This report examines in detail the Chinese market for wheeled loaders and is an update of the subject which was last covered in Off-Highway Research’s Chinese Service in May 2019. The study only includes purpose-built, 4-wheel drive wheeled loaders which are powered by diesel engines, while backhoe loaders, skid-steer loaders and ‘economic’ machines featuring mechanical drive are excluded from this analysis. For the purposes of this report, all machines are classified by their engine output, so that a comparison of similarly sized machines can be measured, although it is common practice for Chinese customers to request a machine by its rated bucket load.

The findings presented in this report are based on a series of in-depth personal interviews undertaken with the industry’s leading manufacturers and suppliers during the first quarter of 2020, and Off-Highway Research’s Chinese Database Service. Off-Highway Research gratefully acknowledges the invaluable support of the China Construction Machinery Association (CCMA).