VFACTS July 2025: HiLux on top as diesel, EV sales rise in record month
According to VFACTS figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) today, a total of 104,244 new vehicles were delivered in July 2025, up 2.0 per cent on July 2024.
That made last month the best July on record in Australia, beating the previous record set last year with 102,181 deliveries.
Deliveries of diesel-powered vehicles were up 8.0 per cent last month to 31,611, while EVs were up 7.1 per cent to 7219.
In contrast, sales of petrol-powered vehicles dropped 4.8 per cent, though this was still the most popular propulsion type with 39,991 deliveries. Hybrids were down slightly (1.6 per cent) to 17,757.
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The popularity of PHEVs continues to grow, with 4031 reaching customers in July 2025, up 81.7 per cent year-on-year (YoY), though unlike last month the popular BYD Shark 6 didn't make the top 10 – or even the top 20.
Overall, deliveries to private buyers were up by 6.1 per cent YoY to 52,952, while business vehicle registrations were up a more modest 1.6 per cent to 37,636.
A significant increase in deliveries to rental companies (6095, up 20.8 per cent) was offset somewhat by a 23.2 per cent drop in government vehicle sales (to 2779).
Overall deliveries also increased across the four most populous states in Australia.
Toyota was still the market leader by a country mile, even with a slight (4.3 per cent) drop compared with July 2024.
Second-placed Mazda had a larger drop of 12.1 per cent, with the popular CX-30 essentially flat and everything else apart from the MX-5 (and models not available last July) down YoY.
Kia only just started deliveries of its Tasman ute – with 683 rolling out in July – but it was just 50 deliveries short of Mazda. Once the Tasman fully comes on stream, the Korean brand poses a significant threat to Mazda and Ford which usually jockey for second spot.
Ford was down 6.1 per cent to 7279 deliveries. It delivered no F-150s due to a stop-sale, while its 4×2 Ranger was down 23.3 per cent (and consequently beaten by the Mazda BT-50 4×2) and its 4×4 Ranger was down 19.8 per cent.
However, the Blue Oval managed to offload a few more examples of the defunct Escape than it did last year, with 22 reaching customers. Ford's third best-selling vehicle, however, was the Mustang at 429 deliveries, far and away Australia's most popular sports car.
Hyundai sat in fifth place with 6687 deliveries, up 11.1 per cent. Sales drops for the popular Palisade and Santa Fe were offset by strong Kona and Tucson sales.
The top 10 was rounded out by Mitsubishi, GWM, BYD, Isuzu Ute and Subaru.
Chery sat just outside the top 10 with 3149 deliveries, managing to beat fellow Chinese brand MG as well as Nissan thanks to a 267.4 per cent YoY increase in deliveries.
This was a record result for the Chinese brand, and fuelled by strong sales of the Tiggo 4 which was Australia's best-selling small SUV.
MG has more vehicles in its lineup than it did in July 2024, but its sales have gone backwards – largely attributable to the loss of the old-generation, cheaper MG 3 and ZS, but also impacted by a huge 47.6 per cent drop in MG 4 sales.
Tesla had a lousy month, down 64.6 per cent year over year – the biggest decline of any brand bar Lotus and Aston Martin.
The EV brand sat in 22nd position with just 917 deliveries. Its best seller, the Model Y, notched up only 555 deliveries – just three more than the Lexus NX, and well behind the BYD Sealion 7 (1427).
Besides Chery, the brands that saw the biggest YoY increases were BYD (up 158 per cent to 4607 deliveries) and Polestar (up 123.3 per cent).
Of the brands that have arrived in Australia over the past 12 months, GMC had among the most impressive finishes. It delivered 48 examples of its $174,990 plus-on roads Yukon Denali, managing to outsell affordable Chinese brands like Leapmotor (43) and Deepal (40).
Leapmotor and Deepal were also soundly beaten by other new Chinese entrants Omoda Jaecoo (434) and Geely (490). Both of these brands managed to beat established brands like Renault and Skoda.
The Toyota HiLux beat the rival Ford Ranger, also taking out the top spot overall for July, but Ford's Everest beat the rival Toyota Prado.
Toyota had the last laugh though, as it always does, by having the greatest sales volume of any brand by a country mile. Its RAV4 was also the second best-selling vehicle on the market and the best-selling SUV.
The top 10 consisted of four Toyotas, two Fords, two Hyundais, one Isuzu and one Chery.
Chinese car sales may be surging, but Chery, GWM, MG and BYD only managed to have one model each in the top 20. That's in contrast with more established brands like Mitsubishi, Isuzu Ute and Hyundai which had two each.
Includes Tesla and Polestar sales.
Includes Tesla and Polestar sales.
Excludes Tesla and Polestar sales.
Excludes Tesla, Polestar and heavy commercial sales.
Excludes heavy commercial sales.
Includes Tesla and Polestar sales.
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Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au
Four-wheel drive utes and electric vehicles (EVs) were among the big winners in July 2025, despite a reduction in sales for Toyota and Tesla.
According to VFACTS figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) today, a total of 104,244 new vehicles were delivered in July 2025, up 2.0 per cent on July 2024.
That made last month the best July on record in Australia, beating the previous record set last year with 102,181 deliveries.
Deliveries of diesel-powered vehicles were up 8.0 per cent last month to 31,611, while EVs were up 7.1 per cent to 7219.
In contrast, sales of petrol-powered vehicles dropped 4.8 per cent, though this was still the most popular propulsion type with 39,991 deliveries. Hybrids were down slightly (1.6 per cent) to 17,757.
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The popularity of PHEVs continues to grow, with 4031 reaching customers in July 2025, up 81.7 per cent year-on-year (YoY), though unlike last month the popular BYD Shark 6 didn't make the top 10 – or even the top 20.
Overall, deliveries to private buyers were up by 6.1 per cent YoY to 52,952, while business vehicle registrations were up a more modest 1.6 per cent to 37,636.
A significant increase in deliveries to rental companies (6095, up 20.8 per cent) was offset somewhat by a 23.2 per cent drop in government vehicle sales (to 2779).
Overall deliveries also increased across the four most populous states in Australia.
Toyota was still the market leader by a country mile, even with a slight (4.3 per cent) drop compared with July 2024.
Second-placed Mazda had a larger drop of 12.1 per cent, with the popular CX-30 essentially flat and everything else apart from the MX-5 (and models not available last July) down YoY.
Kia only just started deliveries of its Tasman ute – with 683 rolling out in July – but it was just 50 deliveries short of Mazda. Once the Tasman fully comes on stream, the Korean brand poses a significant threat to Mazda and Ford which usually jockey for second spot.
Ford was down 6.1 per cent to 7279 deliveries. It delivered no F-150s due to a stop-sale, while its 4×2 Ranger was down 23.3 per cent (and consequently beaten by the Mazda BT-50 4×2) and its 4×4 Ranger was down 19.8 per cent.
However, the Blue Oval managed to offload a few more examples of the defunct Escape than it did last year, with 22 reaching customers. Ford's third best-selling vehicle, however, was the Mustang at 429 deliveries, far and away Australia's most popular sports car.
Hyundai sat in fifth place with 6687 deliveries, up 11.1 per cent. Sales drops for the popular Palisade and Santa Fe were offset by strong Kona and Tucson sales.
The top 10 was rounded out by Mitsubishi, GWM, BYD, Isuzu Ute and Subaru.
Chery sat just outside the top 10 with 3149 deliveries, managing to beat fellow Chinese brand MG as well as Nissan thanks to a 267.4 per cent YoY increase in deliveries.
This was a record result for the Chinese brand, and fuelled by strong sales of the Tiggo 4 which was Australia's best-selling small SUV.
MG has more vehicles in its lineup than it did in July 2024, but its sales have gone backwards – largely attributable to the loss of the old-generation, cheaper MG 3 and ZS, but also impacted by a huge 47.6 per cent drop in MG 4 sales.
Tesla had a lousy month, down 64.6 per cent year over year – the biggest decline of any brand bar Lotus and Aston Martin.
The EV brand sat in 22nd position with just 917 deliveries. Its best seller, the Model Y, notched up only 555 deliveries – just three more than the Lexus NX, and well behind the BYD Sealion 7 (1427).
Besides Chery, the brands that saw the biggest YoY increases were BYD (up 158 per cent to 4607 deliveries) and Polestar (up 123.3 per cent).
Of the brands that have arrived in Australia over the past 12 months, GMC had among the most impressive finishes. It delivered 48 examples of its $174,990 plus-on roads Yukon Denali, managing to outsell affordable Chinese brands like Leapmotor (43) and Deepal (40).
Leapmotor and Deepal were also soundly beaten by other new Chinese entrants Omoda Jaecoo (434) and Geely (490). Both of these brands managed to beat established brands like Renault and Skoda.
The Toyota HiLux beat the rival Ford Ranger, also taking out the top spot overall for July, but Ford's Everest beat the rival Toyota Prado.
Toyota had the last laugh though, as it always does, by having the greatest sales volume of any brand by a country mile. Its RAV4 was also the second best-selling vehicle on the market and the best-selling SUV.
The top 10 consisted of four Toyotas, two Fords, two Hyundais, one Isuzu and one Chery.
Chinese car sales may be surging, but Chery, GWM, MG and BYD only managed to have one model each in the top 20. That's in contrast with more established brands like Mitsubishi, Isuzu Ute and Hyundai which had two each.
Includes Tesla and Polestar sales.
Includes Tesla and Polestar sales.
Excludes Tesla and Polestar sales.
Excludes Tesla, Polestar and heavy commercial sales.
Excludes heavy commercial sales.
Includes Tesla and Polestar sales.
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Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au
Four-wheel drive utes and electric vehicles (EVs) were among the big winners in July 2025, despite a reduction in sales for Toyota and Tesla.
According to VFACTS figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) today, a total of 104,244 new vehicles were delivered in July 2025, up 2.0 per cent on July 2024.
That made last month the best July on record in Australia, beating the previous record set last year with 102,181 deliveries.
Deliveries of diesel-powered vehicles were up 8.0 per cent last month to 31,611, while EVs were up 7.1 per cent to 7219.
In contrast, sales of petrol-powered vehicles dropped 4.8 per cent, though this was still the most popular propulsion type with 39,991 deliveries. Hybrids were down slightly (1.6 per cent) to 17,757.
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The popularity of PHEVs continues to grow, with 4031 reaching customers in July 2025, up 81.7 per cent year-on-year (YoY), though unlike last month the popular BYD Shark 6 didn't make the top 10 – or even the top 20.
Overall, deliveries to private buyers were up by 6.1 per cent YoY to 52,952, while business vehicle registrations were up a more modest 1.6 per cent to 37,636.
A significant increase in deliveries to rental companies (6095, up 20.8 per cent) was offset somewhat by a 23.2 per cent drop in government vehicle sales (to 2779).
Overall deliveries also increased across the four most populous states in Australia.
Toyota was still the market leader by a country mile, even with a slight (4.3 per cent) drop compared with July 2024.
Second-placed Mazda had a larger drop of 12.1 per cent, with the popular CX-30 essentially flat and everything else apart from the MX-5 (and models not available last July) down YoY.
Kia only just started deliveries of its Tasman ute – with 683 rolling out in July – but it was just 50 deliveries short of Mazda. Once the Tasman fully comes on stream, the Korean brand poses a significant threat to Mazda and Ford which usually jockey for second spot.
Ford was down 6.1 per cent to 7279 deliveries. It delivered no F-150s due to a stop-sale, while its 4×2 Ranger was down 23.3 per cent (and consequently beaten by the Mazda BT-50 4×2) and its 4×4 Ranger was down 19.8 per cent.
However, the Blue Oval managed to offload a few more examples of the defunct Escape than it did last year, with 22 reaching customers. Ford's third best-selling vehicle, however, was the Mustang at 429 deliveries, far and away Australia's most popular sports car.
Hyundai sat in fifth place with 6687 deliveries, up 11.1 per cent. Sales drops for the popular Palisade and Santa Fe were offset by strong Kona and Tucson sales.
The top 10 was rounded out by Mitsubishi, GWM, BYD, Isuzu Ute and Subaru.
Chery sat just outside the top 10 with 3149 deliveries, managing to beat fellow Chinese brand MG as well as Nissan thanks to a 267.4 per cent YoY increase in deliveries.
This was a record result for the Chinese brand, and fuelled by strong sales of the Tiggo 4 which was Australia's best-selling small SUV.
MG has more vehicles in its lineup than it did in July 2024, but its sales have gone backwards – largely attributable to the loss of the old-generation, cheaper MG 3 and ZS, but also impacted by a huge 47.6 per cent drop in MG 4 sales.
Tesla had a lousy month, down 64.6 per cent year over year – the biggest decline of any brand bar Lotus and Aston Martin.
The EV brand sat in 22nd position with just 917 deliveries. Its best seller, the Model Y, notched up only 555 deliveries – just three more than the Lexus NX, and well behind the BYD Sealion 7 (1427).
Besides Chery, the brands that saw the biggest YoY increases were BYD (up 158 per cent to 4607 deliveries) and Polestar (up 123.3 per cent).
Of the brands that have arrived in Australia over the past 12 months, GMC had among the most impressive finishes. It delivered 48 examples of its $174,990 plus-on roads Yukon Denali, managing to outsell affordable Chinese brands like Leapmotor (43) and Deepal (40).
Leapmotor and Deepal were also soundly beaten by other new Chinese entrants Omoda Jaecoo (434) and Geely (490). Both of these brands managed to beat established brands like Renault and Skoda.
The Toyota HiLux beat the rival Ford Ranger, also taking out the top spot overall for July, but Ford's Everest beat the rival Toyota Prado.
Toyota had the last laugh though, as it always does, by having the greatest sales volume of any brand by a country mile. Its RAV4 was also the second best-selling vehicle on the market and the best-selling SUV.
The top 10 consisted of four Toyotas, two Fords, two Hyundais, one Isuzu and one Chery.
Chinese car sales may be surging, but Chery, GWM, MG and BYD only managed to have one model each in the top 20. That's in contrast with more established brands like Mitsubishi, Isuzu Ute and Hyundai which had two each.
Includes Tesla and Polestar sales.
Includes Tesla and Polestar sales.
Excludes Tesla and Polestar sales.
Excludes Tesla, Polestar and heavy commercial sales.
Excludes heavy commercial sales.
Includes Tesla and Polestar sales.
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Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au
Four-wheel drive utes and electric vehicles (EVs) were among the big winners in July 2025, despite a reduction in sales for Toyota and Tesla.
According to VFACTS figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) today, a total of 104,244 new vehicles were delivered in July 2025, up 2.0 per cent on July 2024.
That made last month the best July on record in Australia, beating the previous record set last year with 102,181 deliveries.
Deliveries of diesel-powered vehicles were up 8.0 per cent last month to 31,611, while EVs were up 7.1 per cent to 7219.
In contrast, sales of petrol-powered vehicles dropped 4.8 per cent, though this was still the most popular propulsion type with 39,991 deliveries. Hybrids were down slightly (1.6 per cent) to 17,757.
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The popularity of PHEVs continues to grow, with 4031 reaching customers in July 2025, up 81.7 per cent year-on-year (YoY), though unlike last month the popular BYD Shark 6 didn't make the top 10 – or even the top 20.
Overall, deliveries to private buyers were up by 6.1 per cent YoY to 52,952, while business vehicle registrations were up a more modest 1.6 per cent to 37,636.
A significant increase in deliveries to rental companies (6095, up 20.8 per cent) was offset somewhat by a 23.2 per cent drop in government vehicle sales (to 2779).
Overall deliveries also increased across the four most populous states in Australia.
Toyota was still the market leader by a country mile, even with a slight (4.3 per cent) drop compared with July 2024.
Second-placed Mazda had a larger drop of 12.1 per cent, with the popular CX-30 essentially flat and everything else apart from the MX-5 (and models not available last July) down YoY.
Kia only just started deliveries of its Tasman ute – with 683 rolling out in July – but it was just 50 deliveries short of Mazda. Once the Tasman fully comes on stream, the Korean brand poses a significant threat to Mazda and Ford which usually jockey for second spot.
Ford was down 6.1 per cent to 7279 deliveries. It delivered no F-150s due to a stop-sale, while its 4×2 Ranger was down 23.3 per cent (and consequently beaten by the Mazda BT-50 4×2) and its 4×4 Ranger was down 19.8 per cent.
However, the Blue Oval managed to offload a few more examples of the defunct Escape than it did last year, with 22 reaching customers. Ford's third best-selling vehicle, however, was the Mustang at 429 deliveries, far and away Australia's most popular sports car.
Hyundai sat in fifth place with 6687 deliveries, up 11.1 per cent. Sales drops for the popular Palisade and Santa Fe were offset by strong Kona and Tucson sales.
The top 10 was rounded out by Mitsubishi, GWM, BYD, Isuzu Ute and Subaru.
Chery sat just outside the top 10 with 3149 deliveries, managing to beat fellow Chinese brand MG as well as Nissan thanks to a 267.4 per cent YoY increase in deliveries.
This was a record result for the Chinese brand, and fuelled by strong sales of the Tiggo 4 which was Australia's best-selling small SUV.
MG has more vehicles in its lineup than it did in July 2024, but its sales have gone backwards – largely attributable to the loss of the old-generation, cheaper MG 3 and ZS, but also impacted by a huge 47.6 per cent drop in MG 4 sales.
Tesla had a lousy month, down 64.6 per cent year over year – the biggest decline of any brand bar Lotus and Aston Martin.
The EV brand sat in 22nd position with just 917 deliveries. Its best seller, the Model Y, notched up only 555 deliveries – just three more than the Lexus NX, and well behind the BYD Sealion 7 (1427).
Besides Chery, the brands that saw the biggest YoY increases were BYD (up 158 per cent to 4607 deliveries) and Polestar (up 123.3 per cent).
Of the brands that have arrived in Australia over the past 12 months, GMC had among the most impressive finishes. It delivered 48 examples of its $174,990 plus-on roads Yukon Denali, managing to outsell affordable Chinese brands like Leapmotor (43) and Deepal (40).
Leapmotor and Deepal were also soundly beaten by other new Chinese entrants Omoda Jaecoo (434) and Geely (490). Both of these brands managed to beat established brands like Renault and Skoda.
The Toyota HiLux beat the rival Ford Ranger, also taking out the top spot overall for July, but Ford's Everest beat the rival Toyota Prado.
Toyota had the last laugh though, as it always does, by having the greatest sales volume of any brand by a country mile. Its RAV4 was also the second best-selling vehicle on the market and the best-selling SUV.
The top 10 consisted of four Toyotas, two Fords, two Hyundais, one Isuzu and one Chery.
Chinese car sales may be surging, but Chery, GWM, MG and BYD only managed to have one model each in the top 20. That's in contrast with more established brands like Mitsubishi, Isuzu Ute and Hyundai which had two each.
Includes Tesla and Polestar sales.
Includes Tesla and Polestar sales.
Excludes Tesla and Polestar sales.
Excludes Tesla, Polestar and heavy commercial sales.
Excludes heavy commercial sales.
Includes Tesla and Polestar sales.
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2025 Foton Tunland price and specs: Budget utes bring American looks for Chinese money
Foton is back, and it's once again entering a market teeming with affordable Chinese utes, and once again under-cutting Australia's most popular Thai-built models. Unlike last time, when the previous Tunland ute contended with what was known as Great Wall, as well as ZX Auto and JMC before eventually being axed, this time it's up against a rebranded and increasingly sophisticated GWM, as well as stalwart LDV and new entrant JAC. It's doing this with the backing of Subaru distributor Inchcape, and is once again using the Tunland nameplate. This time, it's applied to a radically different-looking pair of dual-cab utes. Gone is the pleasant, safe styling of the old Tunland, and in its place is a look that owes more to American full-size pickups than any of its similarly priced rivals. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Supplied Credit: CarExpert The V7 is the one you see here that looks rather like a Ford F-150 if you take off your glasses, while the V9 is the one that looks awfully like a Ram 1500. You won't miss them on the street, thanks not only to their bold styling but also dimensions that make them larger than top-selling utes like the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux, and an array of bold exterior paint colours including Lightning Purple. Foton says the V7 is more fleet-focused, offering a payload of over 1000kg, while the V9 – thanks to its multi-link rear suspension – offers a smoother ride and greater refinement. Pricing starts at $39,990 before on-road costs for the V7-C 4×2, and tops out at $49,990 plus on-roads for the V9-S 4×4. Supplied Credit: CarExpert For context, the GWM Cannon dual-cab range is priced from $40,490 drive-away, and the LDV T60 Max range is currently being offered from $41,253 drive-away in model year 2025 (MY25) Pro auto guise. The larger GWM Cannon Alpha opens at $52,990 drive-away. The first Tunlands will start arriving from the third quarter of this year, so before the end of September. Foton will have dealers in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the ACT, with 'further growth planned' ahead of the first vehicles coming ashore. The company says it has locally tested the Tunland across tens of thousands of kilometres of Australian roads, both sealed and unsealed, while also putting it through its paces off-road to ensure it's suitable for local conditions. Supplied Credit: CarExpert While Foton has published a detailed list of specifications, it hasn't confirmed whether it will offer capped-price servicing. Also unknown are fuel economy figures, and whether the Tunland will come with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The Tunland V7 and V9 differ in rear suspension – the former has a live axle with leaf springs, while the latter features a multi-link rigid axle. Supplied Credit: CarExpert However, they share the same turbo-diesel mild-hybrid powertrain and ZF-sourced eight-speed automatic transmission. The V7 is offered with either rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, but the V9 is four-wheel drive-only. The four-wheel drive system features auto, 2H, 4H and $L modes. All four-wheel drive Tunlands have a locking rear differential, while the flagship V9-S 4×4 also gains a locking front differential. Foton has yet to publish fuel economy or emissions figures. At 5617mm long on a 3355mm wheelbase, the Foton Tunland sits between a Ranger dual-cab (5370mm long, 3270mm wheelbase) and a short-wheelbase Ford F-150 pickup (5884mm long, 3694mm wheelbase). Supplied Credit: CarExpert The Foton Tunland is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty. Foton hasn't announced any capped-price servicing scheme. The Foton Tunland has yet to be tested by ANCAP. Supplied Credit: CarExpert Standard safety equipment across the range includes: Adaptive cruise control Autonomous emergency braking Blind-spot monitoring Lane-keep assist Lane centring Rear cross-traffic alert Surround-view camera Front and rear parking sensors Safe exit warning Traffic sign recognition The V9-S 4×4 also has a driver monitoring system. There are four variants in the Tunland lineup. Supplied Credit: CarExpert The V7-C 4×2 comes standard with the following equipment: Spray-in tub liner Highway Terrain tyres Eco, Standard, Sport drive modes Electronic parking brake Auto hold Automatic LED headlights Integrated dash cam 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster 14.6-inch touchscreen infotainment system 2 x front USB-A outlets 4-speaker sound system Single-zone air-conditioning 6-way manually adjustable driver's seat 4-way manually adjustable passenger seat The V7-C 4×4 adds: Four-wheel drive system Sand, Mud, Snow modes Locking rear differential All-terrain tyres The V9-L 4×4 adds: Multi-link rear suspension 'Premium' side steps 'Premium' 18-inch wheel design Sports bar Lockable tray Heated, power-folding exterior mirrors Heated front seats 6-way power driver's seat with 4-way lumbar 4-way power passenger seat Dual-zone climate control 6-speaker sound system 2x rear USB-A outlets 220V/300W power outlet Auto-dimming rear-view mirror The V9-S 4×4 adds: Locking front differential Roof rails Rear privacy glass Panoramic sunroof Ventilated front seats Driver seat memory Heated outboard rear seats LED rear reading light Auto up/down for all power windows Flare White is the standard exterior paint finish, with the following available for an extra $690: Galaxy Silver Titanium Grey Phantom Black Fire Red Diamond Blue Aurora Green Lightning Purple MORE: Explore the Foton Tunland showroom
