Windrose Technology Global E700 Generation 2

DUAL IDENTITY - this is the key fact about Windrose. Founded 2022, headquartered in Belgium with its European flagship site 'Windrose Park Antwerp' on the Noorderlaan, but the chassis, e-axles, batteries and suspension are manufactured in China, and the company is routinely described in the trade press as a Chinese OEM. It is therefore claimed by both the Asia and US/Europe views of this market. NAMING: the truck launched as the R700 and was renamed the Global E700 when the supply chain was unified to give roughly 80-85 % common parts between the China, US and Europe versions - R700 and Global E700 are the same vehicle. BATTERY CONFLICT: press consistently reports 729 kWh for generation 1/2, while Windrose's own site now lists '705+ kWh, 870 V' for E700 Generation 2 - both are recorded, the press figure used as headline. Cells are LFP from CALB. Four motors, 1,400 hp peak (converted to 1,044 kW here); drag coefficient 0.2755; centre-driver cab layout for Europe. Homologated in the US, EU and China. Delivery timeline: H1 2026 from China-built imports, Belgian assembly from H2 2026, a EUR 175 M French plant from 2027, plus a planned Georgia (US) assembly facility. Order book reported at 100+ trucks, about one fifth US-bound. Generation 3 'Mega 960' is announced for 2028 with 940 kWh, 970 V, 960 km range and a 1,045 kW peak e-axle - a different model, not merged here.