Bestune
| File:Besturn new logo 2.png | |
| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | mainland China |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Parent | FAW Car Company |
| Website | faw-benteng.com/ Template:Zh icon |
Besturn (Chinese: 一汽奔腾; pinyin: Yīqì Bēnténg) is an automotive marque owned by the Chinese automaker FAW Group.[1]
With products based on older Mazda sedans, Besturn targets upper middle-class Chinese consumers.[2] FAW, Besturn's owner, also manufactures the Chinese market version of the car many Besturn products are based on, the Mazda 6,[3] and Besturn models were initially produced in FAW's Mazda factories.[4]
History
Besturn began to sell its vehicles in the Russian market in 2012 with the B50 as the first model sold,[5][6] which debuted at the 2012 Moscow International Automobile Salon.[7] It had talks to have a joint venture with Avtotor to have the Besturn X80 manufactured in Russia in 2015.[8] The Besturn X80 started manufacture in Russia in April 2017 and FAW mentions that it would sell at least two to three more models by 2018.[9]
Models
The Besturn B50 made its debut in 2009. The Besturn B70 made its debut in 2006.[10] It is based on an older Mazda 6[3] and uses the Ford CD3 platform.[11] The Besturn B50 was released in 2009[11] and is also derived from a Mazda 6.[3] As of 2011, future models include the Mazda 6-derived B90.[3]
Sales
The 134,500 units sold in 2010 constituted a substantial increase over the 70,000 of the prior year.[12] Brand popularity for Besturn may have dipped between 2011-2012.[13]
Relationship with Hongqi
The products of another FAW brand, Hongqi, may be easily confused with Besturn cars. Until 2011, the two brands shared badging,[14] and in 2008, due to flagging sales, Hongqi showrooms were merged those of Besturn.[15] It was thought that giving the Hongqi brand more sales outlets would increase sales.[16]
References
- ^ Besturn B90 Sedan spotted out testing chinacartimes.com, October 27, 2010
- ^ Besturn Does China's FAW Car Co. A Good Turn forbes.com. 07.11.08, 5:29 AM ET
- ^ a b c d Besturn B90 to launch this year to be Mazda6 based Archived June 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine chinacartimes.com, March 24, 2011
- ^ Mazda and Besturn to stop sharing production line Archived March 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine By Helen Zhang. gasgoo.com, June 22, 2010
- ^ http://wardsauto.com/industry/chinese-auto-maker-faw-launches-car-sales-russia
- ^ "FAW-Besturn B50 is a Toyota in Russia - CarNewsChina.com". 22 February 2013.
- ^ "FAW will present a new sedan Besturn B50 in Moscow motor show". eng.autostat.ru.
- ^ "FAW to have 32 distributors in Russia - Xinhua - English.news.cn". news.xinhuanet.com.
- ^ "FAW has started manufacturing new models in Russia". 6 March 2017.
- ^ FAW Launches Besturn C301 Performance Luxury Sedan Archived September 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Xiao Li and Wei Xin. FAW Official Site, Sep 13, 2006
- ^ a b About Besturn Archived March 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine FAW Car Company Official Site
- ^ "CHINA'S FIRST AUTOMOBILE WORKS POSTS 31.6% RISE IN 2010 SALES". Asia Pulse. Rhodes. Jan 19, 2011.
- ^ "VW investigates whether Chinese partner copied its patents". Want China Times. China Times News Group. 2012-07-31. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ For shared badging, see FAW to give B50 a new grill and logo for 2011? chinacartimes.com, December 28, 2010
- For 2011 Besturn re-badging, see Besturn brands to carry the FAW logo from now on Archived 2011-05-29 at the Wayback Machine chinacartimes.com, May 24, 2011 at 9:21 pm
- ^ AW Car to merge Hongqi, Besturn sales networks gasgoo.com, July 30, 2008
- ^ FAW mulls merging Besturn, Xiali sales networks By George Gao. gasgoo.com, October 27, 2008
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