[1][7] The joint venture would take over Foton's existing Auman medium- and heavy-duty truck business, including production sites, sales and service network.

[8] Foton will build an assembly plant in Colombia, in order to participate in the growing Latin American market for light commercial vehicles.

[11] Foton has held a press conference in 2015, previewing the Sauvana while announcing news to bring the brand to the United States.

[12][needs update] In September 2017 Foton and Piaggio agreed to form a joint venture to develop and produce light commercial vehicle.

The vehicle was intended as a successor of the Piaggio Porter and production was planned to starts in the mid 2019 in Pontedera (Italy) with all components produced by Foton in China.

Foton's business units are seen in cities and provinces such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, Hebei, Hunan, Hubei, Liaoning, and Guangdong.