Bestune
Chinese automobile brand
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FAW Bestune Automobile Co., Ltd., commonly referred to as Bestune (Chinese: 一汽奔腾; pinyin: Yīqì Bēnténg), formerly known as Besturn, is an automotive marque owned by the Chinese automaker FAW Group.[1]
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Native name | 一汽奔腾汽车股份有限公司 |
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| Formerly | Besturn (2006–2018) |
Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | , China |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Parent |
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| Website | https://benteng.faw.cn/(in Chinese) |
Bestune currently[when?] produces budget passenger vehicles for the FAW Group.[citation needed]
History
In 2006, the Besturn B70, which was developed and based on the Mazda 6, made its debut as the first model with the Besturn name.[2]
The second model of the brand, the Besturn B50, made its debut in 2009.[3][4]
In 2012, Bestune began to sell its vehicles in the Russian market with the B50 as the first model sold,[5][6] debuting at the 2012 Moscow International Automobile Salon.[7] It was reported to have a joint venture with Avtotor to manufacture the Besturn X80 in Russia in 2015.[8] The Besturn X80 entered manufacture in Russia in April 2017, and FAW announced that it would sell at least two to three more models by 2018.[9]
At the end of 2018, the manufacturer decided to rename Besturn's English name to Bestune.[10] The Chinese name Benteng remained unchanged.
In December 2020, FAW Group announced the restructure of FAW Bestune and FAW Jiefang. 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 as listed in the capital market.[11]
On 15 December 2022, Bestune announced the reveal of a new brand logo.[12]
In December 2022, the FAW Group announced the transfer of 17.02% FAW Jiefang share to Bestune, providing financial support to Bestune.[13]
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. 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.[14]
Products
Current models
- Bestune B70 (2006–present), mid-size sedan
- Bestune T90 (2023–present), mid-size SUV
- Bestune Pony (2023–present), city car, BEV
- Bestune Yueyi 03 (2025–present), compact SUV, BEV
- Bestune Yueyi 07 (2025–present), mid-size SUV, PHEV
- Bestune Yueyi 08 (to commence), mid-size sedan, BEV/EREV
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Discontinued models
- Bestune M9 (2023–2025), MPV
- Bestune B50 (2009–2019), compact sedan
- Bestune B70S (2022–2025), compact SUV
- 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 T99 (2019–2025), mid-size SUV
- Bestune T77 (2018–2025), compact SUV
- Bestune T55 (2021–2025), compact SUV
- Bestune T33 (2019–2022), subcompact SUV
- Bestune E01 (2020–2025), compact SUV, BEV
- Bestune NAT (E05) (2021–2025), MPV, BEV
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Concept
- Bestune C105 Concept (2019)
- Bestune T99 Concept (2019)
- Bestune B² Concept (2020)
- Bestune Pony Concept (2023)
Sales
Below are tables showing sales of Bestune models from the last couple of years.[15]
| Year | Sales |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 9,118 |
| 2022 | 19,111 |
| Year | Sales |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 3,956 |
| 2020 | 13,054 |
| 2021 | 6,268 |
| 2022 | 2,184 |
| Year | Sales |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 10,757 |
| 2019 | 45,908 |
| 2020 | 28,344 |
| 2021 | 14,300 |
| 2022 | 10,247 |
| Year | Sales |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 4,999 |
| 2020 | 3,812 |
| 2021 | 7,860 |