On February 15, Yan Ping, chairman of Yuchai Machinery Co., Ltd. (Yuchai), visited Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor Co., Ltd. (DFLZM) in the company of Yuchai's senior executives like General Manager Wu Qiwei and Vice General Manager Wang Limin. They exchanged ideas with Cheng Daoran and other senior executives of DFLZM on issues like the development trend of the commercial vehicle market, influence scope of implementation of the national IV emission standard, cooperation in passenger vehicle power, product technology upgrading and deepening of cooperation.

Yan Ping (R) talked with Cheng Daoran

At the exchange meeting, Yan extended heartfelt thanks to DFLZM for its strong support to Yuchai over the years, pledging that Yuchai will continue supporting DFLZM in technology, quality, new product launch and operations in Guangxi Rim market and specialized segments, thereby jointly increasing the market share and ensuring smooth transition to the national IV emission standard.

Cheng said, DFLZM registered record production and sales in 2013, up 35 percent year on year. Guangxi and Guangxi Rim are the traditional markets of DFLZM and Yuchai, Yuchai's products match over 70 percent of DFLZM's products sold. DFLZM will defend its traditional markets in 2014, hopefully Yuchai will continue offering strong support in DFLZM's transition to the national IV emission standard, DFLZM has the ability and confidence to cope with the upgrade to the national IV emission standard and to increase the market share with Yuchai.

Wu Qiwei exchanged ideas with DFLZM on issues like passenger vehicle power, special vehicle increment market, two-valve national IV products like 4E and business benchmarking. The two sides agreed upon on holding technical and market exchanges regularly.

Also present were Yang Zhenqiu, Xuan Ying and Mo Rongbo, vice general manager of DFLZM; Li Keping, general manager assistant of DFLZM and general manager of Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor Sales Co., Ltd.; as well as the CV R & D, purchase and sales staff of DFLZM

(Tang Zhonghai)