Cidi Zhizhao and SAIC Hongyan have reached a strategic partnership to jointly create a new benchmark for intelligent heavy trucks in overseas markets

On March 20, the 2026 SAIC Hongyan Automobile Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as 'SAIC Hongyan') Product Renewal and Global Partner Summit was officially held. CiDi Smart Driving Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as 'CiDi Smart Driving') was invited to attend as one of the first batch of strategic customers. The company's Vice President, Shen Shili, represented CiDi Smart Driving at the signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation agreement, further strengthening the foundation of cooperation between the two parties.

Signing ceremony (second from right: Shen Shili, Vice President of CiDi Smart Driving)

This on-site signing represents a deep implementation and advancement of the strategic cooperation agreement signed by both parties in Chongqing on February 6 this year. According to the previously signed strategic cooperation agreement, CiDi Smart Driving and SAIC Hongyan will focus on overseas markets and conduct comprehensive cooperation in the field of intelligent heavy trucks, promotingthe deep integration of the two core advantages of 'vehicle manufacturing + intelligent systems'.the deep integration of the two core advantages of 'vehicle manufacturing + intelligent systems'.

As a benchmark enterprise in China's commercial vehicle manufacturing sector, SAIC Hongyan possesses a mature and complete vehicle R&D system, rigorous and reliable engineering validation capabilities, and scaled mass production and delivery experience, with profound expertise in commercial vehicle manufacturing and overseas market layout.

CiDi Smart Driving has deeply cultivated the field of intelligent networking, creating a full-chain technical service capability from intelligent hardware on vehicles to platform-based operation management, excelling in providing intelligent solutions for commercial vehicles.

Based on their respective core strengths, the two parties will achieve comprehensive synergy in key areas such as joint research and development of intelligent heavy trucks, integration and verification of overall vehicle intelligence functions, and joint promotion in overseas markets. They will fully promote the end-to-end closed-loop implementation from product definition, prototype development, demonstration operations to scaled delivery, effectively establishing the entire chain for the overseas market-oriented implementation of intelligent heavy trucks.

This significant signing marks a crucial step in the international collaborative development of CiDi Smart Driving and SAIC Hongyan in the field of 'intelligent and unmanned' commercial vehicles. It is also an important milestone for CiDi Smart Driving in leveraging its overall intelligent solutions to empower the research, development, and manufacturing of high-end intelligent heavy trucks and support the implementation of Chongqing’s 'Chongqing Vehicles Going Overseas' action plan.

In the future, both parties will continue to deepen their comprehensive strategic cooperation, accelerating the rollout of intelligent heavy truck products and improving the efficiency of overseas order delivery. Relying on a highly competitive intelligent heavy truck solution created through a strong partnership, they aim to precisely serve global customer needs and fully promote Chinese intelligent commercial vehicles in entering international markets and advancing onto mainstream global platforms.

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