Who makes Foton Motors?

Not to be confused with Proton Holdings. Vehicle manufacturing company based in Changping, Beijing, China

Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. ( Chinese: &#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;; pinyin: Běiqì Fútián Qìchē Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī), known as Foton Motor or Foton, is a Chinese company that designs and manufactures trucks, buses and sport utility vehicles. It is headquartered in Changping, Beijing, and is a subsidiary of the BAIC Group.

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History

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Founded on August 28, , Foton manufactures light and heavy-duty trucks, agricultural tractors, and various other machinery. Foton International Trade Co., Ltd, Beijing, is Foton Motor Group's international sales subsidiary.

In addition to the heavier trucks, Foton also builds a car inspired by the Toyota HiAce H100, called the "Foton View" or "Foton Alpha".

In August , the company started producing Foton Auman truck.[1]

In March Foton and Cummins Inc. announced the creation of a 50:50 joint venture company, Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Company (BFCEC), to produce light-duty diesel engines, of 2.8 and 3.8 liter displacement.[2][3]

In October Foton agreed to form a joint venture to develop and produce vehicle batteries with Pulead Technology Industry Co.[4]

In July Foton announced the establishment of a European headquarters in Moscow, Russia.[5]

Foton established a sales company in India in April .[6]

In February , Beiqi Foton Motors Co., Ltd. and Daimler AG established a 50-50 joint venture, Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd., at an investment of RMB6.35 billion.[1][7] The joint venture would take over Foton's existing Auman medium- and heavy-duty truck business, including production sites, sales and service network.[8]

Foton will build an assembly plant in Colombia, in order to participate in the growing Latin American market for light commercial vehicles.[needs update] The company also plans to build a plant in Western Maharashtra, India.[9][needs update]

Foton has announced a bus factory in Brazil in the state of Bahia,[10] as part of their globalization plan.[11] Foton has held a press conference in , previewing the Sauvana while announcing news to bring the brand to the United States.[12][needs update]

In September Foton and Piaggio agreed to form a joint venture to develop and produce light commercial vehicle.[13] Based on Foton chassis the new vehicle was sold by Piaggio Commercial Vehicle division in Europe and in all market around the world but not in China. The vehicle was intended as a successor of the Piaggio Porter and production was planned to starts in the mid in Pontedera (Italy) with all components produced by Foton in China.[14][needs update]

In August , Foton Motor announced they would set up a plant in Bangladesh by next year to assemble commercial vehicles in a joint venture with ACI Motors.[15][needs update]

On 25 April Foton and CP has announced a truck factory in Thailand name CP FOTON SALES CO., LTD. Now have the electric truck name Auman EST, AUMARK and AUV.

Operations

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Foton is headquartered in Changping District, Beijing. Foton's business units are seen in cities and provinces such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, Hebei, Hunan, Hubei, Liaoning, and Guangdong. Its R&D branches are distributed in India, Japan, Germany, Taiwan and the Philippines. It has assets exceeding 50 billion Yuan and 300,000 employees.[16] Foton, whose brand value exceeds 61.932 billion Yuan in , ranked No.1 in auto industry and No. 11 in the &#;Top 500 Most Valuable Brands&#;.

Foton business marquee also consists of a branch in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Och motors LLC, is one of the biggest conglomerate in Mongolia, is the official distributor of Foton in Mongolian market.

North Korea

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Foton manufactures vehicles in Hanghang district, Pyongyang in the Samhung Joint Venture Company factory, Foton Vehicles in North Korea are sold under the Chonji Marque.[17]

Products

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Buses

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Foton AUV (&#;&#;&#;&#;)

• Foton AUV New Directions (since ; Original name:&#;&#;&#;&#;V)
• Foton AUV panoramic Unlimited (since ; Original name:&#;&#;&#;&#;)
• Foton AUV Pioneer Europe (since ; Original name:&#;V&#;&#;)Brand name
• Foton Green Earth (Using city bus in Gangneung, South Korea. It was introduced in Pyeongchang Olympics.)

Trucks

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Foton Auman

• Foton Auman Jones (since , under license of Mercedes-Benz trucks[citation needed]; Original name:&#;&#;&#;&#;)
• Foton Auman Lion (since , under license of Mercedes-Benz trucks[citation needed]; Original name:&#;&#;&#;&#;)
• Foton Auman Kunlun Mountains (since , under license of Mercedes-Benz trucks[citation needed]; Original name:&#;&#;&#;&#;)
• Foton Auman Shenzhou (since , under license of Mercedes-Benz trucks[citation needed]; Original name:&#;&#;&#;&#;)
• Foton Auman H4 (since )
• Foton Auman EST[18]

Foton Aumark (&#;&#;&#;)

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• Foton Aumark (since , Original name:&#;&#;&#;)
  • Foton Aumark C
  • Foton Aumark S
  • Foton Aumark Flex

Foton Forland (&#;&#;&#;&#;)

• Foton Forland (Since , Original name:&#;&#;&#;&#;)
• Foton Forland King Kong (since under license of a South American VW trucks; Original name:&#;&#;&#;&#;)
• Foton Forland Ruiwo (since under license of a South American VW trucks; Original name:&#;&#;)

Foton Mars (&#;&#;&#;&#;)

• Mars 7[19]
• Mars 9[20]

Foton Ollin (&#;&#;)

• Foton Ollin Beyond (since , Original name:&#;&#;&#;&#;)
• Foton Ollin MRI (since , Original name:&#;&#;&#;&#;)
• Foton Ollin V

Foton Tornado (&#;&#;&#;)

Passenger vehicles

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Gratour MPVs (&#;&#;&#;&#;)

• Gratour im6 (&#;&#;MPV)
• Gratour im8 (&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;)
• Gratour ix5 (cc;since ) (&#;&#;MPV)
• Gratour ix7 (cc;since ) (&#;&#;S&#;MPV)

Foton Sauvana SUV (&#;&#;&#;) (since ; also known as Foton Toplander) [21]

Foton Tunland (&#;&#;&#;) pickup

• Foton Tunland E3
• Foton Tunland E5
• Foton Tunland S

Foton Tunland Yutu (&#;&#;&#; &#;&#;) pickup

• Foton Tunland Yutu 8
• Foton Tunland Yutu 9
• Foton General F9 (&#;&#; &#;&#; F9 pickup)
• Foton Grand General G7 (&#;&#; &#;&#;&#; G7 pickup)
• Foton Grand General G9 (&#;&#; &#;&#;&#; G9 pickup)

Foton Mars (&#;&#;) pickup/ Foton Tunland V pickup

• Foton Mars 7 (&#;&#; &#;&#;7 pickup)
• Foton Mars 9 (&#;&#; &#;&#;9 pickup)

Foton Saga (since under license of DangDong -terrain vehicle; Original name:&#;&#;&#;&#;)(Discontinued)

Foton SUP (since pickup based on the Saga; Original name:&#;&#;)

• Foton Midi LWB
• Foton Sauvana
• Foton SUP
• Foton Toano
• Foton Tunland
• Foton View
• Foton MP-X
• Foton Gratour im6
• Foton Gratour im8
• Foton Gratour ix5
• Foton Gratour ix7
• Foton Toano Grand V

Light commercial vehicles

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Foton MP-X (MP-X&#;&#;&#;) MPV

• Foton MP-X Parker Mongolia (since ; Original name: MP-X&#;&#;&#;)

Foton View (&#;&#;&#;&#;)

• Foton View G9 (since heavily resembling the Toyota HiAce as the high top version)
• Foton View G7 (Also known as CS2; since under license of the Toyota HiAce as the low top version)
• Foton View V5 compact MPV
• Foton View V3 microvan

Foton Toano (since ) business class van/ minibus

• Foton Toano Grand-V (since ) business class van

Foton Xiangling (Original name:&#;&#;) light truck series (Discontinued)

• Foton Xiangling M
• Foton Xiangling V

Foton Midi (Discontinued)

Foton View Express (produced from to resembling the Toyota HiAce, Original name:&#;&#;&#;&#;)
Foton View Express Passenger (produced from to resembling the Toyota HiAce, Original name:&#;&#;&#;&#;)
Foton View Ireland Act (produced from to resembling the Toyota HiAce, Original name:&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;)

Foton Zhilan (Smart Smurf)

• Foton Smart Smurf E5/ E7

Foton Rowor (Original name:&#;&#;) trucks

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Light trucks

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• Foton Rowor Xiaojingang
• Foton Rowor E3
• Foton Rowor Dajingang 1
• Foton Rowor Dajingang 3

Heavy trucks

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• Foton Rowor ES3
• Foton Rowor ES5
• Foton Rowor ES7
• Foton Rowor Q5
• Foton Rowor Q9
• Foton Rowor Dajingang ES3
• Foton Rowor Dajingang ES5

Sales

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Foton Motor sold a total of 640,400 vehicles in .[22]

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See also

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• Automobile manufacturers and brands of China
• List of automobile manufacturers of China

References

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PRODUCT SOLUTIONSEVolve A Better WorldFOTON is at the forefront of new energy commercial vehicles in China. It independently develops and masters the core technologies of 'three electrics', and realizes the development of new energy technologies such as pure electric and hydrogen fuel. The new energy products cover medium and heavy trucks, light trucks, VAN, and micro trucks. , passenger car products, customized to meet international technical requirements. Pure electric bus products alone have successfully entered India, Egypt, Chile, Malta, New Zealand, Australia and other countries in core operation routes and scenarios such as bus systems, school fleets and airport connections, with mature and reliable international operation experience. In China, FOTON Bus serves the world's largest public transport group - China Beijing Public Transport Group.PRODUCT SOLUTIONSBIG IS MOREFOTON TRUCK MATE is specially designed for the 'last mile' in urban and rural areas. It has an 'urban face' design, and there will never be a sense of disobedience when traveling in the city. Driving on the small roads in towns and villages will give you a sense of sophistication. In terms of functional design, the product highlights multi-function, comfort and practicability, and meets all the needs of urban and rural entrepreneurs for car use. In order to meet the needs of cargo loading and return to the attributes of transportation tools, the product adopts high-load leaf springs and a reinforced rear axle to enhance the load-bearing performance, and the rear twin tires are used. It is designed to undertake the transportation, improve the transportation stability, and can achieve the maximum 3.5T full load and efficient transportation. With the extremely high liquidity of the products, entrepreneurs are no longer stuck in fixed places, so they can stop and make money at any time.PRODUCT SOLUTIONSLIFE AND OFF-ROADThe front suspension of the new generation of TUNLAND G7 adopts the double wishbone structure independent suspension used in cars, which can ensure the precise pointing response and handling of the vehicle. The rear suspension adopts leaf spring non-independent suspension, which has been widely used in trucks and hard drives. Off-road vehicles not only have the good bearing capacity of truck products, but also have a complex and moderate suspension structure, which lays a solid foundation for the large space of the vehicle cab and cargo box, and has both sports and sedan comfort. TUNLAND G7 is equipped with sedan-like interiors and mainstream safety configurations, including 6 airbags, LCA, FCW, BSD, ESP, ABS, etc., with a full sense of active and passive safety. Stylish, streamlined design and car-level comfort are not only suitable for family travel and travel, but also meet the needs of various working conditions such as freight operations, engineering services, mining vehicles, and rural operations.PRODUCT SOLUTIONSRELIABLE BUSINESS PARTNERAs a mid-VAN product of FOTON with a classic 'international face', the core of VIEW CS2 is equipped with the Cummins ISF 2.8-liter engine produced by Foton Cummins, which also leaves enough power space for the product's larger space design and higher bearing capacity. VIEW CS2 aims at the light transportation market, matching the two core needs of passenger and cargo transportation, and has become the choice of many international e-commerce logistics and express delivery giants through the combination of multi-size, large-space and multi-functional seats, including the largest e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia. LAZADA's logistics express LEL and international express brand DHL, etc. In addition, with the develop ability in power, space and multi-function, the product can be flexibly modified into cold chain, ambulance, school bus, etc. for multi-scenario purposes.PRODUCT SOLUTIONSEUROPEAN STANDARMD FOR CITY LOGISTICSAs a mid-to-high-end urban logistics light truck brand of FOTON, AUMARK S has passed the rigorous evaluation of DEKRA, an authoritative testing and certification agency in Germany, and is supervised by the European professional commercial vehicle media 'Tracker'. In terms of safety, it meets the requirements of ECE R29 European collision regulations and ECE R46 04 vision regulations, and various NVH indicators meet the new European regulations of ECE R51-03. Aiming at industry segments such as urban logistics and transportation, we have launched 'Cold Chain Star', 'City Distribution Star' and 'Logistics Star' customized products, which require high vehicle loading rate and high operational value to build a value-leading transportation industry. After several years of global market verification, the products have been applied to various industries such as logistics express, cold chain transportation, etc., and have successfully 'settled' in the Southeast Asian logistics giant J&T Express fleet, the Philippine Red Cross and local vaccine cold chain transportation fleet, GoGoXpress e-commerce logistics fleet, etc.PRODUCT SOLUTIONSTHE TRUSTED CHALLENGEREvery AUMAN has German genes. The whole vehicle is developed and manufactured by Foton-Daimler Automotive Joint Venture. The AUMAN EST series is mainly a core model for medium and long-distance logistics. In order to solve the increasingly prominent pain points of efficiency and comfort, AUMAN EST-A automatic transmission is launched. It is equipped with electronically controlled air suspension, matching Cummins ISG engine + ZF TraXon intelligent Gearbox and other super power chains, with up to bar ultra-high pressure injection system and high-efficiency turbocharger, can provide 580 horsepower and N m torque. From agricultural product transportation to animal husbandry transportation, from cold chain transportation to hazardous chemicals transportation, from vehicle transportation to container transportation, AUMAN EST-A products are suitable for intercity/provincial/international mid-to-long-distance logistics transportation in all scenarios. This is one of the core essences of the 'money machine'.