The Foton Cummins F-Series engine is Cummins’ first global light-duty engine. At that time, China’s light-duty commercial vehicle sector was in urgent need of advanced light-duty power to drive innovation. Foton Cummins directly introduced the F platform developed under Cummins’ global R&D system, which was co-developed by Cummins’ R&D teams in the United States, Europe, and China. It also deeply integrated with BAIC Foton’s vehicle design concepts, endowing the product with both global leadership and local adaptability. Once launched, it quickly became a benchmark for light-duty commercial vehicle power in China. It can be said that this engine has grown alongside Foton Cummins.

 

Ren Haoxiang, President of the China Logistics Association, commented on Foton Cummins’ important role in the industry. Regarding products, President Ren stated: “The F-Series Third-Generation Technology Platform launched by Foton Cummins this time not only achieves a leap in platformization and modularization in the light-duty power sector, but also proceeds from the engine’s full life cycle and intelligent interconnection data system. It has undergone systematic upgrades in green low-carbon, cost reduction and efficiency improvement, intelligent operation and maintenance, and full-cycle visualized services, which can better meet the core demands of segmented industries for ‘full-scenario operation and full-cycle support’.”

 

Wu Xibin, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of BAIC Foton, mentioned in his introduction of the Foton Cummins F-Series Third-Generation Platform: “The F-Series Third-Generation Platform we are launching today is a product developed with customization based on user scenarios. It fully absorbs global user experience and integrates data from 2 billion kilometers of operation and 2 million customers. I believe it will definitely bring more surprising performance to customers.”

 

Since the first F3.8 engine was successfully ignited in Darlington, UK, in 2006 and officially put into mass production in 2009, the Foton Cummins F-Series engine has continued to develop. Later, it launched a variety of products such as 2.5L, 2.8L, 3.0L, and 4.5L, and continuously set new industry records: it achieved an annual sales volume of 100,000 units in 4 years, reached the first 1 million units in 9 years, and now only took 7 years to hit the second 1 million units. Behind this exponential growth is Foton Cummins’ forward-looking grasp of the transformation of key application industries, including logistics.

 

Chen Jian, General Manager of Foton Cummins, introduced: “Up to now, Foton Cummins has provided a total of 2 million F-Series engines to global customers, and more than 300 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) around the world have chosen Foton Cummins F-Series engines. Reputations such as ‘Foton Cummins F-Series engines are fuel-efficient’ and ‘high reliability, low fuel consumption’ are widely spread among users, and many users have achieved ‘one million kilometers without major overhauls’.”

 

The excellent reputation among users is inseparable from the principles that Foton Cummins has always adhered to. Gong Shihua, Deputy General Manager of Foton Cummins, said: “Foton Cummins practices the concept of ‘customer-centricity’, upholds long-termism, insists on doing difficult but correct things, and persists in doing small things well one by one.”

 

Currently, China’s logistics industry is in a critical stage of transformation and upgrading, and the power equipment industry is facing unprecedented opportunities for reform. Under the background of the "dual carbon" goal, green transformation has become a mandatory task for all links in the industrial chain; at the same time, digital technologies represented by 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT), and big data are reshaping the operation model of traditional logistics. Against this backdrop, modern power systems are undergoing value reshaping—evolving from simply providing mechanical power to an integrated solution that serves as an "efficient operation enabler, intelligent service connector, data value creator, and green development practitioner". The launch of Foton Cummins F-Series Third-Generation Technology Platform marks a strategic transformation from a single engine to a "full-scenario power solution".

 

The new-generation F platform is developed in depth based on 2 billion kilometers of global driving data and verification from 2 million units in the market, and deeply integrates three core advantages:

 

The first generation focused on reliability and fuel efficiency, building a full-displacement matrix of F2.5-F4.5 and laying the foundation for multi-scenario adaptation;

The second generation broke through power boundaries, realizing multi-dimensional matching with AMT gearboxes and new energy systems;

The third generation has formed a "power chain + intelligent networking" system ecology, accurately enabling full-scenario applications.

 

The third-generation technology platform pursues technological innovation. It adopts a 2000bar ultra-high pressure common rail fuel system, combined with Cummins’ combustion optimization and 4-valve vertical central injection design, which improves combustion efficiency and optimizes atomization uniformity—achieving a fuel saving rate of up to 15% when combined with the vehicle. The newly designed power cylinder, variable-displacement oil pump, and intelligent fuel consumption management system together achieve a total fuel saving of 15%. The two-stage pre-injection technology optimizes NVH (Noise, Vibration, Harshness) and improves driving comfort.

 

Application innovation for segmented scenarios is particularly prominent: the Foton Cummins F3.0 refrigerated truck is equipped with dedicated configurations; the Foton Cummins F2.5 VGT version maintains full torque output at an altitude of 3500 meters; compared with the Foton Cummins F2.8 Van, the Foton Cummins F2.5 Van achieves a fuel saving of 7.7%-9.9% in the CHTC cycle, and the decoupler saves an additional 1% fuel. The noise reduction of the supercharger and the integrated optimization of the power chain system further enhance product competitiveness.

 

The achievement of the dual milestones is the result of Foton Cummins’ deep cultivation in the industry, dedication, and unremitting efforts. Since its establishment, Foton Cummins has demonstrated its forward-looking market layout. Starting from light-duty products initially, it has now achieved full coverage of 2.5L-15L full-series diesel and natural gas products, which are widely used in on-road and off-road fields, providing strong power for the development of various industries. In the field of intelligent manufacturing, Foton Cummins has taken the lead by being recognized as a global Lighthouse Factory. It has always adhered to the development strategy of attaching equal importance to the domestic and overseas markets, and led the industry in quality improvement and upgrading with excellent manufacturing technology.

 

Facing the green transformation of the logistics industry, Foton Cummins has built a three-dimensional strategic system of diversified fuels, globalized manufacturing, and digitalized services with forward-looking vision and innovation capabilities, leading the trend of green development. When the cumulative mileage of 2 million engines can circle the Earth’s equator 5 million times, this light-duty power brand forged in the Chinese market has become a benchmark in the global light-duty commercial vehicle market; while the mass production of the third-generation technology platform has become a new business card for China’s high-end power manufacturing to go global. Driven by both green power and intelligent interconnection, Foton Cummins is accelerating towards the next million-unit goal.