The ceremony for Yuchai Group's 10-millionth engine. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The Yulin-based Yuchai Group in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region produced its 10-millionth engine Dec 28, being China's first company specializing in diesel engines to achieve the record.

Established in 1951, Yuchai Group has grown from a manual workshop to a prestigious domestic brand over the past seven decades. It has also made great breakthroughs in core technology research this year and exported 35,406 products overseas in the first 11 months, up 33 percent year on year. Among them, 19,719 were exported to ASEAN countries with a year-on-year growth of 69 percent. 

An inside peek at Yuchai Group's factory. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

China's hydrogen fuel engine, which was developed by Yuchai Group, also made its debut the same day. The YCK05 hydrogen fuel engine for commercial vehicles has now achieved stable operational performance with its effective thermal efficiency that is comparable to hydrogen cells. The YCK15 hydrogen fuel engine will start being used in heavy trucks in the first half of 2022. 

Officials from Yuchai Group noted that the group is striving to become a domestic industrial champion by 2025 and be an industrial leader by 2030.