July 16 Based on its steady growth since the beginning of 2008, major Chinese truck-maker Beiqi Foton Motor Co sold 32,470 vehicles in June, and its sales in the first half of this year rose by 18.8% year on year to 250,436 units, an achievement that has boosted the company's competitive edge and profit-making capability, reported Beijing Times today.

According to its output and sales data released by the company yesterday, Beiqi Foton sold 32,470 vehicles in June, including 4,551 mid- to heavy-duty trucks, 26,355 light trucks (and mini trucks), 882 light buses, 294 medium- to large-size buses and 388 other vehicles (such as SUVs, MP-Xs).

The truck-maker's sales from January to June totaled 250,436 vehicles, up 18.8% year on year (y/y), which included 38,366 mid- to heavy-duty trucks (up 18.8% y/y), 200,589 light trucks and mini trucks (up 18.0% y/y), 7,943 light buses (up 14.8% y/y), 1,278 medium- to large-size buses (up 35.5% y/y) and 2,260 other vehicles such as SUVs, MP-Xs (up 246.1% y/y).

The sales of light trucks as the Foton's priority products grew steadily, but the sales of its mid- to heavy-duty trucks and light buses grew slower than the segment average of the auto industry. From their small sales before, the company’s medium- to large-size buses, SUVs and MP-Xs achieved huge growth in the first six months this year.