Bestune
{{Short description|Chinese automobile brand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox company
| name = FAW Bestune Automobile Co., Ltd.
| native_name = 一汽奔腾汽车股份有限公司
| logo = Bestune logo.png
| former_name = Besturn (2006–2018)
| type = Subsidiary
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2006}}
| founder =
| area_served = Worldwide
| location_city = Changchun
| location_country = China
| key_people =
| industry = Automotive
| products = Automobiles
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| num_employees =
| parent = {{ubl
|FAW Group (86.16%)
|FAW Equity Investment (11.87%)
|Jiangsu Yueda Automotive Group (1.97%)
}}
| subsid =
| homepage = https://benteng.faw.cn/{{in lang|zh}}
| footnotes =
}}
FAW Bestune Automobile Co., Ltd., commonly referred to as Bestune, ({{zh|c=一汽奔腾|p=Yīqì Bēnténg}}), formerly known as Besturn, is an automotive marque owned by the Chinese automaker FAW Group.[http://www.chinacartimes.com/2010/10/27/besturn-b90-sedan-spotted-out-testing/ Besturn B90 Sedan spotted out testing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030024651/http://www.chinacartimes.com/2010/10/27/besturn-b90-sedan-spotted-out-testing/ |date=2010-10-30 }} chinacartimes.com, 27 October 2010
Bestune currently{{when?|date=September 2024}} produces budget passenger vehicles for the FAW Group.{{fact|date=September 2024}}
History
File:Bestune badge from the Bestune T99 facelift.jpg
In 2006, the Besturn B70, which was developed based on Mazda 6, made its debut as the first model of Besturn brand.[http://www.faw.com/news/dzjy_jybj/jyzb/20060913145000058.htm FAW Launches Besturn C301 Performance Luxury Sedan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928061257/http://www.faw.com/news/dzjy_jybj/jyzb/20060913145000058.htm|date=28 September 2009}} Xiao Li and Wei Xin. FAW Official Site, 13 Sep 2006
The second model of the brand, Besturn B50 made its debut in 2009.[http://www.chinacartimes.com/2011/03/24/besturn-b90-to-launch-this-year-to-be-mazda6-based/ Besturn B90 to launch this year to be Mazda6 based] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622081304/http://www.chinacartimes.com/2011/03/24/besturn-b90-to-launch-this-year-to-be-mazda6-based/|date=22 June 2011}} chinacartimes.com, 24 March 2011[http://www.faw-besturn.com/english/About-Besturn.html About Besturn] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324135948/http://www.faw-besturn.com/english/About-Besturn.html|date=24 March 2012}} FAW Car Company Official Site
In 2012, Bestune began to sell its vehicles in the Russian market with the B50 as the first model sold,{{Cite web|url=http://wardsauto.com/industry/chinese-auto-maker-faw-launches-car-sales-russia|title=Chinese Auto Maker FAW Launches Car Sales in Russia}}{{cite web|url=https://carnewschina.com/2013/02/22/faw-besturn-b50-is-a-toyota-in-russia/|title=FAW-Besturn B50 is a Toyota in Russia - CarNewsChina.com|date=22 February 2013}} which debuted at the 2012 Moscow International Automobile Salon.{{cite web|url=http://eng.autostat.ru/news/view/6817/|title=FAW will present a new sedan Besturn B50 in Moscow motor show|website=eng.autostat.ru}} It was reported to have a joint venture with Avtotor to manufacture Besturn X80 in Russia in 2015.{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-04/30/c_136247397.htm|title=FAW to have 32 distributors in Russia - Xinhua - English.news.cn|website=news.xinhuanet.com}} The Besturn X80 started manufacture in Russia in April 2017 and FAW announced that it would sell at least two to three more models by 2018.{{cite web|url=http://rusautonews.com/2017/03/06/faw-has-started-manufacturing-new-models-in-russia/|title=FAW has started manufacturing new models in Russia|date=6 March 2017|access-date=14 September 2017|archive-date=14 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914220557/http://rusautonews.com/2017/03/06/faw-has-started-manufacturing-new-models-in-russia/|url-status=dead}}
At the end of 2018, the manufacturer decided to rename Besturn's English name to Bestune.[https://carsalesbase.com/china-bestune/ Bestune Sales Data & Trends for the Chinese Automotive Market] (retrieved 12 July 2020) The Chinese name Benteng remained unchanged.
In December 2020, FAW Group announced the restructure of FAW Bestune and FAW Jiefang. The Bestune was transferred from FAW Car to FAW Corporation Limited (FAW Group) and will operate independently as a wholly-owned subsidiary of FAW Group. FAW Jiefang was set to listed in the capital market.{{Cite web |title=年赚440亿一汽整体上市新进展：奔腾独立运作打通集团支持 {{!}} 经观汽车_股份 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/www.sohu.com/a/383291012_629444 |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=www.sohu.com}}
On 15 December 2022, Bestune announced the release of a new product brand logo.[https://www.marklines.com/en/news/280536] (retrieved 9 March 2023)
In December 2022, the FAW Group announced the transfer of 17.02% FAW Jiefang share to Bestune, providing financial support to Bestune.{{Cite web |title=一汽股份无偿划转一汽解放17.02%股权 助力一汽奔腾_汽车_中国网 |url=http://auto.china.com.cn/news/20201225/710048.shtml |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=auto.china.com.cn}}
In September 2023, Bestune announced the completion of its capital increase project, the registered capital increased from CNY 6.0 billion to CNY 8.4 billion. With Yueda Automotive Group, a subsidiary of state-owned Yueda Group, became the first external investor introduced to Bestune. FAW Corporation Limited (FAW Group), FAW Equity Investment, and Yueda Automotive Group hold stakes of 86.16%, 11.87%, and 1.97%, respectively. {{Cite web |last=财经头条 |title=一汽奔腾增资完成工商变更 悦达汽车集团入股一汽奔腾 |url=https://t.cj.sina.com.cn/articles/view/1654203637/http%3A%2F%2Ft.cj.sina.com.cn%2Farticles%2Fview%2F1654203637%2F629924f502001137d |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=t.cj.sina.com.cn}}
File:FAW Bestune Historic Logos.jpg
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Products
{{See also|List of FAW vehicles}}
= Current models =
- Bestune M9 (2023–present), MPV
- Bestune B70 (2006–present), mid-size sedan
- Bestune B70S (2022–present), compact SUV
- Bestune T99 (2019–present), mid-size SUV
- Bestune T90 (2023–present), mid-size SUV
- Bestune T77 (2018–present), compact SUV
- Bestune T55 (2021–present), compact SUV
- Bestune E01 (2021–present), compact SUV, BEV
- Bestune NAT (E05) (2021–present), MPV, BEV
- Bestune Pony (2023–present), city car, BEV
- Bestune Yueyi 03 (2025–present), subcompact SUV, BEV
- Bestune Yueyi 07 (2025–present), mid-size SUV, PHEV
- Bestune Yueyi 08 (to commence), mid-size sedan{{cite web | url = http://3g.cnfol.com/auto/xincheshangshi/20250410/31244946.shtml | title = 极一汽奔腾悦意08将于2025上海车展首发 R系列首款车型| language = zh | accessdate = 2025-04-10}}
File:Bestune M9 001.jpg|Bestune M9
File:Bestune B70 III 005.jpg|Bestune B70
File:Bestune B70S img01.jpg|Bestune B70S
File:Bestune T99 facelift IMG003.jpg|Bestune T99
File:Bestune T90 001.jpg|Bestune T90
File:Bestune T77 012.jpg|Bestune T77
File:Bestune T55 img04.jpg|Bestune T55
File:Bestune E01 001.jpg|Bestune E01
File:Bestune E05 by FAW (front).jpg|Bestune NAT
File:2023 FAW Bestune Pony (front).jpg|Bestune Pony
File:Bestune Yueyi 03 001.jpg|Bestune Yueyi 03
File:Bestune Yueyi 07 001.jpg|Bestune Yueyi 07
File:Bestune Yueyi 08 001.jpg|Bestune Yueyi 08
= Discontinued models =
- Bestune B50 (2009–2019), compact sedan
- Bestune B90 (2012–2017), mid-size sedan
- Bestune B30 (2015–2020), compact sedan
- Bestune X80 (2013–2020), compact SUV
- Bestune X40 (2016–2019), subcompact SUV
- Bestune T33 (2019–2022), subcompact SUV
File:Besturn B30 3 China 2016-04-07.jpg|Bestune B30
File:Besturn B50 II 03.jpg|Bestune B50
File:Besturn B90 China 2016-04-08.jpg|Bestune B90
File:Besturn X40 Shishi 01 2022-04-26.jpg|Bestune X40
File:Besturn X80 facelift 01 China 2017-03-25.jpg|Bestune X80
File:Bestune T33 img06.jpg|Bestune T33
Concept
- Bestune C105 Concept (2019)
- Bestune T99 Concept (2019)
- Bestune B² Concept (2020)
- Bestune Pony Concept (2023)
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Sales
Below are tables showing sales of Bestune models from the last couple of years. {{Cite web |last=Sales |first=Bestune Market |title=GCBC |url=https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/brands/bestune-sales-data-reports/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=GCBC |language=en-US}}
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+NAT !Year !Sales |
| 2021
|9,118 |
| 2022
|19,111 |
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+T99 !Year !Sales |
| 2019
|3,956 |
| 2020
|13,054 |
| 2021
|6,268 |
| 2022
|2,184 |
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+T77 !Year !Sales |
| 2018
|10,757 |
| 2019
|45,908 |
| 2020
|28,344 |
| 2021
|14,300 |
| 2022
|10,247 |
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+T33 !Year !Sales |
| 2019
|4,999 |
| 2020
|3,812 |
| 2021
|7,860 |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.faw-benteng.com/ Official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927001425/http://faw-benteng.com/ |date=2020-09-27 }} {{in lang|zh}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120406133127/http://www.faw-besturn.com/english/index.html Official site]
{{Bestune}}
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Category:Luxury motor vehicle manufacturers
Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2006