Inside XCMG’s plan to become a truly global giant

Neil Gerrard Senior Editor, Construction Briefing

22 May 2026

Dancers at the conclusion of the launch event for XCMG's 8th International Customer Festival (Image: KHL Group) Dancers at the conclusion of the launch event for XCMG’s 8th International Customer Festival (Image: KHL Group)

As XCMG rises to third place in the Yellow Table, chairman Mr. Yang Dongsheng speaks exclusively with Neil Gerrard about the Chinese manufacturer’s ambitious overseas growth plans, the huge impact of AI on construction, and a new approach to M&A.

With a light and video show that wouldn’t have looked out of place at a rock concert, a vast stage, hundreds of dancers, and a cavalcade of its latest machines, XCMG’s 8th International Customer Festival in Xuzhou, China, was quite the spectacle.

Laid on for an audience of 2,850 customers…

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