Breakthrough
In 2021,King Long embarked on new track of
development to launch digital transformation campaign and industrial upgrading.
King Long brand value exceeded 59.285 billion yuan in 2021, a true testament to
King Long brand credibility.
l On April 12th, King
Long robobus, the first autonomous driving bus in China, was put into
operation, marking a major breakthrough in the commercialization of self-driving
in China.
l On April 26th, the
first King Long carbon fiber composite Metro bus displayed at the 2021 Shanghai
Cooperation Organization International Investment and Trade Expo, injecting new
impetus for the green transportation.
l On August 03rd, the
intelligent delivery vehicle "Wuhu Xiaohong" jointly built by King
Long and Jingdong Logistics made its debut, which means that the industry's
first mass-produced unmanned delivery vehicle has officially entered the public
life.
l On August 5th,
Apollon II, an intelligent autonomous driving bus jointly designed, developed
and produced by King Long and Baidu was unveiled in Huangpu, Guangzhou
Province.
l On December 22nd, the cold
chain transport electron beam disinfection equipment, which is jointly
developed by King Long and Fujian Normal University, successfully passed the
official technical inspection, which is the first set of electron beam
disinfection equipment in China for pathogenic microorganisms on the outer
packaging surface of cold chain items under working conditions.
Export
Despite the adverse impact of Covid-19, King Long relentlessly made every
endeavor on overseas exploration and achieved remarkable export sales.
l In April, more than 1100 units
vans were exported to Egypt.
l In April, 166 CNG city buses
were exported to Mexico, rendering green mobility service to the local
citizens.
l In July, first batch of 45 pure
electric buses were exported to Seoul, Korea, boosting the local green
transportation.
l On October 29th, the
first Chinese coach co-developed by Xiamen King Long and Tunisia's Zuari Group
successfully rolled off the Sousse assembly factory.
l On December 7th, 71
units of 7-meter King Long school buses, the first bulk export of this model headed
for the United Arab Emirates.
l On December 15th,
415 vans were exported to Bolivia and gained instant recognition from local
citizens with stable performance.
Escort
In 2021, King Long provided service support
for 9 major conferences and events and won universal recognition for their
excellent quality and comfortable service.
l In March, King Long serviced
the Two Sessions for the 21st successive year and successfully fulfilled
the new mission in the new era with super strength and high-quality service.
l In July, King Long coaches escorted
the 44th World Heritage Conference and won praise from the guests for its
excellent reception services.
l In August, King Long provided premium,
refined and reliable commuting service for the first torch relay event of the
14th National Games and Paralympic Games
l In October, King Long provided
escort service with 50 units of 6-meter pure electric Kingte buses for the
COP15 event, showing the world the charm of Chinese high-end automobile
manufacturing.
l In December, King Long provided
movable nucleic acid testing vehicles to ensure
medical prevention and epidemic protection in Zhangjiakou for the 2022 Winter
Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Covid-19 Prevention Contribution
In 2021, regular Covid-19 control
and prevention measures has become part of our life. With constant technologic
innovation, King Long took the lead and shouldered the due responsibility to
unveil a series of Covid-19 prevention products.
l On January 7th, in
line with national call, King Long developed mobile nucleic acid testing
vehicles and delivered them to FUZHOU CDC, a big boost to enhance their nucleic
testing capacity and effectively helped the prevention and control of
epidemics.
l In August, King Long delivered
10 nucleic acid testing vehicles in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, providing strong
protection for the local all-round deployment of epidemic prevention and
control work.
l On September 20th,
noticing Tong’an District suffered from shortage of medical supplies, King Long
quickly responded and urgently allocated 10 negative pressure ambulances to the
epidemic-struck area. During the "epidemic" period, King Long service
guarantee team of negative pressure vehicles fully cooperated and stood on duty
for 24 hours to ensure that those vehicles running smoothly to fulfill its
commitment of building a solid wall for epidemic prevention and control. Soon, more
mobile nucleic acid sampling vehicle and mobile CT medical vehicle from King
Long joined the combat of pandemic control.
Honor
2021 is a fruitful year as King Long won many honors with its
excellent influence and brand credibility.
l On March 21st, King
Long won two awards: “2021 China Commercial Vehicle Excellent Product—King of Tourism
Medium Coach” & “ 2021 China Commercial Vehicle Excellent
Propaganda—Excellent Innovative Propagation”.
l On September 8th, King
Long was selected to enter the list of “Internet of Vehicles Identity
Authentication and Security Trust Pilot Project” issued by the Ministry of
Industry and Information Technology.
l In November, the Leading Group
for State-owned Enterprise Reform issued the notice on the Results of the
Special Assessment of “Science Reform Demonstration Enterprises”, and Kong Long
was one of them.
l In November, King Long was
listed in the fifth batch of national industry design centers by the Ministry
of Industry and Information.
l On December 22nd, jointly
developed by King Long Engineering Research Institute and its wholly-owned
subsidiary ( Xiamen King Long Electric Control Technology Co.,Ltd), the project
“ Research & Application of Distributed Wire-controlled Electric Drive
System for Commercial Vehicles” won Grand Prize at the First New Energy Vehicle
Technology ( Advanced Electric Drive) Innovation Rally.