[1][2] Bestune began to sell its vehicles in the Russian market in 2012 with the B50 as the first model to be sold there,[3][4] which debuted at the 2012 Moscow International Automobile Salon.

[5] The first generation Besturn B50 is a car designed by Italdesign Giugiaro, based on the old Mazda 6 that is still in production at the FAW-Mazda joint venture,[6] and the 1.6-liter engine comes from the Volkswagen Bora made by the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture.

In 2013, with 62,342 sales, the B50 was the most popular model in the Besturn range, and in the year 2014, 72,259 units were sold.

The second generation Besturn B50 was launched on the Chinese car market in mid-2016.

The RS has a black grille with red trim, a tinted roof, an extra spoiler on the trunk lid, RS badges, and a slightly different interior.