Foton (vehicle brand)

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Photon
Owner / user Beiqi Foton Motor / Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive

owner Photon
Introductory year 2003
Products Automobiles
Markets People's Republic of China
Foton Auman Jones
Foton Auman EST (Energy Super Truck) from Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive 2016

Foton is a vehicle brand from the People's Republic of China .

Brand history

This brand name has been used for automobiles since the end of 2003 . Manufacturers on the one hand, the company was founded on 28 August 1996 Foton Motor of Beijing and also Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive . Mainly commercial vehicles are offered. In contrast, relatively few passenger cars are produced.

vehicles

At first there was the five-seater pick-up BJ 1027 .

In 2003 the SUV BJ 6488 M16 Chonglang (Surfing) was added. It offered either five or seven seats and was redesigned in 2004.

The next five-seater pick-up followed in March 2005 with the BJ 1027 V2M Ollin .

In September 2005 the SUV Chuanqi (Saga) was added, which was based on the aforementioned pick-up.

In 2006, the MP-X Mengpaike minivan was presented at the Beijing Motor Show. It went into production in March 2007. There is a choice of a normal version as BJ 6476 and a longer version with nine seats as BJ 6526 .

In 2007 the BJ 6438 Mengpaike Midi was presented at the Moscow Motor Show.

In 2008 the five-seat pick-up BJ 1027 Sapu appeared .

The following models have been known for the past few years: Saga (2003-2010), MPX (since 2007), Midi (2009-2016), Sauvana (since 2015), Gratour ix5 and ix7 (since 2016) as well as Gratour im6 and im8 (2017-2018).

In the truck sector , Foton Auman , Foton Aumark and Foton Ollin are mentioned.

Model overview

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Bus from Foton
Foton MP-X
Foton saga
Foton SUP
Foton Midi
Foton Sauvana
Foton Tunland
Foton Gratour in the 6th
Foton Gratour ix5

truck

  • Foton Auman Jones (since 2003)
  • Foton Auman Lion (since 2003)
  • Foton Auman Kunlun Mountains (since 2003)
  • Foton Auman Shenzhou (since 2003)
  • Foton Auman H4 (since 2011)
  • Foton Auman EST (Energy Super Truck) (since 2016)
  • Foton Aumark (since 2005)
  • Foton Forland (since 2006)
  • Foton Forland King Kong (since 1998)
  • Foton Forland Ruiwo (since 1998)
  • Foton Ollin Beyond (since 2005)
  • Foton Ollin MRT (since 2005)

buses

  • Foton AUV New Route (since 2000)
  • Foton AUV Panorama Unlimited (since 2003)
  • Foton AUV Pioneer Europe (since 1998)

Minivans

  • Foton MP-X Mongolia Parker (since 2005)
  • Foton View Express (2001–?)
  • Foton View Express Passenger (2000–?)
  • Foton View Ireland Act (1999–?)

SUVs

Vans

Registration numbers

For 2003, 2000 cars and 8000 pick-ups have been handed down. In 2004 there were 2,977 cars and 15,000 pick-ups.

Another source gives total figures for the years from 2005 to 2007 without specifying the vehicle types. The numbers of 287,942, 303,573 and 413,444 are significantly higher.

year Car registration figures in China
2003 4,473
2004 2,980
2005 1,478
2006 945
2007 1,216
2008 3,614
2009 13,603
2010 12,020
2011 6,980
2012 6.187
2013 7,899
2014 7,197
2015 6,509
2016 14,382
2017 24,151
2018 15,932
2019 10,328

Web links

Commons : Foton  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Eligiusz Mazur: 2005 · 2006. One of the largest car directories in the world. World of Cars. Worldwide catalog. Encyclopedia of today's car industry. ( online ; English)
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Wacław Pożar (General Director): World Cars. 2006 · 2007. Media Connection, Warsaw 2006, ISSN  1734-2945 , p. 233.
  3. ^ A b c d Marek Brzeżański, Robert Jabłoński: Cars of the World. 2008 · 2009. Moto Media Print, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki 2008, ISBN 978-83-61604-12-9 , p.
  4. ↑ Bloomberg on Beiqi Foton Motor Co Ltd (accessed June 13, 2020)
  5. ↑ Foton Saga China Sales Figures (accessed June 13, 2020)
  6. ↑ Foton MPX China Sales Figures (accessed June 13, 2020)
  7. ↑ Foton Midi China Sales Figures (accessed June 13, 2020)
  8. ↑ Foton Sauvana China Sales Figures (accessed June 13, 2020)
  9. ↑ Foton Gratour ix China Sales Figures (accessed June 13, 2020)
  10. ↑ Foton Gratour in China Sales Figures (accessed June 13, 2020)
  11. ^ Erik van Ingen Schenau: Catalog of the present Chinese motor production. ( Memento of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Edition 2008. (English)
  12. ↑ Foton Sales Data & Trends for the Chinese Automotive Market (accessed June 13, 2020)