Bestune (), previously known as Besturn, is an automotive marque owned by the Chinese automaker FAW Group. With products based on older Mazda sedans, Besturn targets upper middle-class Chinese consumers. FAW, Besturn's owner, also manufactures the Chinese market version of the car many Besturn products are based on, the Mazda 6,Besturn B90 to launch this year to be Mazda6 based
chinacartimes.com, March 24, 2011 and Besturn models were initially produced in FAW's Mazda factories.

History

The Besturn B70 made its debut in 2006. The Besturn B50 made its debut in 2009.About Besturn
FAW Car Company Official Site Bestune began to sell its vehicles in the Russian market in 2012 with the B50 as the first model sold, which debuted at the 2012 Moscow International Automobile Salon. It had talks to have a joint venture with Avtotor to have the Besturn X80 manufactured in Russia in 2015. The Besturn X80 started manufacture in Russia in April 2017 and FAW mentions that it would sell at least two to three more models by 2018. At the end of 2018, the manufacturer decided to rename Besturn's English name to Bestune. The Chinese name Benteng remained unchanged.

Models

* Bestune B30 * Bestune B50 * Bestune B70 * Bestune B70S * Bestune B90 * Bestune X40 * Bestune X80 * Bestune T33 * Bestune T55 * Bestune T77 * Bestune T99 * Bestune E01 * Bestune NAT (E05)

Sales

The 134,500 units sold in 2010 constituted a substantial increase over the 70,000 of the prior year. Brand popularity for Besturn may have dipped between 2011 and 2012.

References

External links

Official site

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