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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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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]

In 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.

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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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A Foton BJEVCA electric bus in service with Causeway Link A Foton BJFCEVCH-1 fuel cell bus running in Malianwa Subdistrict, Haidian District, Beijing A Foton BJC8CTD articulated LNG bus in Beijing Bus service A Foton BJSHEVCA-5 plug-in hybrid double-decker bus in Liuliqiao, Beijing

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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A Foton Auman on display at Speyer Technology Museum

Foton Auman

• Foton Auman Jones (

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• Foton Auman Lion (

  since , under license of Mercedes-Benz trucks

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• Foton Auman Kunlun Mountains (

  since , under license of Mercedes-Benz trucks

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• Foton Auman Shenzhou (

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• Foton Auman H4 (since )
• Foton Auman EST

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

• 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 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 (&#;&#;&#;&#;)

Foton Sauvana SUV (&#;&#;&#;) (since ; also known as Foton Toplander) [18]

For more information, please visit Foton BJ Parts.

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

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

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

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

Light commercial vehicles

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A Foton View

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 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 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 .[19]

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Recognizing the shared consensus on the need for automation and intelligence in the logistics industry amid the global trend toward 'carbon neutrality,' FOTON and CATL jointly established joint venture in , with each party holding a 50% stake. The company will focus on conducting business operations related to new energy battery leasing services. It encompasses innovative business models such as battery swapping partnerships and electric vehicle (EV) battery separation. The primary objective is to accelerate the intelligent development of the new energy sector and create a 'green, intelligent, and interconnected' logistics ecosystem.

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