~ Global production expansion strengthens the production capacity of hydrogen and alternative fuel systems ~
Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (“Westport”) (TSX:WPRT Nasdaq: WPRT), a supplier of alternative fuel systems and components to the global transportation industry, announces the start of production at its expanded product development and manufacturing facility in Cambridge, Ontario and its new China Hydrogen Innovation Center and manufacturing facility in Changzhou, China. Both facilities will support the development of Westport’s GFI brand fuel system components by advancing Westport’s global hydrogen, CNG and RNG strategies and enabling local manufacturing capacity in China, a market widely cited as the largest in the world for hydrogen commercial vehicle deployment, with Chinese sales of hydrogen buses and trucks surpassing those of all other regions combined by 2024. The first products shipped to customers in December 2025, with both facilities continuing to ramp up capacity through the first quarter of 2026.
GFI: Leading innovation in clean energy
Westport’s High-Pressure Controls and Systems division (the “High-Pressure Business”) is at the forefront of the clean energy revolution with its GFI™ products, designing, developing and manufacturing in-demand components for transportation and industrial applications. The High-Pressure Business specializes in the design and manufacture of safety-critical high-pressure control components for hydrogen and alternative fuel systems and serves a variety of transportation and industrial markets. Westport’s High-Pressure Business supports original equipment manufacturers in the automotive, truck, bus and industrial sectors with precision-engineered GFI regulators, valves and pressure relief equipment for real-world duty cycles. For more information, visit www.gficontrolsystems.com.
Global presence and strategic expansion
“Westport’s GFI-branded hydrogen fuel system components have been operating globally and primarily in China for more than a decade, serving both fuel cell and internal combustion engine applications,” said Dan Sceli, CEO of Westport. “These new and expanded facilities align with our growth strategy, enhance our ability to meet rising global demand for advanced natural gas and hydrogen fuel technologies, and strengthen our regional manufacturing excellence to better serve customers using alternative high-pressure fuels as a key low-emission transportation solution.”
Westport’s production expansion in China benefits from the country’s prominent position in hydrogen investment and infrastructure development. The newly established facility has been purpose-built to serve Westport’s existing and growing customer base, supplying essential hydrogen components for a range of applications including commercial vehicles, buses, trains, marine, material handling and stationary power generation. According to Driving Hydrogen, China is now the largest hydrogen transport market in the world, accounting for almost 50% of global sales in the first half of 2025, mainly due to the focus on commercial hydrogen fleets.
The China facility complements our extensive Cambridge, Ontario location for high-pressure controls. This will support the North American Innovation Hub and Westport’s engineering work, improving GFI’s responsiveness and logistics.
About Westpoort
Westport is a technology and innovation company connecting synergistic technologies to enable a cleaner future. As a leading provider of affordable, alternative fuels and low-emission transportation technologies, we design, manufacture and supply advanced components and systems that enable the transition from traditional fuels to cleaner energy solutions.
Our proven technologies support a wide range of clean fuels – including natural gas, renewable natural gas and hydrogen – helping OEMs and commercial transportation sectors meet performance, regulatory requirements and climate goals in a cost-effective manner. With decades of expertise and a commitment to engineering excellence, Westport helps our partners achieve sustainability goals – without sacrificing performance or cost-efficiency – making clean, scalable transportation solutions a reality.
Westport is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. For more information, visit Westport.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding the commencement and ramp-up of production at Westport’s new and expanded facilities, expected production capacity, expected customer demand, the growth of the hydrogen and alternative fuel markets, the strategic benefits of Westport’s global expansion and the ability of Westport’s technologies and facilities to support future commercial applications. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions, expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections that, while considered reasonable by Westport management as of the date of this press release, are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements include supply chain constraints, facility ramp-up delays, operational challenges, customer adoption rates, regulatory developments, competitive pressures, economic conditions and other risk factors described from time to time in Westport’s public disclosure filings with applicable securities regulators. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Westport assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by National Instrument 51-102.
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