WUHAN – JMC Weilong, a new flagship heavy-duty truck model from JMC Heavy-Duty Vehicle Co., Ltd. (JMCH), was awarded the Chinese Truck of the Year (CToY) 2018 on November 4 after a series of tests conducted earlier in the year and a jury vote. The award comes a day after
Read MoreBEIJING – Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd. (BFDA) celebrated the production of its one millionth Auman heavy-duty truck on July 10. The millionth Auman heavy-duty truck is also the 10,000th Auman EST Super Truck produced by the company, indicating the Auman series has officially entered the “heavy-duty truck million-unit
Read MoreSHANGHAI – Foton-Daimler’s Auman EST super truck was launched to the market here on April 12. At the launch ceremony, Foton-Daimler released the official retail prices of the Auman EST A and Auman EST super trucks. The Auman EST A has four versions with retail prices ranging from ¥355,800 ($51,715)
Read MoreHANNOVER, Germany – The fact that the Auman 430 EST super truck from Daimler’s joint venture with Foton was the only Chinese truck on display at the entire IAA Commercial Vehicles in September and part of the “Trucks and Buses for the World” showcase at Daimler’s stand reflects the importance
Read MoreThe 66th IAA Commercial Vehicles, the world’s largest commercial vehicle show, concluded today after a seven-day run. While traditional European truck and bus makers as well as suppliers dominated the headlines, China was again a significant factor. In fact, German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), which organizes the biennial
Read MoreCommercial vehicle manufacturers have released their first half 2015 financial reports, showing a complete different scenario for the truck and bus markets. Although both witnessed sales declines in the past eight months, the bus market was better off than the truck market thanks to new energy buses. CNHTC
Read MoreBEIJING – Beijing Foton Daimler Automobile Co., Ltd. (BFDA) announced plans to cooperate with Loji Logistics Co., Ltd. on June 19, reported find800.cn. BFDA will work with Loji Logistics through O2O platform to realize the connection between manufacturing enterprise and internet platform and establish a more efficient “internet+logistics+vehicle” intelligent information
Read MoreBEIJING – The diesel Foton AUV bus showcased at the 2015 Beijing Road Transport Exhibition was equipped with an ISG engine produced by Foton-Cummins, which hit the market together with the Foton Auman GTL super edition in 2014. With options of ISG 11L and ISG 12L, the heavy-duty diesel engine
Read MoreBeiqi-Foton released the new Auman GTL heavy-duty truck together with the U.S. diesel engine supplier Cummins on April 8. The two parties launched the Cummins ISG diesel engine developed for the Chinese market at Cummins’ U.S. headquarters in Columbus, Indiana. Stefan Albrecht, executive vice president of Foton-Daimler, also disclosed recently
Read MoreBEIJING – Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd. (Foton-Daimler) debuted its Auman GTL intelligent slag truck at Auto China 2014 in Beijing. The new slag truck adapts green mobility. With GPS and sealed cover at the top, the Auman GTL becomes an intelligence technology demonstration of Foton-Daimler. For example,
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