Sany is known as one of China’s largest heavy machinery manufacturers. The company also makes long-haul electric trucks, and it is now targeting the European market. Sany acquired German concrete pump specialist Putzmeister in 2012, and it is already established in Europe’s construction machinery market.

Sany has begun marketing its e263 electric semi-truck in Europe, and vehicles are now in commercial operation with unnamed customers in Germany.

“The first vehicles have been in operation on German roads since spring 2026,” Kevin Eichele, Head of Product and Business Development at Sany eTrucks Europe, told the Germany-based EV news outlet electrive.

The e263 is produced in Changsha, China, where Sany has a factory with an annual production capacity of 300,000 trucks. The vehicles are then shipped to Europe, where Putzmeister adapts them to meet local market requirements. Sany has also partnered with Alltrucks to provide maintenance and repair services.

Sany’s e263 features an in-house-developed electric axle with dual motors delivering 420 kW (continuous) or 730 kW (peak) and 1,000/1,760 Nm of torque. The e-truck operates on an 800-volt architecture, and sports a 636 kWh LFP battery pack from Eve Energy, which delivers a range of “more than 500 kilometres.”

Sany offers three power take-off options. The mPTO consists of a separate electric motor with 45 kW continuous power for operating hydraulic or mechanical equipment while driving. The gPTO is a gearbox-mounted PTO on the electric axle with 210 kW, suitable for applications such as tipping trailers. The ePTO offers 22 kW at 400 V for refrigerated trailers.

The company told electrive that it will initially focus on applications with depot charging and predictable routes, such as the port and construction industries.

Sany has not disclosed pricing details. “We always agree on prices individually with our customers,” said the Head of Product and Business Development at Sany eTrucks Europe. (Could this complicate the process of qualifying for government subsidies? California has introduced a bill that would require truck OEMs to disclose pricing.)

A growing number of Chinese OEMs are targeting European markets, but electrive notes that, unlike startups Windrose and Superpanther, Sany is an established manufacturer in China. The company reportedly delivered more than 21,000 electric tractor units in China last year. Eichele told electrive that the company already exports vehicles to South America, South Africa, the UAE, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and Vietnam.

Source: Electrive