Evening of October 12, 2022，Weichai, China-The 10th Anniversary of KAO Germany and KAO“The second hometown of China”Jinan Headquarters Lighting Landscape Tower Activity Held at Laiwu Kaiao Forklift Base in Jinan, Shandong Province。The two sides jointly light up the Kaiao China Landscape Tower.，It reflects the landscape center of Kion Germany headquarters.，It fully demonstrates that Kaiao is rooted in China.“Second hometown”The determination of。Deputy Secretary of Jinan Municipal Party Committee、Mayor Yu Haitian，Chairman of Shandong Heavy Industry Group、Tan Xuguang, Chairman of Weichai Power，Kion Group, GermanyCEORob·Smith and others attended the event and delivered speeches.、Light up the landscape tower together。
Shandong Heavy Industry、Weichai Power、Kion Group Management Team Representative，Through“Main venue in Jinan, China+Kion headquarters in Germany”Way of video link，Witnessed the achievements of Weichai and KIAO in the past ten years.、A historic moment to restart a new journey。
Ten Years of Marriage Creates a Win-Win Model for Chinese and German Enterprises
Kion is the world's leading provider of Vehicles/ 'target='_blank' style='color:blue;'>Industrial Vehicles and supply chain solutions.，Products cover forklifts、Warehousing technical equipment and other Vehicles/ 'target='_blank' style='color:blue;'>Industrial Vehicles，Integrated automation technology and equipment for optimizing the supply chain、Software solutions。2012，Weichai Power's Strategic Restructuring of Kion Group and its Linde Hydraulic Company，Set a record for the largest merger and acquisition of Chinese enterprises in Germany.。With the strong support of Weichai Power，Kion Group quickly out of business difficulties，It was successfully listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 2013.。2016，Weichai Helps Kion Acquire All Shares of Dematic, the World's Leading Provider of Automated Warehousing and Logistics Solutions。Kion currently owns Dematic.、Lind、Steele、Baoli and other international famous brands，Its business covers more than 100 countries and regions around the world.。
Relying on the powerful industrial chain resources of Weichai Power，German Kion's business performance is rising.，In the past 10 years, business income has doubled.，From 4.6 billion euros in 2012 to 10.3 billion euros in 2021，Both revenue and net profit achieved the best results in history.。
Forklift、Warehousing, logistics and other businesses are mainly driven by consumption.，Weichai Power becomes the owner of KIAO in Germany，It has built the world's leading intelligent logistics gold industry chain.，Jointly expand the booming global logistics market，Become Weichai's new strategic growth pole，A more balanced cross-cycle business structure and a double-cycle business layout have been established.。
Integrated Development of Weichai Power and Kion Group，It is a successful example of win-win cooperation between Chinese and German enterprises.，It has benefited a lot from ten years of two-way travel.。
Take root in Shandong and plough deeply“The second hometown of China”
At present, China is in the hot period of logistics market.，Forklift demand accounts for about a third of the world's total.。China is one of Kion's fastest growing markets.。Driven by Weichai，Kion actively settled in China，Develop the Asia-Pacific market，Sharing the achievements of China's high-quality economic development。
2020，KIAO was incorporated in Laiwu District, Jinan City, Shandong Province（Jinan）Forklift Co., Ltd，Invest to build high-end new energy forklift R & D and manufacturing base，At the same time, we will build a global R & D center.。The forklift project is carried out in two phases.，The first phase of the project started construction on August 17, 2020.，Completed and put into operation on December 16, 2021。The Dematic project in the United States started construction simultaneously.，It mainly produces pallet Stacker systems.、Box Stacker system and other automation equipment and solutions，It is expected to be completed and put into operation in the first quarter of。
Two major projects settled in Jinan, Shandong，It further demonstrates the confidence of Kion Group in China's economic development.。The two sides will also integrate information technology and manufacturing.、Continue to deepen cooperation in new energy power industry chain and other fields，Continuous research and development is more green.、Intelligent Material Handling products and supply chain solutions，Promoting the Upgrading of China's Logistics Industry。
At the ceremony，Kion GroupCEORob·Smith said，Kion is growing up in China，From Weichai-Kaiao holds hands，To Kion's listing in Germany，To deeply integrate Dematic，Then go to Kaiao Jinan Smart Factory to put into production.，Kion further builds product technology center based on China，Provide more flexible product mix and material solutions for the Chinese market，It also provides a powerful engine for Kion's sustainable development worldwide.。
“The ten-year cooperation between Weichai and Kion fully proves that，The win-win cooperation brought about by economic globalization is beneficial to all Chinese and foreign enterprises.！It fully proves that the domestic and international double cycle is a powerful weapon for us to maintain high-quality development.！It fully proves that our management team has the excellent ability to control the global operation.！We will fully promote Kion Group to become an important leader in the global industry.，Fully support KIAO‘The second hometown of China’Development，To provide leading solutions for the high-quality development of China's logistics industry！”Chairman of Shandong Heavy Industry Group、Tan Xuguang, chairman of Weichai Power, said in his speech.。
Take root in Shandong，Deep ploughing in China。This one is 24 meters high.、The six-storey landscape tower stands firmly under Mount Tai.、By the Yellow River，Witness China Weichai holding hands with Germany Kaiao，Draw a brighter future。
