Baic Foton has made a new breakthrough in its industrial layout in Brazil

Baic Foton has made a new breakthrough in its industrial layout in Brazil：The first production line of commercial vehicles in South America of China has been put into operation.

Industry trends in April 2025 show that BAIC Foton has achieved a milestone leap in the South American market,The modern commercial vehicle production base jointly built with Brazilian AGRALE has officially gone into operation, and the first localized light truck model has successfully rolled off the production line.This event not only marks the operation of the first production line of a Chinese commercial vehicle brand in Brazil, but also drives the company's global cumulative production to exceed the 12 million mark, Industry analysts point out that this project, with its innovative model of "technology empowerment + ecological collaboration", provides a brand-new sample for the green transformation of the global commercial vehicle industry.

Strategic fulcrum in Latin America: Ecological Construction of Intelligent Production bases.

This Brazilian factory, covering an area of 197,000 square meters, is planned to have an annual production capacity of 5,000 units. The first phase of production will achieve local manufacturing of medium and light truck models, while reserving space for the expansion of production lines for heavy trucks and pickup trucks. As the first Chinese commercial vehicle brand to achieve localized production in Brazil, BAIC Foton has deeply integrated into the local industrial system through three strategic measures.

Supply chain localization: Integrate local component supplier resources in Brazil and build a regionalized supporting system

Localization of talents: Launch a recruitment plan for a thousand local talents and establish a technical training center

Industrial synergy: Promote the "industrial chain synergy going global" model and align with Brazil's "reindustrialization" strategy.

Executives of BAIC Group pointed out at the 2025 Latin American Partners Conference that Chinese auto brands have occupied more than 70% of the domestic market share and are accelerating their global industrial layout. Relying on its full range of commercial vehicle product matrix and technological accumulation in the fields of intelligent connectivity and autonomous driving, BAIC Foton has built a global ecosystem covering R&D, manufacturing and services. Data shows that in the first quarter of 2025, the company's overseas sales exceeded 40,000 units, increasing by 9.5% year-on-year. Among them, the growth rate in the Latin American market reached 180%, and the localization strategy has achieved remarkable results.

12 million vehicles milestone: The resilience of the global operation system is demonstrated

With the 12 millionth vehicle rolling off the production line at the Brazilian factory, BAIC Foton's global industrial layout has entered a new stage. At present, the enterprise has built 22 KD factories worldwide, established over 1,000 distribution networks and 1,200 service outlets, covering more than 130 countries and regions. The 18 regional accessory centers form an integrated response network of "reserve - allocation - service", demonstrating strong global operational resilience.

In the field of new energy, the company's technological layout can be traced back to 2003. As early as 2008, it established a new energy vehicle industrial base and completed the construction of the commercial ecosystem for "three-electricity" technologies and vehicle networking systems. At present, its new energy business has covered major markets such as Europe, Asia-Pacific and South America:

Brazilian market: to issue all of Latin America is planning new energy products, "love permitted" ecological wisdom brand.

Thailand market: provide pv charging and in electrical integration solution.

Asia-pacific markets: Malaysia pure electric bus head brand.

European and American markets: in Mexico, Australia, realize super hydrogen fuel cell bus commercial operation.

Super Power Alliance: Redefining the Global Commercial Vehicle Competition Landscape.

To achieve the sales targets of 50,000 units in Latin America by 2025 and 150,000 units by 2030, BAIC Foton has launched the "Super Power Alliance" program. This plan integrates global leading enterprises in the industrial chain such as CATL, Tel drive and Cummins to build an ecosystem of new energy power solutions. Through a dual-wheel drive model of "technology output + local operation", we provide a full-chain solution from new energy vehicles to smart energy replenishment for the Latin American market.

Industry observers believe that the establishment of this alliance marks a strategic upgrade for Chinese commercial vehicle enterprises from "product going global" to "ecosystem going global". By deeply integrating an open technology ecosystem with regional industries, BAIC Foton is promoting the transformation of the Latin American market from traditional product import to technology export, forming a new industrial pattern of "Latin American-driven and global resonance", providing a Chinese solution for the green and intelligent transformation of the global commercial vehicle industry.