Foton Motor to extend Piaggio Group collaboration.

Auto Business News-October 23, 2023--Foton Motor to extend Piaggio Group collaboration

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Auto Business News - 23 October 2023

China-based automaker Foton Motor Group is extending its collaboration with the Italy-based Piaggio Group for the joint development of a new range of electrically powered Porter vehicles in Beijing.

The collaboration is intended to extend the Piaggio range of commercial vehicles with two new four-wheel electric variants, aimed at meeting the specific requirements of intra-city mobility, with a combination of compact dimensions and a payload capacity of around one tonne, particularly high for this class of vehicle.

The new range of electric Porter models is to be produced in Italy, in the Piaggio Group's Pontedera factory. Marketing is to commence by the end of 2024 in the...

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