On January 17, 2021, CCTV News reported on the new breakthrough in energy-saving and consumption reduction of CNHTC s new generation of high-end artery logistics tractors of the Yellow River heavy-duty truck under the title of "13th Five-Year Achievement Tour of Chinas Automobile Industry Transformation and Stepping Into the Stage of High-quality Development".

On June 28, 2021, Tan Xuguang, Secretary and Chairman of the Party Committee of Shandong Heavy Industry Group Co., Ltd., Chairman of Weichai Holding Group Co., Ltd., and Secretary and Chairman of the Party Committee of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Co., Ltd., attended the National "Two Excellence and One First" Commendation Conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing and was awarded the title of "National Excellent Communist Party Member".

On October 27, 2021, the delivery ceremony of the snow wax vehicle for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics was held at the General Administration of Sport of China. The first snow wax vehicle with fully independent intellectual property rights developed and manufactured by CNHTC was officially delivered to the General Administration of Sport of China.

In 2021, CNHTC sold a total of 424,000 complete vehicles, a year-on-year decrease of 11%; realized a total revenue of 159.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 8%; the total amount of profits and taxes was 14.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 18%.