In recent years, due to factors such as accelerated transportation time and upgrading of terminal consumption, it has become a general trend for light truck products to become more efficient and high-end. As an industry leader, SINOTRUK HOWO light trucks take empowering transportation as their own responsibility and accelerate the upgrading and iteration of light truck products through continuous innovation and breakthroughs. At the “SINOTRUK 2024 New Product Technology Release Conference” held not long ago, a new generation of SINOTRUK HOWO light trucks, a new generation of commanders and a new generation of titans, made their glorious debut, attracting industry attention.

HOWO’s new generation of light truck commander and brand new generation of titan are high-end light trucks built for high-value intercity and urban distribution logistics. It is built by more than 1,500 R&D personnel, with an investment of more than 1 billion yuan in R&D. It integrates the world’s top vehicle manufacturing technologies, completes the new development of 5 major assemblies, and has 207 technological innovation patents. It has passed more than 200 international and domestic standard and regulatory certifications. It is a masterpiece with ingenuity and unparalleled quality, opening a new era of high-end light trucks.

Safety is the first priority for creating wealth efficiently. In order to better protect the safety of transporters, the new generation of HOWO light truck adopts four major active and passive safety technologies: “S-vision safety”, “S-braking safety”, “S-collision safety” and “S-intelligent safety”. Build the safest light truck in all aspects, and use ultimate technology to bring peace of mind.

The new generation of HOWO light truck adopts a super-large windshield design. The front windshield glass is extended by 50mm, and the windshield area is expanded to 1.8㎡. It is equipped with the only door observation window in the industry, which allows unobstructed sight when turning right, reducing traffic accidents. In terms of braking, it adopts a four-wheel disc brake system with 12bar braking system pressure, which shortens the braking distance by more than 8%. With high-quality tires, shoes and other components, the braking distance is shorter and the safety factor is higher.

The vehicle adopts a super strong cab body. In the event of a collision, the body will collapse and absorb to gain more living space for the people on board. The cab will be moved back 150mm to create a reliable “safety cabin”. Equipped with an L2 level autonomous driving system, it realizes functions such as accelerator mis-depression warning, lane departure warning, forward collision warning, adaptive cruise ACC, automatic emergency braking system, and vehicle ahead reminder. Coupled with comfortable automatic transmission and human-machine optimized cab design, driving fatigue is reduced, the journey is pleasant, and the journey is stable and long-term.

As the last step, intercity and city-to-city short-distance logistics are crucial to the timeliness of the entire transportation chain, and are also an important prerequisite for achieving “next-day delivery” and “half-day delivery”. The new generation of HOWO light trucks will focus on the efficient operation requirements of the “last mile” of transportation. Relying on China National Heavy Duty Truck’s S+ high-efficiency technology and intelligently manufactured by the world’s leading technology, the product has undergone rigorous verification in more than 2 million kilometers of scenarios, achieving significant improvements in power, economy, and reliability.

The new generation of HOWO light trucks will be equipped with Sinotruk’s exclusive Weichai WP2.5NQ ultra-high thermal efficiency engine, with up to 170 horsepower, ensuring sufficient power and taking into account transportation timeliness. Matched with China National Heavy Duty Truck’s self-developed 8AT automatic transmission, it can shift gears in 0.4 seconds, with even speed ratios, smooth and silky, freeing the driver’s left foot and right hand, intelligent control in all working conditions, sufficient power without waste, and effectively improving fuel economy. Matching strong power, high load-bearing capacity and lightweight drive axle, Wuji S power chain achieves the best matching in the industry. The optimized design of the cab has a wind resistance as low as 0.418Cd. Together with the systematic fuel saving of the entire vehicle, the overall fuel saving can reach 15.3%.