On April 23, 2025, GAC Lingcheng New Energy Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “GAC Lingcheng”) made a dazzling appearance at the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition with its refreshed image, fully self-developed technology matrix, and forward-looking product lineup. At this exhibition, GAC Lingcheng not only globally premiered the concept car GAC PICKUP 01 of the “All-domain Pickup”, but also comprehensively demonstrated its exploration achievements in the fields of new energy and intelligence with the Huawei Megawatt Supercharging Alliance technology, the exclusive Deepsky microcrystalline battery cells for commercial vehicles, and the “Smart Chain Ecology” strategy. It actively participates in the wave of new energy transformation of commercial vehicles as a disruptor.
I. A New Start: From “GAC Hino” to “GAC Lingcheng”, a Mission-driven Strategic Leap
At this Shanghai Auto Show, “GAC Hino Motors Co., Ltd.” officially announced its name change to “GAC Lingcheng New Energy Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd.”. This is not only a renewal of the enterprise’s name but also a strategic declaration for the new era.
The character “Ling” symbolizes the courage to lead the industry with technology, and the character “Cheng” implies a firm belief in jointly embarking on a green future with users and partners. As an important participant in the transformation and upgrading of China’s commercial vehicle industry, “GAC Lingcheng” is empowered by GAC Group’s resources in the entire industry chain of new energy R&D, production, and sales. At the same time, it inherits the rich experience of Hino’s century-long vehicle manufacturing, achieving a dual breakthrough in innovative potential and quality control. In the future, GAC Lingcheng will be driven by the “three wheels” of “intelligent manufacturing, user ecology, and industrial alliance”, focusing on cutting-edge technologies such as pure electric and hydrogen fuel, and creating efficient, intelligent, and sustainable solutions for urban logistics, long-distance trunk lines, and the global market.
II. GAC PICKUP 01: Redefining the Boundaries of Diverse Lives with the “All-domain Pickup”
As the highlight of this auto show, GAC Lingcheng brought the GAC PICKUP 01, redefining the core value of pickups from three dimensions: “All-domain Technological Aesthetics, All-domain Adaptability, and All-domain Intelligent Experience”:
· All-domain Technological Aesthetics: The steel skeleton structure is refined into a visual language, interpreting an introverted sense of strength with a hardcore temperament. The “Dual-driver Intelligent Cockpit” design takes into account both functions and emotional resonance, breaking the shackles of the tool attribute and making the pickup a carrier of aesthetic beauty for diverse lives.
· All-domain Adaptability: Based on the GAIA adaptive intelligent architecture, the intelligent control chassis can scan the road surface in real-time (1000 times per second). The four-wheel distributed drive motor instantly releases a torque of 12,000 N·m. Matched with the air suspension and torque vector control, it can easily cope with challenges in multiple scenarios such as urban roads, construction site cargo transportation, muddy mountain roads, and icy and snowy roads.
· All-domain Intelligent Experience: High-level autonomous driving, intelligent towing assistance, narrow-road passage mode, and one-click camping function are deeply integrated to achieve a seamless service of “responding before the need arises”. For example, the vehicle can automatically unfold the camping platform, connect to the power supply, and light up the night, making technology truly serve user needs.
III. Deepsky Battery Cells: Redefining the Benchmark of Commercial Vehicle Batteries with “True Self-development”
In 2024, GAC Group released the “135” development strategy for GAC commercial vehicles. Under the guidance of the strategic objectives, GAC Lingcheng actively implements the development ideas of jointly building a new energy ecosystem and coordinating commercial and passenger vehicles. It jointly launched a dedicated power battery for commercial vehicles, the Deepsky microcrystalline battery cells, with Yinpai Technology under GAC. These battery cells deeply integrate the safety genes and innovative technologies of the Magazine battery, redefining industry standards with four core advantages:
・Extreme Safety: Through more than 100 rigorous verifications such as a 400KN pressure resistance test (exceeding the national standard), tolerance to a 45% deformation amount, and no thermal runaway at 130℃ high temperature, it achieves intrinsic safety of “zero fire and zero explosion”.
・Leading Energy Density: Adopting the most complex high-precision lamination process and MTB integrated die-casting technology in the industry, the mass energy density reaches 140Wh/kg (a 7% increase in the industry), and the volume energy density is 195Wh/L (an increase of more than 21%). The vehicle weight is reduced by more than 400 kg.
・Full Life Cycle Value: With the support of multi-step film formation technology and low-lithium-consumption anode technology, the system’s fast charging cycle life at room temperature exceeds 4,500 times (corresponding to a driving mileage of 2 million kilometers), and it can increase users’ income by more than 200,000 yuan throughout the life cycle.
・Global Intelligent Manufacturing Standard: By jointly building an efficient energy replenishment ecosystem with the Huawei Supercharging Alliance and relying on five benchmark factories around the world to achieve quality control at the one-in-a-billion level, it creates an operation experience of “safe to entrust and sustainable benefits”.
IV. Smart Chain Ecology: Technology-driven Full-chain Collaboration, Empowering Global Green Transformation
GAC Lingcheng deeply integrates with the Huawei Supercharging Alliance, develops megawatt-level supercharging models, achieves a peak charging power of 1.44MW, and a steady output of 2400A current with dual guns. It only takes 15 minutes to complete efficient energy replenishment, completely breaking the range anxiety in commercial scenarios and accelerating the energy replenishment revolution of new energy commercial vehicles.
GAC Lingcheng also exhibited four self-developed core systems simultaneously. Through AI algorithms, cloud collaboration, and ecological openness, it has constructed a full life cycle value closed loop from mines to roads and from manufacturing to services, providing global users with intelligent transportation solutions of “high efficiency, high return, and high safety”.
· Jingren Intelligent Drive Electric Drive Axle: The wheel-end peak torque is 50,000 Nm, the system’s comprehensive efficiency exceeds 93%, and the modular design is suitable for the needs of all scenarios.
· Haina Intelligent Control Thermal Management System: The cruising range in extremely cold conditions of -20℃ is increased by 15%, and the AI dynamic heat flow distribution achieves millisecond-level energy efficiency optimization.
· Magazine Battery Technology: The cycle life exceeds 4,500 times, and the MTB integration technology helps increase the mass energy density by 7%.
· Baichuan Intelligent Networking Architecture: It has a 220-meter all-weather perception, a library of 12 all-terrain skills, and cloud intelligent control can increase logistics efficiency by 25%.
Conclusion:
Driven by the dual forces of the “Double Carbon” goal and the wave of the digital economy, GAC Lingcheng anchors the “135” development strategy of GAC commercial vehicles. With innovation as the engine and ecology as the cornerstone, it continues to write a new chapter in the innovation of China’s commercial vehicle industry. From the “true self-development” of the Deepsky battery cells to the “all-domain definition” of the GAC PICKUP 01, from the collaborative empowerment of the “Smart Chain Ecology” to the in-depth exploration of the global market, GAC Lingcheng has not only built a technological moat but also set a benchmark for green transformation in the reconstruction of the industrial value chain. In the future, with the “135” strategy as the blueprint, GAC Lingcheng will join hands with global partners to build a community of shared future for new energy commercial vehicles, making every rotation of the wheels a solid step towards a carbon-neutral future.
