Dongfeng New Energy Vehicles Shine in Indonesia, Powering the Green Transformation of the Mining Industry

From May 15 to 17, the 2025 Indonesia International Coal and Energy Mining Exhibition (ICEM) was held at the Jakarta International Expo Center. As a highly influential energy industry event in Southeast Asia, this exhibition gathered more than 300 energy equipment manufacturers from 25 countries around the world. The Overseas Marketing Department of Commercial Vehicles of DFMIEC showcased a variety of new energy and traditional energy products, demonstrating the strength of China's intelligent manufacturing to the international market.

At the main forum press conference on the morning of May 15, Li Ning, General Manager of the Indonesia Regional Marketing Center under Southeast Asia Region I of the company's Commercial Vehicle Overseas Marketing Department, delivered a keynote speech entitled Green Power Empowers the Upgrading of Indonesia's Mining Industry. He emphasized that since entering the Indonesian market in 2022, the company has achieved phased results with annual sales exceeding 1,500 units and a service network covering major mining areas in Indonesia. "We not only provide customized vehicle models adapted to tropical operating conditions, but also innovatively launch an integrated solution of vehicle sales + service integration + customer customization," Li Ning highlighted the practical application cases of Dongfeng medium and heavy-duty trucks in nickel ore transportation — with customized product support and efficient services, customers' comprehensive operating costs have been reduced by 18% and customer satisfaction has risen to 96%.

Indonesia has clearly set a target to raise the proportion of clean energy to 23% by 2025 through its National Energy Policy. Zero-emission solutions provided by Chinese automakers in the logistics and engineering sectors are key technological innovation partners for Indonesia to achieve this goal, and are highly aligned with the purpose of Indonesia's Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). In the future, China-Indonesia cooperation in the fields of electric vehicle ecosystem and intelligent equipment will further accelerate the energy structure transformation.

——Siti Sumilah Rita Susilawati, Secretary-General of the Coal Directorate General, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia

As the world's largest nickel producer, Indonesia is transforming mineral resources into high-value-added products such as battery materials through China-Indonesia nickel-cobalt industrial chain cooperation. The green power system equipped on Dongfeng electric commercial vehicles is a model of the resource + technology synergy between the two countries. The experience of Chinese green automakers in the field of mine electrification equipment provides a replicable technical template for the construction of Indonesia's green mines.

——Priyadi, Chairman of Adaro Energy

During the exhibition, the Dongfeng booth was bustling with visitors. Li Ning led the sales team to explain the technological advantages of Dongfeng's new energy products to key customers, established contacts with major Indonesian and Chinese-funded customers, and secured a large number of terminal purchase intentions.

For the first time at the exhibition, Dongfeng unveiled the new electric model TZ3Y, which is built on the new-generation pure electric mining truck driving platform of the KCpro platform. The product features three core highlights:

√ Powerful Performance: Equipped with an industry-leading three-electric assembly and a 510kW green control motor, easily meeting the climbing requirements of mining areas;

√ High-efficiency Battery: Adopting the new-generation long-life CATL battery with a service life of up to 1 million kilometers;

√ Strong Environmental Adaptability: The battery pack has reached the IP68 waterproof rating, perfectly adapting to Indonesia's rainy and humid tropical environment.

Based on a new starting point, the company will continue to deepen its localization strategy in Indonesia: it is expected to establish a subsidiary in Indonesia in 2025 and build a KD assembly plant within three years. As the slogan on the Dongfeng booth goes, "Drive Your Dream in ASEAN", the company is leveraging solid technical accumulation and innovative business models to power the green transformation of Indonesia's energy industry.