FAW Besturn
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Besturn is a First Automobile Works
(FAW) brand of Chinese sedans that use foreign technology. In Chinese
, it may also be known as Ben Teng.
With products based on older Mazda
sedans, Besturn successfully caters to upper middle-class Chinese consumers. At least one new model derives from the second generation Volkswagen Jetta. FAW, Besturn's owner, also manufactures the Chinese market version of the car many Besturn products are based on, the Mazda 6, and Besturn models were initially produced in FAW's Mazda factories.
products.
As of 2011, future models will include the Jetta-based B30 and the Mazda 6-derived B90.
, may be easily confused with Besturn cars. Until 2011 the two brands shared badging, and in 2008, due to flagging sales, Hong Qi showrooms were merged those of Besturn. It was thought that giving the Hong Qi brand more sales outlets would increase sales.
First Automobile Works
FAW Group Corporation is a state-owned enterprise with publicly traded subsidiaries: FAW Car Company , Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co Ltd , Changchun FAWAY Automobile Components Co Ltd ....
(FAW) brand of Chinese sedans that use foreign technology. In Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
, it may also be known as Ben Teng.
With products based on older Mazda
Mazda
is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Fuchū, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.In 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales...
sedans, Besturn successfully caters to upper middle-class Chinese consumers. At least one new model derives from the second generation Volkswagen Jetta. FAW, Besturn's owner, also manufactures the Chinese market version of the car many Besturn products are based on, the Mazda 6, and Besturn models were initially produced in FAW's Mazda factories.
Models
The Besturn B70, initially called the C301, made its debut in 2006. It is based on an older Mazda 6. The Besturn B50 was released in 2009. Also derived from a Mazda 6, other components come from VolkswagenVolkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
products.
As of 2011, future models will include the Jetta-based B30 and the Mazda 6-derived B90.
Hongqi
The products of another FAW luxury brand, HongqiFAW Hongqi
Hongqi is a luxury car brand of First Automobile Works. These cars were the first domestically produced Chinese passenger vehicles.First manufactured in 1958, the original Hongqi models were only for high-ranking party elite and remained in production until 1981...
, may be easily confused with Besturn cars. Until 2011 the two brands shared badging, and in 2008, due to flagging sales, Hong Qi showrooms were merged those of Besturn. It was thought that giving the Hong Qi brand more sales outlets would increase sales.