Yuancheng Auto (Chinese: 远程汽车; pinyin: Yuǎnchéng Qìchē) or Farizon Auto is a commercial brand of Geely that was formed in 2016 to focus on the development and sales of commercial vehicles in China and has launched several long-range capable truck and bus solutions. The company raised over $300 million in a Pre-A Round in October 2022 led by GLP's investment arm Hidden Hill Capital,[1] and $600 million in a Series A funding round in July 2023, led by Boyu Capital and Yuexiu Industrial Fund.[2] The factory was later acquired by the Chinese electric commercial vehicle company Yuancheng Auto, which in conjunction with Myoung Shin. The company plans to manufacture CKD-made electric trucks for the China market.[3] On May 29, it was announced that it would give up production of finished vehicles and switch to the automobile parts and automation equipment business.[4]
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| Product type | Automotive |
|---|---|
| Owner | Geely |
| Country | China |
| Introduced | 2016 |
| Markets | China |
| Website | https://www.geelycv.com/ |
Products
editFarizon Auto
edit- Farizon C8E/ C10E/ C12E – city buses
- Farizon U11E/ U11F – tour buses
- Farizon Xinghan G – electric and hydrogen heavy duty trucks
- Farizon Xingzhi H8E – light duty truck
- Farizon Xingzhi H8M – light duty truck
- Farizon SV (Supervan) – electric van
- Farizon E5 – electric cargo and panel vans[5]
- Farizon E5L – electric cargo and panel vans
- Farizon E6 – electric cargo and panel vans
- Farizon Xingxiang V series – electric cargo and panel vans
- Farizon Xingxiang V6E – micro van
- Farizon Xingxiang V6E Plus – micro van
- Farizon Xingxiang F1E – micro truck
- Farizon Fengrui series – light trucks and micro trucks
- Farizon Fengrui V5E – electric truck
- Farizon Fengrui F3E – electric truck
- Farizon Fengrui E200S – light truck[6]
- Farizon Fengrui E200X – medium-duty truck
- Farizon Fengrui E200 – medium-duty truck[7]
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Farizon E200 -
Farizon E200S -
Farizon Xingzhi H8E -
Farizon SV -
Farizon E5L -
Farizon E6 -
Farizon Xingxiang -
A Farizon bus
Ouling
editFarizon also has a sub-brand called Ouling (Chinese: 欧铃) selling gasoline-powered lower end micro trucks.
- Ouling Fengrui F3 (欧铃 锋锐 F3) – single cab and crew cab micro truck
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Ouling Fengrui F3
References
edit- ^ "Chinese automaker Geely's new energy brand Farizon raises over $300 mln". Reuters. 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ "Geely truck unit, Farizon, raises $600 million in funding round". Reuters. 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ "군산공장 인수한 명신, 4년 동안 생산은 전무". Hankyong (in Korean). 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ "명신 군산공장, 자동차부품·자동화설비 사업으로 전환". Newsis (in Korean). 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "E5 (Pure Electric City Logistice Vehicle)-GCV". www.geelycv.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ "E200S (Pure Electric Box-type Transport Vehicle)-GCV". www.geelycv.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ "E200 Pure Electric Box-type Transport Vehicle-GCV". www.geelycv.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-05.