On June 24, BAIC FOTON handed over the key of 312 buses to Madagascar President Rajoelina at the Antananarivo Convention Center in the capital of Madagascar. As an important achievement of the 2024 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, this is a new milestone in the cooperation between China and Africa in the field of green transportation under the “Belt and Road Initiative”, marking a new stage of high-quality development in the cooperation between China and Madagascar under the “Belt and Road Initiative”.
High Recognition, Deep Cooperation
At the delivery ceremony, President Rajoelina delivered a speech. He first expressed his sincere gratitude to BAIC FOTON motor company for its contribution to improving Madagascar's transportation infrastructure and public service levels, and highly recognized the excellent product quality and professional team of BAIC FOTON Bus. He said: 'When I was elected president, I solemnly promised the 31 million people of Madagascar that everyone would sit on gold. When I visited BAIC FOTON in 2024, 312 buses were customized for Madagascar. Now BAIC FOTON buses have arrived in Madagascar one after another, and I am very happy. I hope to maintain in-depth cooperation with BAIC FOTON, and the two sides will work together to raise the level of public transportation services in Madagascar to a new height, so that the majority of people can sit on 'diamonds' and truly experience the quality of diamonds, and fulfill my promise to the people.'
Liu Guanghua, Vice President of BAIC FOTON Overseas, said that as the commercial vehicle enterprise with the most complete variety and the largest scale in China, BAIC FOTON is honored to contribute FOTON's wisdom to the transportation development of Madagascar, and will continue to provide good service guarantees. In order to fully guarantee the efficient and stable operation of vehicles, BAIC FOTON has dispatched 10 senior service experts to be stationed in the local area, on the one hand to provide full life cycle operation guarantee services for vehicles, and on the other hand to train a group of professional technicians for Madagascar free of charge. He said: 'BAIC FOTON is willing to work side by side with the people of Madagascar and make unremitting efforts to improve the travel welfare and quality of life of 30 million people.'
Thumbs up to BAIC FOTON for the excellent experience
After the delivery ceremony, the President led the dignitaries of Madagascar to board the BAIC FOTON bus, departed from the Convention and Exhibition Center, and headed straight to the Madagascar Airport to show the BAIC FOTON bus to all the people of Madagascar. The President remarked:'I truly appreciate the beautiful and distinctive design of the BAIC FOTON bus — it’s highly recognizable, like the smile of a child. I hope all Malagasy people can enjoy a better life and smile like children every day.' He also announced on the spot that on June 26, the National Day, the people of Madagascar can ride FOTON buses for free to experience a better life.
A Proud Debut at the National Celebration
On June 26, BAIC FOTON fuel cell bus officially debuted at the Madagascar National Day celebration, symbolizing that 312 buses were officially put into operation. Every prosperous era must have FOTON, which shows that 'Made in China' contributes FOTON's wisdom to Africa's green travel. Looking to the future, BAIC FOTON will continue to deepen its investment based on the African strategy, and work side by side with African partners with innovative technology and sustainable products and services to jointly provide solutions for building a more convenient, greener and better modern transportation.
