Yuntao Hydrogen and FAW Jiefang signed an agreement, to promote the large-scale operation of hydrogen heavy-duty trucks.

FAW Jiefang Automotive Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Yuntao Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. recently held a signing ceremony for strategic and business cooperation in Guangzhou, Guangdong. Zhang Xiaofan, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of China FAW, and Yang Qiang, Chairman of Yuntao Hydrogen Energy, attended and witnessed the signing.

At the ceremony, Liu Jiangwei, Director of the Hydrogen Energy Industry Development Office of the Strategy and Cooperation Department of China FAW, and Zhang Bei, President of Yuntao Hydrogen Energy, signed a strategic cooperation agreement on hydrogen energy; Fan Guoqiang, Executive Deputy General Manager of the Marketing Headquarters of FAW Jiefang, and Liu Wei, Co-President of Yuntao Hydrogen Energy, signed a business cooperation agreement. The cooperation will focus on hydrogen heavy-duty truck R&D, market promotion, and operational scenario deployment.

Against the backdrop of accelerating new energy commercial vehicle development, hydrogen heavy-duty trucks are regarded as a key direction for addressing high carbon emissions in logistics and transportation and filling the green shortfall in heavy-load, long-haul transport. This partnership will move hydrogen heavy-duty trucks from technology pilot projects and scenario demonstrations toward standardized, commercialized, and normalized operations.

FAW Jiefang has long-standing expertise in heavy-duty truck vehicle R&D and manufacturing, powertrain matching, and marketing and service networks, providing vehicle platforms and market channel support for the large-scale rollout of hydrogen heavy-duty trucks. Yuntao Hydrogen Energy, meanwhile, has long been engaged in fuel cell engine R&D and hydrogen operational scenarios. In 2025, it ranked among the industry forefront in fuel cell system installations and matching vehicle deployments, and became a hydrogen energy enterprise with deployments exceeding 2,000 units that year.

Based on the cooperation focus, the two parties will advance work in three areas: jointly developing customized hydrogen heavy-duty trucks tailored to trunk-line logistics and high-speed transport scenarios; co-building a hydrogen supply network to complete the supporting infrastructure required for commercial vehicle operations; and exploring standardized, scenario-based operational models to create a replicable and scalable hydrogen logistics system.

According to the "Implementation Plan for Promoting Large-Scale Application of New Energy Heavy-Duty Trucks" jointly issued by 11 national departments, the new energy heavy-duty truck penetration rate target is 40% by 2030, with ownership exceeding 1.6 million units. This collaboration between Yuntao Hydrogen Energy and FAW Jiefang will accelerate deployment in scenarios such as zero-carbon highway logistics, driving the transition of traditional fuel-based logistics toward low-carbon and clean operations.