WHO WE ARE
FOTON AT A GLANCE
Founded on August 28th, 1996, FOTON is headquartered in Beijing, China. With a business scope covering a full series of commercial vehicles including medium and heavy-duty truck, light-duty truck, mini truck, van, pickup, bus, and construction machinery vehicles, FOTON has become a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer in the world with dual routes of fuel and new energy solutions. Focusing on commercial vehicle filed since it’s born. In 2021, FOTON achieved a global sales volume of over 10 million, becoming the fastest commercial vehicle enterprise in the world to reach this milestone. As of April 2023,FOTON has accumulatively sold over 11 million vehicles. FOTON has established the joint venture of Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Co., Ltd.(BFCEC) with Cummins in 2008, Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd.(BFDA) with Daimler AG in 2012 and FOTON ZF in 2017, aiming to make breakthroughs in science and technology, and produce energy-saving, environmentally friendly and intelligently interconnected automobile products. As a 'dual independent' (independent technology and independent brand) Chinese commercial vehicle company, FOTON has vigorously developed new energy for commercial vehicles, and masters the core technology of batteries, motors and electronic control systems, and realizes the development of multi-technologies simultaneously such as pure electric, hybrid and hydrogen fuel. At present, FOTON EVs have expanded to the full range of commercial vehicle products and become the leading brand of new energy bus fleet in Latin America. In India, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Egypt and other global markets, FOTON has covered core operating scenarios such as bus systems, school fleets and airport. In addition, FOTON electric truck, van and bus products have entered the European markets such as Italy, Germany and Malta, driving global electromobility with zero carbon emissions and fossil-free.
11,000,000+
UNITS
Global Cumulative Sales
As of 2023
$ 27.5
Billion
BRAND VALUE
By World Brand Lab in 2023
2,000+
Global Network
Overseas Markets
22+
Global Plants
Overseas Markets
OUR HERITAGE
LEADING THE WAY TO A GLOBAL COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MANUFACTURER.

EVolve A Better World
Continuing to boost ICEVs efficiency and push BEV by technology breakthroughs for fossil-free transportation.
2020s

August, 2022
EVolve A Better LATAM
Cumulative order of 1,400 electric buses helps FOTON become the leader of new energy bus fleet supplier in Chile and Latin America region.

July, 2022
"QIONGYAO" ACTION
During the global epidemic, FOTON made an action named 'QiongYao' globally, donated 120,000 pieces of medical epidemic prevention masks and 9 ambulances to 30 countries around the world.

10,000,000 UNITS
August, 2022
Production Milestone
FOTON reaches the incredible milestone of 10 million vehicles produced, marking a historic achievement in the company's journey.
2010s
GO FORWARD TO THE WORLD
Cooperation, Win-win and Globalization.

April, 2019
FOTON CP JOINT VENTURE ESTABLISHED
The joint venture set up a manufacturing company and a sales company in Thailand, to take advantage of both in commercial vehicle technology and market operation capabilities.

April, 2017
FOTON ZF JOINT VENTURE ESTABLISHED
Jointly established 'Foton ZF' and 'ZF Foton' to build an advanced transmission production base with annual production capacity of 320,000 LCV units and 190,000 heavy-duty transmissions.

February, 2012
FOTON DAIMLER JOINT VENTURE ESTABLISHED
The two parties jointly invested in Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd. (BFDA) with a 50:50 share ratio, taking FOTON's heavy truck product AUMAN as the main product.

September, 2010
FOTON 'BRILLIANT DIAMOND' LOGO ANNOUNCED
The 'Brilliant Diamond' inspires FOTON at pursuing 'innovative technology', 'humanistic care' and 'beauty of harmony' and continuously creating perfect value for customers.
2000s
DESTINED TO BE EXTRAORDINARY
Aiming to be the leader and changer of the industry from its inception.

March, 2008
FOTON CUMMINS JOINT VENTURE ESTABLISHED
The two parties established Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Co., Ltd. (BFCEC) with 50:50 investment ratio to develop and produce diesel engines with production capacity of 400,000 units per year.

September, 2006
LANDED IN EUROPE, COMPETED TO GLOBAL LEADERS
The third-generation heavy truck - FOTON AUMAN ETX went to Europe and entered the German F1 Formula Hockenheim circuit, competed with global leading trucks.
1,000,000 UNITS
November, 2004
FOTON'S ONE MILLIONTH VEHICLE
Building on its success in truck product lines, FOTON ventured into the bus & coach business, unveiling its first bus and celebrating one million vehicles milestone.

September, 2001
FOTON'S FIRST HEAVY DUTY TRUCK – AUMAN
FOTON has commercial vehicle strategy in its DNA and calls its first heavy duty truck product "AutoMan". This is how the first AUMAN came to life.
1990s
ORIGIN
A China legend in commercial vehicle industry.

August, 1996
100 LEGAL ENTITIES, ONE VISION
FOTON was formally established in 1996 by nearly 100 legal entities, setting the earliest successful precedent for China's shareholding system reform.