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sedans, Besturn targets upper middle-class Chinese consumers. FAW, Besturn's owner, also manufactures the Chinese market version of the car many Besturn products are based on, the

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,Besturn B90 to launch this year to be Mazda6 based
chinacartimes.com, March 24, 2011 and Besturn models were initially produced in FAW's Mazda factories.

History

The Besturn B70 made its debut in 2006. The

Besturn B50 The Bestune B50 (formerly Besturn B50) is a compact sedan produced by the Chinese car manufacturer Bestune from 2009 to 2019. Bestune began to sell its vehicles in the Russian market in 2012 with the B50 as the first model to be sold there, whi ...

made its debut in 2009.About Besturn
FAW Car Company Official Site Bestune began to sell its vehicles in the

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n market in 2012 with the B50 as the first model sold, which debuted at the 2012

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. It had talks to have a joint venture with

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to have the Besturn X80 manufactured in Russia in 2015. 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. At the end of 2018, the manufacturer decided to rename Besturn's English name to Bestune. The Chinese name Benteng remained unchanged.

Models

Bestune B30 The Bestune B30 (formerly Besturn B30) is a subcompact sedan produced by the FAW Group China FAW Group Corp., Ltd. (First Automobile Works) is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Changchun, Jilin.Bestune B50 The Bestune B50 (formerly Besturn B50) is a compact sedan produced by the Chinese car manufacturer Bestune from 2009 to 2019. Bestune began to sell its vehicles in the Russian market in 2012 with the B50 as the first model to be sold there, whi ...

Bestune B70 The Bestune B70 is a mid-size sedan or Large family car produced by the Chinese car manufacturer Bestune FAW Group. The first generation B70 was developed with the Ford CD3 platform shared with the Mazda 6, and was produced from 2006 to 2014 ...

* Bestune B70S *

Bestune B90 The Bestune B90 (formerly Besturn B80) is an Mid-size car produced by the Chinese car manufacturer Besturn. Overview The engine of the Besturn B90 was made by Mazda. It was unveiled at the Shanghai Motor Show in 2011 as a concept car, it later ...

Bestune X40 Bestune (), previously known as Besturn, is an automotive marque owned by the Chinese automaker FAW Group. With products based on older Mazda sedans, Besturn targets upper middle-class Chinese consumers. FAW, Besturn's owner, also manufactures t ...

Bestune X80 The Bestune X80 (formerly Besturn X80) is a Compact CUV produced by the Chinese car manufacturer Bestune. Overview The Besturn X80 was previewed by the FAW X concept car that debuted on the 2011 Auto Shanghai Auto Shanghai (), officially k ...

Bestune T33 The Bestune T33 is a subcompact crossover SUV launched in 2019 by Bestune of FAW. Overview The Bestune T33 is launched in July 2019, and is originally based on the Bestune X40 shown at the 2016 Guangzhou Auto Show while the whole vehicle re ...

Bestune T55 The Bestune T55 () is a compact CUV produced by the FAW Group under the brand name Bestune. It was available in China starting from 2021. Overview The T55 is powered by a 1.5-litre turbo engine, and has and . It costs 150,000 yuan. It comes ...

Bestune T77 The Bestune T77 is a compact CUV produced by the FAW Group under the brand name Bestune. Overview The Bestune compact crossover was first introduced at the Beijing Auto Show Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, Beijing Motor Show ...

Bestune T99 The Bestune T99 is a mid-size crossover produced by the FAW Group under the brand name Bestune. It is positioned above the Bestune T77. History The FAW Group presented a first preview of the crossover at the Auto Shanghai in April 2019 with ...

Bestune E01 The Bestune E01 () is an electric compact crossover made by Bestune. Overview The Bestune E01 was first shown at the 2020 Auto China Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, Beijing Motor Show or Auto China () is an auto show held bienni ...

* Bestune NAT (E05)

Sales

The 134,500 units sold in 2010 constituted a substantial increase over the 70,000 of the prior year. Brand popularity for Besturn may have dipped between 2011 and 2012.

References

External links

Official site

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