In May, the first batch of 300 Truck Mate was officially shipped to FOTON South Africa, marking the successful introduction of new mini trucks in the South African market, following the pickup trucks, VANs, small trucks and light trucks. And comprehensively covering yet another segment of the market, further promoting the strategy of localisation and industrialisation of operations. 

The FOTON Truck Mate is equipped with Dong'an 1.5-litre high-efficiency engine with strong power; the body size is wider and longer than similar products, and the box capacity can reach 7 cubic metres, which fully meets the needs of South African users for multi-scenario transport. At the same time, Truck Mate continues the consistently high quality gene of FOTON's star products, and is at the forefront of the industry in terms of driving smoothness, comfort and reliability, which provides local customers with more competitive choices.

As an important automotive market in Africa, South Africa's demand for cost-effective new commercial vehicles continues to grow. Since entering the South African market, FOTON has always been committed to long-term investment, steadily promoting the layout of the entire product line, and gradually winning the trust of customers by virtue of its differentiated product performance and localised service capability. The successful introduction of mini commercial trucks is a key step in FOTON's localisation strategy, which not only creates synergy with its light trucks and pickup trucks to help customers realise the full chain coverage from urban logistics to short and medium distance transport, but also further consolidates FOTON's brand influence in South Africa and lays the foundation for the subsequent expansion in other regions in Africa.

In the future,FOTON will continue to take localisation and industrialisation as its core strategy, take users' needs as its guide, deepen technological innovation and local co-operation, continue to optimise its products and services, create greater value for South African customers, and help South Africa's logistics and transport industry to develop in a high quality manner.