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Off-line Delivery of Weichai's 800,000th Gas Engine and Launch of Next-generation WP16NG4.0 Gas Engine

2025.02.25

On February 25, the Off-line Delivery of Weichai's 800,000th and Launch of New-generation WP16NG4.0 Gas Engine was held in Chengdu with the theme of "Igniting the Future, Powering the Landscape", which once again demonstrated Weichai's unshakable hard core strength in the field of natural gas engines for commercial vehicles. Dealers, customer representatives, media reporters and other guests from across China witnessed this glorious moment.

Off-line Delivery of Weichai's 800,000th Gas Engine

At the event site, through live broadcast and witnessed by guests, brand-new Weichai gas engines slowly delivered out of the production workshop, marking that Weichai officially ushered in a milestone moment—the off-line delivery of the 800,000th gas engine.

In recent years, Weichai's gas engines sector has continued to thrive. With its profound technical accumulation and outstanding performance advantages, market sales have been consistently rising, achieving a market share of 60% in the field of heavy-duty truck gas engines in China.

Launch of New-generation WP16NG4.0 Gas Engine

At the event site, Weichai also launched a new-generation WP16NG4.0 gas engine, which is more powerful, fuel-saving, efficient and reliable while offering riding comfort. It was specially designed to solve the problems of steep driving slopes, heavy cargo transportation and high timeliness requirements in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Chongqing and other regions. The more complex the landform is, the more obvious its advantages will be.

Providing more safety, turning the mountainous areas into plains

The strongest gas engine for road transport vehicles

WP16NG4.0 engine has a displacement of 15.7L, maximum horsepower of 750Ps and maximum torque of 3400N·m, enabling smooth driving even in mountainous and plateau conditions.

With high thermal efficiency + assembly consumption reduction technology, the gas consumption of vehicles in mountainous areas is reduced by 6%

Having been proven through the 10,000 h durability test and the strict verification of high efficiency, high reliability and high cleanness, Weichai's B10 engine has a service life of 1.8 million km

Official Establishment of Weichai W-TCO Club

Providing customers with life cycle service solutions

Currently, competition in industries such as commercial vehicles and construction machinery is intensifying. Customers are facing sore points such as difficulties in identifying product quality, high cost volatility, significant variations in service quality, and inadequate service efficiency assurance. Therefore, there is an urgent need to shift from "single product procurement" to "life cycle value management".

At the event site, Weichai made a significant announcement regarding the establishment of the W-TCO Club. By integrating resources and optimizing the service chain, Weichai aims to further assist in reducing customers' maintenance costs for logistics vehicles and machinery. This includes costs for parts, service fees, maintenance facility expenses, labor costs for maintenance personnel, and fleet management fees, making every kilometer for customers more worry-free and economical.

By pressing the fast-forward button of "gas engine +", Weichai signals its entry into the Gas Power "4.0 era", promoting comprehensive advancement of product performance. In the future, Weichai will focus even more on customers' sore points and needs, accelerating technological innovation and product upgrades. The goal is to create the most technologically competitive, cost-effective, and valuable life-cycle product solutions, bringing more surprises to the market and customers.

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R & D

20000 +
Global R & D personnel
5+10 
R & D institutions in five countries, ten regions

Engines

  • 5,000,000 units
  • 22-10000Ps
  • 200 million kilowatts
  • Application for all markets