7 million units. On September 28, when this number was lit up at the Forland 7 Millionth Vehicle Roll-Off & Intelligent Transfer Solution Launch Event, it was no longer just a scale mark of production and sales, but a hard-nosed footnote to China’s commercial vehicle industry moving from catching up to leading.
At the event, seven milestone models lined up like a timeline, stringing together Forland’s complete product evolution history from 1996 to the present. From the first light truck to the latest 7 millionth vehicle — the Jiezhuo T6 — every single model is a mark of Forland’s product iteration, and has laid the most solid trust asset for the strategy of "technology-driven, ecosystem-oriented, and globalized".
The 280,000th Vehicle: Forland BJ1032, Starting from "Benefiting Hundreds of Millions of Families"
In 1996, Foton was founded, and Forland entered the commercial vehicle market with a mini-truck product positioned as "not too big, not too small — just right". In 1999, the first Forland light truck — the BJ1032 — was launched. It featured a Blue Arrow cab and a self-developed chassis, following a design philosophy of mature assemblies, controllable costs and convenient maintenance, focusing on economy and durability, and suited to various freight scenarios in counties and urban-rural areas.
This vehicle was Foton’s first light truck, the foundational product for its entry into the light truck market, and the starting point of the purpose of "benefiting hundreds of millions of families". By 2002, cumulative sales of this model reached 34,900 units, contributing nearly 24% of sales in the same period, helping Foton ascend to the throne of the "King of Light Trucks".
Trucker Master Yan from Yuncheng, Shanxi, bought this Forland light truck in 2000 for delivering fish feed for a county fish farm, and from 2012 used it for short-haul feed transfer at his own duck farm. Over the past 26 years, this truck has never "let him down" and still operates normally today.
One truck, accompanying a man through the whole journey of starting a business, keeping it and starting again — this is the most authentic footnote of Forland’s "benefiting" purpose.
The 1 Millionth Vehicle: Xiaoka Star V, Filling the Gap Between Light Trucks and Mini Trucks
From 2001 to 2004, the Xiaoka Star series sold over 230,000 units cumulatively, accounting for 69% of total sales in the same period. Built by Foton on a mature chassis with a self-developed Isuzu-600P-style cab, this product precisely targeted market pain points of high light truck prices, inconvenient urban access and insufficient mini truck load capacity. Adhering to the philosophy of "enough, durable, money-saving and easy to repair", its chassis passed 700,000 kilometers of reliability verification.
"Not too big, not too small — just right" — this plain positioning made Xiaoka Star a truly national vehicle. Trucker Master Cui from Dalian, Liaoning, bought this truck in 2005 for hauling coal, apples and peaches. It has covered 367,000 kilometers without major repair and is still used today for transferring agricultural materials and crops around his fields. And its iterative upgrade products still maintained good sales performance as of 2026.
A model that can span a 20-year cycle relies not on stacking configurations, but on precise grasp of users’ real needs and reliable quality.
The 2 Millionth Vehicle: Yuling Hongyun Petrol Version, the Benchmark Mini Truck and a National Entrepreneurial Tool
In 2010, the Forland Yuling petrol version was officially launched. As a benchmark mini truck of the Yuling series, it was positioned for 1-2 ton short-distance logistics, offering both diesel and petrol powertrains and multiple cab options. Developed under the philosophy of a "national entrepreneurial tool", it features a rich product lineup, reliable load capacity, mature assemblies and convenient maintenance.
In 2012, annual sales of the Yuling series exceeded 108,000 units, accounting for 30% of Forland’s total sales that year; by 2023, cumulative sales of the Yuling series surpassed 870,000 units. Master Liu from Bin County, Harbin, bought his first Forland Yuling in 2010 as an entrepreneurial partner for beverage transport, which helped him become a distributor of a well-known beer brand in Bin County; in 2013 he bought 5 more at one time.
From a mere transport tool to a business partner of individuals, the Yuling Hongyun petrol version bears witness to the great era of the rise of urban-rural individual economy.
The 3 Millionth Vehicle: Kangrui H, Taking Light Trucks from "Able to Haul" to a Quality Leap
In 2011, the Kangrui H series was launched. As China’s first standard light truck in Isuzu-700P style, it was born to follow the upgrade of individual logistics and regulatory changes, adopting a 610L high-strength riveted main frame. Its chassis passed 800,000 kilometers of durability verification, and it came standard with air brakes, power steering and reserved modification interfaces.
By 2022, cumulative sales of the Kangrui H series exceeded 200,000 units, with sales in 2020 alone breaking 33,000 units, accounting for 11.7% of that year’s total. Mr. Xu, an aquatic products business owner from Yancheng, Jiangsu, bought a Kangrui H in 2019 and has been hauling aquatic products year-round with stable and reliable performance. Over the years, based on his own experience, he has actively recommended Forland to friends and relatives, driving customers around him to purchase a total of 8 vehicles including the Kangrui H, Xiaoka Star, Xiangling M and Linghang M6/M5.
The significance of the Kangrui H lies in driving the domestic light truck industry’s overall quality leap from "able to haul" to "safe, comfortable and efficient". It makes the light truck no longer a simple production tool, but a trustworthy wealth-creating partner.
The 4 Millionth Vehicle: Xiangling V1, Redefining the High-End Mini Truck
In 2014, the Xiangling V1 was launched. As a 2-ton-class mid-to-high-end short-nose mini truck built for urban logistics and light freight scenarios, it suits last-mile delivery in cities and comes with multiple fuel powertrain versions, a brand-new styling and whole-vehicle architecture design. Relying on a high-strength load system and rich cargo box specifications, it has become a benchmark mini truck in last-mile distribution and individual entrepreneurship.
Since its launch in 2014, the Xiangling V series has sold over 385,000 units cumulatively, with sales in 2021 breaking 50,000 units, accounting for 20% of that year’s total. Trucker Master Zhang from Dezhou, Shandong, bought a Xiangling V in 2019 and drove 220,000 kilometers in one year. He went from being in debt to owning property in the city center, and has now built his own transport fleet, undertaking various food cold-chain transport businesses.
What the Xiangling V1 drove was the passenger-car-grade upgrade of commercial vehicles — the transformation of urban distribution logistics from tool attributes to user experience attributes. It understands the toil of truckers on the road to wealth, allowing every busy journey to be enjoyed with a comfortable ride.
The 5 Millionth Vehicle: Xiangling M1, the High-End Mini Truck Advances Further
In 2018, the Xiangling M series was launched. As a high-end mini truck independently developed by Forland, the series covers 2.5-ton and 3.5-ton platforms, offering fuel, gas-engine and pure electric powertrains plus multiple cab and body options, fitting various urban distribution scenarios. With a brand-new styling language, car-like interior design and lightweight development of the whole vehicle, its handling stability and ride comfort have been greatly improved, promoting the passenger-car-grade upgrade of commercial vehicles and leading the high-end mini truck market.
Since its launch, the Xiangling M series has sold over 470,000 units cumulatively, with sales of nearly 80,000 units in 2020, contributing more than 27% of that year’s total. A Douyin influencer with one million followers from Qingzhou, Shandong, bought a Xiangling M1 in 2023 and launched an agriculture-supporting campaign on Douyin, helping local farmers sell fruits and vegetables while building a successful side business as a self-media stallholder. He now has over 3 million followers across platforms, contributing to the spread of the Xiangling brand while supporting farmers.
The advancement of the Xiangling M1 is Forland’s continuous cultivation in the high-end mini truck segment. It makes the mini truck no longer merely "able to haul goods", but truly a partner on users’ entrepreneurial journey, carrying the leap of value from making a living to living a life.
The 6 Millionth Vehicle: Linghang S1, from Product Iteration to Performance-System Leadership
In August 2021, the Linghang S1 was launched. Positioned as a benchmark cab-over mini truck, its core goal was to build "the most competitive mini truck in the next ten years". Through this project, Forland built a complete whole-vehicle performance development system, improving product reliability by 30% and leading the market in comprehensive performance. It adopts hot-forming and laser-tailored-blanking technologies to balance lightweighting and body strength, with whole-vehicle NVH performance leading the industry and meeting a 300,000-kilometer B10 life. Continuing to deepen user needs, Forland launched the 7th-generation Linghang S1 mini truck, the Linghang M/G light trucks, the Linghang ES medium truck series, and the overseas L7, H7 and L5e series. By 2023, Forland achieved 6 million units with astonishing "Forland speed", firmly ranking in the front tier of China’s commercial vehicle industry.
Since its launch, the Linghang S1 has sold over 120,000 units cumulatively, with sales in 2023 exceeding 40,000 units and a market share of 23.2%. Trucker Master Yang from Shijiazhuang bought a Linghang S1 in 2022, which accompanied him across the country and conquered the Sichuan-Tibet route. He shares his trucking life on Douyin, and his account has gained over 100,000 followers. Deeply trusting Linghang quality, he chose a Linghang Da G when replacing his truck, and has recommended more than 60 people to buy Forland Linghang models.
The Linghang S1 marks Forland’s shift from "product iteration" to "performance-system leadership", providing a referential performance development system model for China’s mini truck industry.
The 7 Millionth Vehicle: Forland Jiezhuo T6, from Product Provider to Ecosystem Builder
Seven trucks are the summary of Forland’s iterative development and a brand-new chapter of China’s commercial vehicle industry moving from catching up to leading. The 7 millionth vehicle rolling off the line today is the Jiezhuo T6 — a smart transfer vehicle for park and plant logistics.
It is equipped with a fully self-developed L4 intelligent driving system, adopting a two-stage end-to-end intelligent driving technology route. It can achieve automatic following, dynamic obstacle avoidance, intersection passage and automatic parking, completing point-to-point intelligent delivery of cargo or trailers. The vehicle integrates multiple sensors including LiDAR and vision cameras for 3D environment perception, with millisecond-level emergency response capability, making dynamic obstacle avoidance and intersection passage precise and controllable. With a maximum towing mass of 6 tons, it focuses on closed scenarios such as parks, plants and ports.
Moreover, behind the Jiezhuo T6 is a complete intelligent solution covering park transfer scenarios. It marks Forland’s shift from a product provider to an intelligent system solution provider, from single-point intelligence to ecosystem collaboration, and from a manufacturer to an ecosystem builder.
From the first vehicle to 7 million, what changes is the number, and what remains unchanged is reverence for quality; from traditional transport to smart transfer, what changes is the way, and what remains unchanged is the commitment to user value. Six of the models are the summary of Forland’s development; the 7 millionth vehicle is a brand-new starting point. Making every era more brilliant — Forland is driving toward the next milestone.
