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The new Foton Mini MPV, named the MIDI is expected to go on the market in June this year. The little MPV is a 5 seater with a generous sized cargo hold.
Foton have the capacity to make 50,000 MIDI vehicles per year, the vehicles will be powered by 1.3 and 1.6l engines. More information on this MPV is currently unvailable, but as soon as we receive more info, we will be sure to make CCT readers informed!
We’re hearing from the Chinese Automotive press that Beiqi Foton has suddenly become the second largest maker of commercial vehicles in the world after Mercedes Benz.
In 2007, Beiqi Foton did an amazing 3.7 billion USD worth of business, which is a year on year increase of 40.53 percent on 2006. Foton has managed to grab a 16% share of the Chinese light truck market, which accounts for an amazing 2.69 million vehicles per year, also Foton managed to export 30,000 vehicles in 2007, which is a 238% increase in yearly sales!
We previously published photos of the Foton C2 MPV, but we’re still unaware of what is actually powering the Pope mobile like car.
At the Moscow auto show, Foton got the C2 out for a public viewing, unusual as its not been shown in China yet.
Foton, the maker of pick up light/heavy trucks, SUV’s, pick up trucks and MPV’s seems to getting ready to make a car. These spyshots of a Foton made car, allegedly called the ‘C2′ (we’re pretty sure that name will get dropped come marketing time!) The C2 seems to be a small MPV designed to carry a small family, or to be used as a cargo van depending on the situation. The car is somewhat similar to the Chery Karry in its concept, but we’re unsure if this will sell in China. We’ll wait for more info before commenting further!
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