Foton Sales Data & Trends for the Chinese Automotive Market
Foton Motor, also named Beiqi Foton, established in 1996, produces and markets (mostly) commercial vehicles under the Foton and Forland (sub-)brands and has a manufacturing Joint Venture with Daimler. It’s also the owner of the revived Borgward brand.
Also find sales figures for the Foton Gratour ix5 and ix7, Gratour im6 and im8, MPX, Midi, Saga. Car sales statistics from China only include domestic production and exclude imported models.
Monthly Vehicle Sales
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 763 | 543 | 949 | 626 | 552 | 571 | 678 | 622 | 712 | 2,535 | 2,830 | 3,001 |
| 2017 | 224 | 1,906 | 2,546 | 2,539 | 2,114 | 1,709 | 1,785 | 1,557 | 1,842 | 1,889 | 1,900 | 2,124 |
| 2018 | 2,384 | 1,181 | 2,102 | 2,021 | 1,586 | 1,383 | 1,154 | 802 | 887 | 699 | 758 | 975 |
| 2019 | 729 | 572 | 106 | 702 | 1,038 | 942 | 946 | 994 | 993 | 497 | 823 | 1,032 |
| 2020 | 622 | 205 | 800 | 653 | 574 | 554 | 566 | 558 | 645 | 643 | 816 | 855 |
| 2021 | 611 | 336 | 920 | 934 | 753 | 819 | 774 | 848 | 1,040 | 942 | 851 | 908 |
| 2022 | 541 | 481 | 711 | 523 | 430 | 461 | 415 | 608 | 498 | 367 | ||
| Avg = 839.14 | Avg = 746.29 | Avg = 1,162.00 | Avg = 1,142.57 | Avg = 1,006.71 | Avg = 919.86 | Avg = 902.57 | Avg = 855.57 | Avg = 945.29 | Avg = 1,081.71 | Avg = 1,139.71 | Avg = 1,270.71 |
Annual Vehicle Sales
| Year | Sales | Growth | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4,473 | 0.21 | |
| 2004 | 2,980 | -33.38 | 0.12 |
| 2005 | 1,478 | -50.40 | 0.05 |
| 2006 | 945 | -36.06 | 0.02 |
| 2007 | 1,216 | 28.68 | 0.02 |
| 2008 | 3,614 | 197.20 | 0.07 |
| 2009 | 13,603 | 276.40 | 0.16 |
| 2010 | 12,020 | -11.64 | 0.11 |
| 2011 | 6,980 | -41.93 | 0.06 |
| 2012 | 6,187 | -11.36 | 0.05 |
| 2013 | 7,899 | 27.67 | 0.05 |
| 2014 | 7,197 | -8.89 | 0.04 |
| 2015 | 6,509 | -9.56 | 0.03 |
| 2016 | 14,382 | 120.96 | 0.06 |
| 2017 | 24,151 | 67.93 | 0.10 |
| 2018 | 15,932 | -34.03 | 0.07 |
| 2019 | 10,328 | -35.17 | 0.05 |
| 2020 | 7,491 | -27.50 | 0.04 |
| 2021 | 9,736 | 29.97 | 0.05 |
Annual Vehicle Sales Chart
Market Share Chart
Sources: Manufacturers, Chooseauto.