As many people remember, some time ago the Chinese Foton did not succeed very well in Russia in the field of passenger cars. However, this time the players will be announced in the pure commercial segments LCV and HCV. Light and medium-heavy chassis with a total weight of 3.5 to 12 tons appear under the Forland subsidiary brand. Each model boasts three wheelbase versions and a highly flexible range of designs and loadspace dimensions. It seems that at least the body production is planned, since MB RUS promised to equip the equipment for each task.

Comtrans−2023 visits a refrigerator based on the Forland 8 medium-duty chassis with a load capacity of 5 tons and a load volume of 21 cubic meters. Under the hood is a 156 hp diesel engine with a volume of 3.76 liters, which works with the MCP-6.

This time Foton will offer the Toano model, in the development of which, by the way, the team of creators of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter took part. The car will receive a 2.8-liter ISF Cummins CRDi turbodiesel for 150 “horses” with a six-speed manual transmission. They want to lure the public to the exhibition with a fully metal van and a passenger bus.

Recall that recently the AvtoVzglyad portal has already written about MB RUS’s plans to deal with premium Chinese electric crossovers of the Aito and LiXiang brands. However, electric vehicles do not seem to be ideal candidates for localization in Russia at the facilities of a plant near Moscow belonging to the structure, while Forland and Foton are best suited for this. It looks like the distributors will make a corresponding announcement as early as September.

As many people remember, some time ago the Chinese Foton did not succeed very well in Russia in the field of passenger cars. However, this time the players will be announced in the pure commercial segments LCV and HCV. Light and medium-heavy chassis with a total weight of 3.5 to 12 tons appear under the Forland subsidiary brand. Each model boasts three wheelbase versions and a highly flexible range of designs and loadspace dimensions. It seems that at least the body production is planned, since MB RUS promised to equip the equipment for each task.

Comtrans−2023 visits a refrigerator based on the Forland 8 medium-duty chassis with a load capacity of 5 tons and a load volume of 21 cubic meters. Under the hood is a 156 hp diesel engine with a volume of 3.76 liters, which works with the MCP-6.

This time Foton will offer the Toano model, in the development of which, by the way, the team of creators of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter took part. The car will receive a 2.8-liter ISF Cummins CRDi turbodiesel for 150 “horses” with a six-speed manual transmission. They want to lure the public to the exhibition with a fully metal van and a passenger bus.

Recall that recently the AvtoVzglyad portal has already written about MB RUS’s plans to deal with premium Chinese electric crossovers of the Aito and LiXiang brands. However, electric vehicles do not seem to be ideal candidates for localization in Russia at the facilities of a plant near Moscow belonging to the structure, while Forland and Foton are best suited for this. It looks like the distributors will make a corresponding announcement as early as September.