CIMC Vehicles "Starlink Program" Successfully Concludes, "Stellar Program" Sets Sail

Recently, CIMC Vehicles successfully held its 2025 annual results briefing. The three-year "Starlink Program" has been successfully concluded. In 2025, the company achieved revenue of RMB 20.18 billion, with multiple core operating indicators delivering strong performance. Meanwhile, the new "Stellar Program (2026–2030)" has officially commenced.

As a core supporting partner of CIMC Vehicles, Shandong Zonxin, leveraging its technological strength and product advantages in key components such as semi-trailer axles and suspension systems, has deeply participated in the development and supply of multiple flagship products. Together with leading OEMs, Zonxin is contributing to the advancement of China's specialty vehicle industry toward high-quality, intelligent, and globalized development.

In 2025, empowered by the "Starlink Program," CIMC Vehicles achieved initial success in addressing excessive competition within the industry. Its global semi-trailer sales have ranked No.1 for thirteen consecutive years. Domestically, its semi-trailer market share exceeded 22.2%, while its tank trailer market share rose against the trend to 26.5%. Flagship products such as the "Euro Champion" series high-end tank trailers and Starlink semi-trailers have become industry benchmarks. Throughout this process, Shandong Zonxin, as a benchmark enterprise in China’s trailer suspension and axle system sector, fully leveraged its R&D and manufacturing capabilities to provide customized chassis solutions. Its independently developed air suspension systems, low-bed disc axles, and American-style high-capacity axles perfectly meet the technical requirements of the "Euro Champion" series—such as lowered center of gravity and optimized swing clearance—significantly enhancing vehicle stability and safety under complex road conditions, and serving as critical supporting components for CIMC Vehicles' high-end products.

Relying on the industrial cluster advantages of Liangshan’s specialty vehicle industry, Shandong Zonxin has been deeply engaged in the semi-trailer chassis components sector for over a decade. It has established a full product portfolio including axles, mechanical suspensions, air suspensions, and rubber suspensions. Its products are sold across more than 20 provinces in China and exported to over ten countries and regions, including the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Africa. This aligns closely with CIMC Vehicles’ expansion in the Global South markets. Notably, CIMC Vehicles' semi-trailer business revenue in the Global South grew by 17.7% year-on-year, with key markets such as Vietnam and Thailand achieving growth rates exceeding 70%. Zonxin's high-quality components have followed CIMC Vehicles’ global expansion, providing core supporting solutions tailored to local operating conditions and demonstrating the strong capabilities of China's specialty vehicle components industry.

In the critical transition toward new energy specialty vehicles, CIMC Vehicles achieved sales of over 11,000 units in its new energy product line in 2025, representing a 100% year-on-year increase. Its EV-RT pure electric tractor-trailer combination business also achieved milestone breakthroughs. Closely aligning with industry trends of electrification and lightweighting, Shandong Zonxin adheres to the design principles of "high strength, lightweight, and multi-condition adaptability." Through automated welding processes and multi-stage surface treatment technologies, the company has optimized product performance. Its lightweight suspension and axle products effectively reduce vehicle weight, enhancing the driving range and operational efficiency of new energy specialty vehicles, and providing solid component support for CIMC Vehicles' breakthroughs in the new energy segment. Together, the two parties are driving the transformation of the specialty vehicle industry from traditional manufacturing to new energy and intelligent solutions.

The newly released "Stellar Program" by CIMC Vehicles outlines five key strategic directions: full value-chain operations, overseas market expansion, implementation of the European Starlink initiative, full-category specialty vehicle deployment, and the development of the EV-RT ecosystem. As a core supporting partner, Shandong Zonxin will closely follow CIMC Vehicles' strategic roadmap, continuously deepen technological R&D and product innovation, and further optimize the performance and compatibility of key components such as suspensions and axles. This will support CIMC Vehicles in expanding its global footprint during the "Stellar Program" phase. At the same time, through collaboration with leading OEMs, Zonxin will continue upgrading its products to higher standards and broader application fields, striving to build a benchmark brand in China's specialty vehicle components industry.

Looking ahead, Shandong Zonxin will continue to uphold its craftsmanship-driven manufacturing philosophy, with technological innovation at its core. By strengthening strategic cooperation with industry leaders such as CIMC Vehicles, and keeping pace with the high-quality, globalized, and new energy-driven development trends of the specialty vehicle industry, Zonxin will continuously enhance its international competitiveness. Together with partners across the value chain, it aims to build the core competitiveness of China's specialty vehicle industry and inject stronger "Zonxin Power" into the sector's future development.