from the national patent industrialization policy. From the perspective of their respective strengths and backgrounds, the cooperation between Daikin Dragon and Dongfeng Electric can be described as “strong and strongâ€.
It is understood that the cooperation between Daikin Dragon and Dongfeng Electric in the field of new energy buses began in 2004. It has developed XMQ6115G, XMQ6125GB, XMQ6116G, XMQ6125G9 and other hybrid models. It has carried out many years of actual operation tests in Wuhan and Beijing and obtained Recognition by relevant national authorities. During the Beijing Olympics in August 2008, 15 hybrid buses jointly developed by Daikin Dragon and Dongfeng Electric successfully completed the Olympic transport mission; in March of this year, Beijing Public Transport Group 60 hybrid buses tendered, Daikin Dragon and Dongfeng Electric jointly The XMQ6125G9 series models developed successfully won 20 bids. On April 22 this year, at the “Beijing International Road Transport Exhibition†hosted by the Ministry of Transport, the XMQ6125G9 series models won the “Best New Energy Bus†award. This honor and the market performance of the products prove that the relevant departments of the country and the customers recognize the results of the cooperation between the two parties.
After the signing of this strategic cooperation agreement, the scope of cooperation between the two parties will be further expanded and the cooperation level will be further enhanced. The cooperation will continue to be deepened in the field of new energy passenger vehicles, complement each other's strengths, and jointly promote the industrialization of new energy buses.