BEIJING, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 9th, FOTON Motor held its 2026 Global Partners Conference in Beijing under the theme "DRIVE TO GREAT." The event gathered over 2,000 attendees from more than 140 countries to witness FOTON's major breakthroughs in product innovation and strategy, showcasing its commitment to driving the industry's transformation with green and intelligent solutions.
GALAXUS: Redefining Heavy-Duty Trucks
FOTON launched its new-generation heavy-duty truck platform, GALAXUS, initiating a new era for smart logistics. This platform offers multi-energy solutions—including fuel, electric, hydrogen, gas, and hybrid—built on eight core values. It features a dedicated new energy architecture with over 90 self-developed technologies. Key highlights include an electric drive system with 97.5% max efficiency, megawatt-level charging, and a 7% overall energy efficiency improvement. Its intelligent driving system, validated over 2 million km, supports evolution from L2 to L4 autonomy. The GALAXUS lineup, including the R9, R5, and D3 models, is tailored for diverse logistics scenarios like long-haul and express delivery.
DAYSTAR: The Future of Electric Light Trucks
Addressing urban logistics, FOTON unveiled its first pure electric light truck platform, DAYSTAR. Developed from deep user insights, it tackles core challenges like charging difficulty and high TCO. The platform introduces an 800V high-voltage architecture, silicon carbide controllers, and oil-cooled motors, achieving a 20% overall energy efficiency improvement. It also features a passenger-car-inspired cabin, full-vehicle OTA updates, and has undergone over 6 million km of testing for superior reliability.
Last-Mile and VAN Innovations
For last-mile logistics, FOTON launched the next-generation mini truck, Wonder Plus. It offers exceptional payload capacity, the longest and widest cargo bed in its class, and a double wishbone suspension for enhanced comfort and handling.
Furthermore, FOTON introduced the world's first exclusive new energy VAN platform, CAVAN C1. Focusing on global standards and pure electric design, it features a self-developed high-safety battery, a peak drive efficiency of over 93.5%, and supports 2.2C fast charging for 100 km of range in 10 minutes.
Through this comprehensive new energy product matrix, FOTON demonstrates its systematic strength and forward-thinking vision. With full product deployment and an evolving global ecosystem, FOTON is solidifying its leadership and injecting powerful "Chinese strength" into the global new energy logistics industry.
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FOTON Charts a New Course for Global Commercial Vehicles
FOTON Charts a New Course for Global Commercial Vehicles
79th Festival de Cannes • Spotlight on Chinese Cinema • China Pavilion
CANNES, France, May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 14 (local time), the Chinese film My World Without Me, directed by Tian Hairong, was screened at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. Selected for the International Promotional Screening Unit of the 79th Festival de Cannes, the film garnered warm applause and high praise from audiences around the world, as well as invaluable feedback and insights.
Following the screening, the film's creative team joined a themed panel at the China Pavilion titled "The Power of Images and Care for the Soul," engaging in a heartfelt dialogue with filmmakers and audiences from across the globe on the themes of life and adversity — resonating deeply with the tender hearts of people from all cultural backgrounds. The panel was hosted by China Film Foundation & China Film Association and organized by China Film Foundation • Wutianming Film Fund.
About the Film and Its Creative Team
My World Without Me is directed and headlined by Tian Hairong, with Zhang Hanyu serving as executive producer for the first time. The film was crafted over nearly seven years with exceptional care and dedication. It focuses on the contemporary community of people with hidden depression, conveying love and hope through the quiet spaces of daily life and the gentle light found in ordinary moments. Confronting suffering head-on, the film exemplifies the restrained aesthetics and humanistic warmth characteristic of Chinese realist cinema, offering an Eastern perspective on mental health narratives.
Tian Hairong is a graduate of the Performance Department of the Shanghai Theatre Academy and a renowned actress and producer in mainland China. She received the Golden Deer Award for Best Actress at the Changchun International Film Festival for Romantic Girl, the Best Actress award at the Nordic International Film Festival for The Spirit of a Generation: Tang Qunying, and the Best Supporting Actress award at the 12th Macao International Film Festival. Tian expressed her hope that through international platforms such as Cannes, the world will come to feel the warmth and depth of Chinese cinema.
International Recognition
French director Frédéric Oberlin praised the film for using a uniquely Eastern mastery of emotion to deliver silent feelings directly to the heart. Sinologist Luisa Prudentino noted after viewing the film that its sincere emotional core transcends cultural barriers, protecting the dignity of life and becoming a warm thread of empathy connecting different civilizations.
The film is set to continue participating in further international film festivals, using the power of cinema to build bridges of cultural communication and to help Chinese stories reach the world in a manner rich with humanistic care.
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Touching Hearts Through Cinema -- Chinese Film "My World Without Me" Earns High Praise at Cannes
