Foton Motor Achieves Robust Q1 Overseas Sales Amid Global Commercial Vehicle Transformation

Global commercial vehicle industry is undergoing profound changes toward green, intelligent and eco‑friendly development. Chinese commercial vehicle brands are shifting from simple product export to all‑round output of technology, standards and after‑sales service systems.
 
Foton Motor delivered outstanding overseas results in the first quarter. Its overseas sales reached nearly 54000 units, rising 34 percent year‑on‑year. High‑value‑added products including buses, heavy‑duty trucks, pickups and new‑energy vehicles saw sharp export growth, optimizing Foton’s overseas product mix.
 
Technology Innovation for Green & Intelligent Global Market
 
New energy and intelligence are core competitiveness for overseas commercial vehicle competition. Foton masters core new‑energy three‑electric technologies, covering battery‑electric, hybrid and hydrogen‑fuel commercial vehicles. Its new‑energy products have been exported to more than 50 countries and regions.
 
Tailored local solutions are launched for different markets. In Europe, customized electric light‑duty trucks meet urban logistics requirements. In Singapore, Foton eMiler electric light truck delivers over 200‑km driving range for city last‑mile logistics. In Brazil, new energy pickup models are released for local operating conditions.
 
For intelligent driving scenarios, Foton GALAXUS R9 heavy truck carries multiple cameras, radars and high‑computing controllers to support highway assisted driving for long‑haul logistics. Tunland V hybrid pickup integrates ACC and AEB safety functions, calibrated for Australian and European regulations. AUMAN R series tractors support real‑time fleet monitoring for port container transportation.
 
Ecosystem Building for System‑Level Overseas Expansion
 
Foton builds complete global supply‑chain ecology to remove logistics bottlenecks for vehicle export. Strategic cooperation with port and shipping partners streamlines port delivery and ocean transportation. The first batch of 600 Foton pickups were shipped to South America under the new logistics cooperation framework. Such collaboration solves pain points of fragmented shipping capacity and poor port connection.
 
Deep Localized Layout Across Multi‑Regions
 
Foton pushes forward full‑scale localization covering product development, manufacturing and after‑sales service in core markets across Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia and South America.
 
European orders grew by 136 percent from January to February. In Africa, South Africa manufacturing plant and Nigeria large‑volume truck orders consolidate Foton’s leading position. Thailand KD factory serves as a key ASEAN manufacturing hub, producing right‑hand‑drive light trucks for Indonesia and Southeast Asian complex road conditions. Production bases in Brazil support the whole South‑American market.
 
Up to now, Foton has cumulatively sold more than 1.25 million vehicles outside China. Its sales and service network covers over 140 countries and regions. Foton keeps ranking top among Chinese commercial vehicle exporters for 15 consecutive years.
 
Under the GREEN 3030 strategy, Foton targets annual overseas sales of 300000 units with 30 percent new‑energy share by 2030. Foton will keep launching new‑energy products, expand global local manufacturing networks and deepen localized operation, to realize high‑quality global development for Chinese commercial vehicles.