On September 28, 2025, the offline ceremony for the 6.8 millionth vehicle of FORLAND, themed “Independent Chain-Building, Win-Win Ecology”, was grandly held at the Times Global Central Factory. Ye Shengji, Chief Engineer and Deputy Secretary-General of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), Yu Jianfeng, Chairman of Junfeng Electric Control Technology, Dai Songgao, Functional Vice President of BAIC Foton, Liu Gang, Executive Vice President of BAIC Foton Forland Business Division and General Manager of the Marketing Company, Yu Zhiguo, President of the Truck Manufacturing Center of BAIC Foton Manufacturing Engineering and Order Delivery Center and Vice President of Supply Chain of the Times Business Division, as well as leaders from relevant parties, supplier partners, dealer representatives and media friends, attended the event. The offline of the 6.8 millionth vehicle of Forland motors condenses 29 years of glory and sets sail again. With a new posture of supply chain collaborative development, it continues to write a wonderful chapter of independent innovation and ecological win-win for China’s commercial vehicles.
Braving the Tide of Era Transformation, Confidently Going Global with Supply Chain Collaboration
Looking back at the development history of China’s commercial vehicle industry, it is a road of transcendence from “introducing in” to “going global” and from “follower” to “challenger”. Now, with the advancement of the “dual carbon” strategy and breakthroughs in intelligent technology, the global commercial vehicle industry is experiencing a huge wave of era transformation, and China’s commercial vehicle industry has entered a critical period of breaking through and leading the future. Facing the new trend of industry development, Ye Shengji, Chief Engineer and Deputy Secretary-General of CAAM, said in his speech “The Independent Road of China’s Commercial Vehicles”: “For China’s commercial vehicles to achieve transcendence from catch-up, they must build an independent and controllable supply chain system in terms of technology to find a way out, and at the same time strengthen the construction of high-end brands and the strategic layout of overseas markets.”
As an important pole of BAIC Foton’s dual-brand strategy, Forland Motors has been developing and growing as an important light and micro-truck business brand since BAIC Foton was founded in 1996. In 2023, it has created the “triple crown legend” of ranking first in production and sales of light truck business for 25 consecutive years, first in production and sales of engineering vehicle business for 19 consecutive years, and first in sales of heavy-duty micro-truck business for 3 consecutive years. Its business covers more than 50 countries and regions around the world. Behind the outstanding achievements at home and abroad is the reflection of Forland Motors’ long-term adherence to independent technological innovation, practice of global strategy and collaborative development of supply chain.
With the continuous intensification of global commercial vehicle market competition, the task of Chinese commercial vehicle enterprises to accelerate independent technological innovation and build a supply chain collaboration system has become more urgent. Facing challenges and opportunities, Yu Jianfeng, Chairman of Junfeng Electric Control Technology, said that in the past, China’s commercial vehicle industry has long faced the dilemma of “core technology being controlled by others”, but Forland Motors has joined hands with Junfeng Electric Control to overcome difficulties and break the monopoly of many foreign technologies, which fully proves the technological innovation strength of Chinese commercial vehicle enterprises. Looking forward to the future, Junfeng Electric Control will deepen cooperation with Forland Motors in three directions: development of the new generation of intelligent electronic control systems, acceleration of R&D of electrified and new energy electronic control systems, and construction of a more efficient supply chain system, and continue to move forward side by side to jointly create a brilliant future for China’s commercial vehicle industry.
Standing at the forefront of the global commercial vehicle industry transformation, Liu Gang, Executive Vice President of BAIC Foton Times Business Division and General Manager of the Marketing Company, further clearly pointed out the development path for Chinese commercial vehicle enterprises to accelerate independent technological innovation while advancing in collaboration with the supply chain in his speech “Independent Chain-Building, Win-Win Ecology”. In this regard, Forland Motors solemnly put forward the initiative to establish the “China Commercial Vehicle Supply Chain Ecological Alliance”, linking the future with green technology and allowing the world to share ecological value. Under the guidance of the global strategy, Forland Motors will join hands with parts partners to adopt a new “whole vehicle + supply chain” packaged overseas model, provide overall solutions from products to services, and finally realize the strategic layout of “global procurement, supplying the world”.
The 6.8 Millionth Vehicle Goes Offline, Contributing “Chinese Solutions” to Global Commercial Vehicle Users
The offline of the 6.8 millionth vehicle of Times Auto is not only a leap in numbers, but also a milestone in the development history of Forland Motors, and even opens up a new situation for Chinese commercial vehicle enterprises and suppliers to build an ecological system. As the model for the offline of the 6.8 millionth vehicle of Forland Motors, the newly developed G6-F28T gas engine vehicle demonstrates the charm of Chinese commercial vehicles’ international-leading quality. Its efficient and energy-saving performance contributes “Chinese solutions” to global commercial vehicle users.
Xin Guoqiang, Vice President of R&D of Forland Motors and Dean of the Technology Research Institute, said in the in-depth product analysis: “This vehicle is equipped with the F28T gas engine jointly developed by Forland Motors as the leader, in deep cooperation with Anhui Quanchai and Wuhan Lingdian. It has the largest power in the blue-plate light truck industry. It not only has strong low-speed start-up performance, but also easily copes with working conditions such as fully loaded climbing and high-speed overtaking, making it the power ceiling of gas engines.”
Regarding the operating cost that users are most concerned about, the Forland G6-F28T gas engine vehicle, based on Forland Motors’ leading vehicle networking & big data analysis, technological optimization and system configuration upgrade, realizes high efficiency and energy saving of the whole vehicle power, effectively reducing energy consumption costs in the long-term vehicle use process. Equipped with the LNG gas supply system with leading storage capacity in the industry, it brings an ultra-long range of more than 1200km, which is equivalent to that of fuel vehicles, perfectly solving the problem of vehicle range anxiety.
In terms of load-bearing capacity, the Forland G6-F28T gas engine vehicle adopts a 750L high-strength steel rolled frame and a 180 straight-through frame. Compared with the 610 material commonly used by competitors, its strength is increased by more than 30%; it uses 8+6 multi-leaf springs with a thickness of 15.7cm, and its stiffness is increased by 31% compared with competitors’ products, jointly creating the super load-bearing capacity of the gas engine vehicle.
The excellent quality of the Forland G6-F28T gas engine vehicle was fully verified in the test-drive session after the offline ceremony. This new light truck breaks the operating pain points of commercial vehicle users such as high transportation costs and limited range, and realizes the implementation of Forland Motors’ technological innovation achievements and the collaborative creation of parts suppliers. As the 6.8 millionth offline vehicle of Forland Motors, it takes on the role of connecting the past and the future, and becomes a strong footnote for Times Auto to lead Chinese commercial vehicles to stand on the world stage.
6.8 million vehicles is a milestone and a brand-new starting point. Looking back at the road of independent and self-reliant development of China’s commercial vehicles, in this grand picture that runs through history and connects the world, Forland Motors interprets the increasingly solid foundation and forging ahead posture of Made in China through continuous independent innovation. Facing the future, Forland Motors looks forward to working hand in hand with partners in the industrial chain, driving the transformation of green transportation with technological innovation, improving the overall value of the industry through open collaboration, and jointly showing the outstanding style and responsibility of Chinese commercial vehicles to the world!
