On July 30,2006, Shenzhen hosted the Forum of Global Nature Ecology and Human Settlement. The environmentalists and related communities from all over the world gave present and discussed the environment problems and durable solvent in the process of urban and rural development. Zhongdong was designated to be the exclusive reception bus of the Forum, simultaneously, it was awarded "Global Energy Conservation Product" for its contribution for "green transportation".

Vice Secretary General and related bureau and department directors of UN, some nation's environment ministers, leaders from State Environmental Protection Administration of China, Ministry of Construction P.R.China etc, and ecologists successively delivered speech on the Forum. Circles of participants reached agreement on the positive effect for environmental protection to develop clean, fuel-efficient vehicle, they highly appraised Zhongtong for its well performance on energy conservation and environmental protection. One director of Forum organizing committee indicated, Zhongtong Bus put emphasis on developing environmental technology, and built the first domestic electric bus base, which would make great promotion to develop green transportation and protect urban environment.

It is not beyond expectation for Zhongtong Bus awarded. It is said that, Zhongtong Bus persistently is the environmental protection pioneer in China auto manufacture industry. Nowadays, the problem of energy consumption and environment pollution by automobiles is fiercely serious, to manufacture clean, fuel-efficient vehicle is significant. As a key manufacturer of middle-large sized buses, Zhongtong actively follows the policy of building resource-efficient and environment-friendly society, establish the brand strategy of "energy-efficient and environmental protection", constantly increase the investment on developing environmental protection technology and low-consumption, low-pollution products.

Presently, high-level products of Zhongtong, as represented by Zhongtong Bova bus, have already achieved great dominant competence on energy saving. Bofa buses' oil-consumption is lower than 25kl per 100 km, its gas emission reaches Euro III standard. The electric bus manufacture base build by Zhongtong in 2006, which is the first in China, initiates a epoch on energy conservation and environmental protection for auto manufacture. Now, Zhongtong plans to invest 500,000,000 yuan on developing technology, new products, and promotes marketing of electric buses. Based on its well performance, Zhongtong bus aims to serve 2008 Olympic, 2010 World Exposition and 2010 Asian Game. A director from Zhongtong said, they would steadily persist on the strategy of sustainable development and build the gold brand of "energy-efficient and environmental protection".