Foton Ph Ends 2019 Amidst Superlative X Selling Auto Brands, Looks To An Fifty-Fifty Stronger 2020

United Asia Automotive Group (UAAGI) retained its lay equally 1 of the country’s top-selling machine brands inward 2019. This was revealed past times President Rommel Sytin at their annual Dealers Appreciation Night.

Mr. Sytin revealed that inward 2019, Foton sold an impressive 4,430 units over a 12-month catamenia or a iv per centum growth compared to 2018. This is inward melody with the growth of the residual of the automotive industry. According to the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines or CAMPI, full vehicle sales rose 3.5 per centum vis-à-vis 2018 to 369,941 units.

Foton ended 2019 equally the 9th best-selling construct alongside CAMPI members as well as 10th overall, says Sytin.

Commercial Vehicles or CVs drove bulk of Foton’s growth inward 2019. In particular, its Tornado thou light-duty trucks proved to last successful non simply because it offered a combination of technology scientific discipline as well as performance, but because it equally good responded good to the postulate of Filipino concern owners.

“Many of the updates are inward straight reply to client feedback, land we’ve introduced elements to supply an fifty-fifty comfortable as well as security driving experience,” said Mr. Sytin.

Some of the notable features of the Tornado thou include a Cummins Blue Energy Euro iv engine, criterion anti-lock braking organisation (ABS), a high-strength steel chassis, as well as a rivet-less upper-frame chassis making it easier to adopt diverse cargo trunk configurations.

Last year, Foton increased its Tornado thou variants to three: the Tornado M2.6C, Tornado M4.2C, as well as the Tornado M5.2C. These are available inward a broad array of trunk configurations including Dropside, F-Van, Ref Van, Crane Trucks, as well as MPV which tin comport upwardly to 25 passengers.

This year, Mr. Sytin says they are confident of achieving a double-digit growth which volition last driven past times the introduction of novel models including a novel van as well as a pickup truck. In addition, they are augmenting their production trouble to reckon the growing requirement for the government’s PUV Modernization program.