FAW Bestune Automobile Co., Ltd., commonly referred to as Bestune, (), formerly known as Besturn, is an automotive marque owned by the Chinese automaker FAW Group. Bestune currently produces budget passenger vehicles for the FAW Group.

History

In 2006, the Besturn B70, which was developed based on Mazda 6, made its debut as the first model of Besturn brand. The second model of the brand, Besturn B50 made its debut in 2009.Besturn B90 to launch this year to be Mazda6 based
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FAW Car Company Official Site In 2012, Bestune began to sell its vehicles in the

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n market with the B50 as the first model sold, which debuted at the 2012 Moscow International Automobile Salon. It was reported to have a joint venture with Avtotor to manufacture Besturn X80 in Russia in 2015. 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. At the end of 2018, the manufacturer decided to rename Besturn's English name to Bestune. 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. On 15 December 2022, Bestune announced the release of a new product brand logo. In December 2022, the FAW Group announced the transfer of 17.02% FAW Jiefang share to Bestune, providing financial support to Bestune. 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.

Products

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 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)

Sales

Below are tables showing sales of Bestune models from the last couple of years.

References

External links

Official site

{{Automotive industry in the People's Republic of China FAW Group brands Luxury motor vehicle manufacturers Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2006