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In December 2025, China delivered over 700 hydrogen fuel cell trucks and ordered 1,400 more in a week, defying predictions of a contracting market for hydrogen in heavy trucking. Major deployments included 136-tonne mining trucks and a 1,150 km freight corridor.

Qingling Motors initiated the largest fuel cell truck project with 500 units on December 8, followed by several agreements for additional trucks and buses. China also achieved technical milestones with a hybrid mining dump truck and mass-produced liquid hydrogen trucks.

Sinopec launched a dedicated logistics corridor for hydrogen trucks, and Lüliang surpassed 1,000 operational hydrogen trucks. TotalEnergies' CEO Patrick Pouyanné described the hydrogen truck market as shrinking, contrasting sharply with China's substantial activity in the sector.