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BEIQI FOTON MOTOR CO., LTD., founded on August 28, 1996, and headquartered in Beijing, China, is one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers.
FOTON offers a wide range of products including medium and heavy-duty trucks, light trucks, vans, pickups, buses, and construction machinery. The company has expanded globally with both fuel-powered and new energy vehicles, focusing exclusively on commercial vehicles since its inception.
In 2021, FOTON reached 10 million units in global cumulative sales—the fastest in the industry—and surpassed 11 million units by April 2023.
FOTON has established joint ventures with global partners such as Cummins (BFCEC), Daimler AG (BFDA), and ZF (FOTON ZF), driving innovation and the development of energy-efficient, eco-friendly products.
FOTON owns core technologies in batteries, motors, and electronic controls, and is developing electric, hybrid, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles across all commercial segments. In Latin America, FOTON is a leading brand in new energy buses.
Its electric vehicles are also active in countries like India, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Egypt, Italy, Germany, and Malta, supporting zero-emission solutions for public transport, schools, and airports.
NIHON FOTON Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary, researches the Japanese market and offers products suited to local needs by leveraging FOTON’s advanced new energy technology.
NIHON FOTON continues to support the development of green transportation in Japan.
FOTON
by the Numbers
Global Cumulative Sales
1 1 M +
Units Sold
PRODUCT SOLUTIONS
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FOTON 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.
Company Overview
Company Name
NIHON FOTON MOTOR CO., LTD.
Address
#803 CROSS OFFICE Mita
5-29-20 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo
108-0014, Japan
CEO
Jun Fu
Established
September 24, 2004
TEL
(+81) 3-3453-5184
Business
Overview
Foton Japan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Foton Motor, is deeply engaged in the Japanese commercial vehicle market. Relying on its parent company's new energy technology, it offers suitable new energy commercial vehicles and its business covers sales, services and development. In the future, it will continue to improve its products to contribute to the development of green transportation in Japan.
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Company History
2022
Acquired EU Whole Vehicle Type-Approval (WVTA) for electric light trucks.
Received orders for 1,400 electric buses in the Latin American market, becoming the top regional brand.
2021
Achieved cumulative global sales of 10 million units.
2020
Provided medical support to countries worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019
Established a joint venture in Thailand for manufacturing and sales.
Accelerated expansion into the Southeast Asian market.
2017
Established the joint venture “FOTON ZF” with ZF.
Began transmission production.
2012
Established the joint venture “Beijing FOTON Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd. (BFDA)” with Daimler.
Started production of the AUMAN series.
2010
Announced the new brand logo “Brilliant Diamond.”
2008
Established the joint venture "Beijing FOTON Cummins Engine Co., Ltd. (BFCEC)" with Cummins.
2006
Entered the European market.
The AUMAN ETX series ran at the German F1 Hockenheim.
2004
Achieved cumulative production of 1 million units.
Fully entered the bus business.
2001
Launched the first heavy-duty truck “AUMAN” series.
1996
Established FOTON Motor Group.
Founded as China’s first commercial vehicle manufacturer under the shareholding system reform.
