Foton Motor
Subsidiary | |
Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1996 (Beijing) |
Headquarters | Changping, Beijing, China |
Products | Automobiles, Commercial Vehicles, Tractors |
Number of employees | circa 40,000 |
Parent | BAIC Group |
Subsidiaries |
Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Co., Ltd. (50%) Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd. (50%) |
Website | foton-global.com |
Foton Motor | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 北汽福田汽车股份有限公司 | ||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 北汽福田汽車股份有限公司 | ||||||
Literal meaning | BAIC Foton Motor Co., Ltd. | ||||||
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Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. (Foton Motor or Foton) is a Chinese company which designs and manufactures trucks, buses, sport utility vehicles and agricultural machinery. It is headquartered in Changping, Beijing and is a subsidiary of BAIC Group.
Foton makes commercial trucks in a joint venture with Daimler AG,[1] called Beijing Foton Daimler Automobile Co., Ltd., which sells its products under the "Auman" brand name.[2]
History
Founded on August 28, 1996, Foton manufactures light and heavy-duty trucks, agricultural tractors, and various other machinery.
In addition to the heavier trucks, Foton also builds a copy of the Toyota Hiace H100, called the "Foton View" or "Foton Alpha".
In March 2006 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.[3][4]
In January 2009 Foton and Daimler AG agreed to form a 50-50 joint venture for the production of medium- and heavy-duty trucks in China, with an initial investment of 6.35 billion yuan.[5][6] Creation of the venture received the approval of the Chinese government in July 2010.[7][8]
In October 2009 Foton agreed to form a joint venture to develop and produce vehicle batteries with Pulead Technology Industry Co.[9]
In July 2010 Foton announced the establishment of a European headquarters in Moscow, Russia.[10]
Foton established a sales company in India in April 2011.[11]
Foton will build an assembly plant in Colombia, in order to participate in the growing Latin American market for light commercial vehicles. The company also plans to build a plant in Western Maharashtra, India.[12]
Foton has announced a bus factory in Brazil in the state of Bahia,[13] as part of their globalization plan.[14] Foton has held a press conference in 2015, previewing the Sauvana while announcing news to bring the brand to the United States.[15]
Operations
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 Japan, Germany, Taiwan and The Philippines. It has assets exceeding 50 billion Yuan and 290,000 employees.[16] Foton, whose brand value exceeds 61.932 billion Yuan in 2005, 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 which is one of the biggest conglomerate in Mongolia, is the official distributor of Foton in Mongolian market.
Products
Buses
Foton AUV (福田欧V)
- Foton AUV New Directions (since 2000; Original name:新干线欧V)
- Foton AUV panoramic Unlimited (since 2003; Original name:全景无限)
- Foton AUV Pioneer Europe (since 1998; Original name:欧V先锋)
Trucks
Foton Auman
- Foton Auman Jones (since 2003, under license of Mercedes-Benz trucks; Original name:欧曼奇兵)
- Foton Auman Lion (since 2003, under license of Mercedes-Benz trucks; Original name:欧曼雄狮)
- Foton Auman Kunlun Mountains (since 2003, under license of Mercedes-Benz trucks; Original name:欧曼昆仑)
- Foton Auman Shenzhou (since 2003, under license of Mercedes-Benz trucks; Original name:欧曼神舟)
- Foton Auman H4 (since 2011)
Foton Aumark (欧马可)
- Foton Aumark (since 2005, under license of Isuzu trucks; Original name:欧马可)
Foton Forland (时代汽车)
- Foton Forland (Since 2006, licensed production of Isuzu trucks; Original name:时代轻卡)
- Foton Forland King Kong (since 1998 under license of a South American VW trucks; Original name:时代金刚)
- Foton Forland Ruiwo (since 1998 under license of a South American VW trucks; Original name:瑞沃)
Foton Ollin (奥铃)
- Foton Ollin Beyond (since 2005, under license of Isuzu trucks; Original name:奥铃超越)
- Foton Ollin MRI (since 2005, licensed production of Isuzu trucks; Original name:奥铃捷运)
Minivans
Foton MP-X (MP-X蒙派克)
- Foton MP-X Parker Mongolia (since 2005; Original name: MP-X蒙派克)
Foton View (福田风景)
- Foton View Express (since 2001 under license of the Toyota Hiace, Original name:风景快运)
- Foton View Express Passenger (since 2000 under license of the Toyota Hiace, Original name:风景快客)
- Foton View Ireland Act (since 1999 under license of the Toyota Hiace, Original name:风景爱尔法)
Foton Gratour (北汽福田福田)
- Foton Gratour ix5 (1501cc;since 2016)
- Foton Gratour ix7 (1507cc;since 2016)
Vans
Foton Toano Foton CS2
SUVs
- Foton Saga (since 2004 under license of DangDong -terrain vehicle; Original name:福田传奇)
- Foton SUP (since 2004 Sport SUV based on the Saga; Original name:萨普)
- Foton Sauvana (also known as Foton Toplander)
Pickups
Sales
Foton Motor sold a total of 640,400 vehicles in 2011.[17]
References
- ↑ Daimler aims to nearly triple China sales by 2015 reuters.com, Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:12am EDT
- ↑ Mr. Heyi Xu,the president of Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Ltd. delivered a speech at the 2009 China (Changchun) International Automobile Forum BAIC Official Site, 2009-07-20
- ↑ "Cummins to create joint venture with Foton". China Daily. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Cummins to Form Joint Venture in China". Inside Indiana Business. 7 March 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Daimler enters China truck market". The New York Times. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "China's Foton, Daimler to form $929 mln truck JV". Reuters. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Daimler gets approval for truck JV with China's Foton". The Economic Times. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Foton and Daimler in Truck Joint Venture". ChinaAutoWeb.com.
- ↑ "Foton JV taps new energy". China Daily. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Beiqi Foton opens Europe HQ, Russia unit in Moscow". Gasgoo. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Foton to open Indian sales branch". Gasgoo. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/chinas-foton-selects-west-maharashtra-for-rs-1676-cr-plant/434113/
- ↑ http://atarde.uol.com.br/materias/imprimir/1452227
- ↑ http://www.fotonmotors.com.br
- ↑ http://www.foton-global.com/news/arriving-in-north-america-is-fotons-sauvana-suv-with-cummins-technology/
- ↑ Foton Motor Group - Basic Information
- ↑ "Beiqi Foton's 2011 profits slump 30%". China Daily. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Foton vehicles. |
- Foton official website (English)
- Foton official website (Chinese)
- UK Supplier of Foton tractors (English)