Foton — BAIC Group — Who's really behind Chinese cars

"FOH-ton."

global production scale

FOTON is BAIC's commercial-vehicle brand, building the full range: medium and heavy trucks, light and mini trucks, vans, pickups, buses, and construction equipment.

Distinguishing feature

FOTON has become one of the world's leading commercial-vehicle makers, pursuing both traditional fuel and new-energy platforms — though its mainstream popularity mostly comes from its lineup of powerful pickups.