Foton partners with Ironman, other Aussie and Kiwi firms for new range of Tunland accessories

Foton Australia has followed established ute brands in launching a range of genuine accessories for its Tunland, ranging from tow bars to canopies.

The Chinese brand has partnered with Australian firm Ironman 4x4 on canopies, roller covers and roof platforms, and Aussie company TriMotive for towing gear such as electric brake controllers and recovery points.

It’s also partnered with New Zealand-based MTL for protection accessories such as floor mats.

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Foton says it has put every product in its accessories range through a “dedicated local development and validation program” with these suppliers, which were chosen due to their “expertise in their respective fields, in addition to their excellent local support and engineering capabilities”.

All accessories are backed by the same seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty as its vehicles, provided they were purchased and fitted through Foton at either the time of sale or before the first scheduled service at 12 months or 20,000km.

Foton is offering the following accessories for both the Tunland V7 and V9, with the prices including fitment:

• All-alloy canopy with solid alloy opening panels: $6845.85
• All-alloy canopy with glass windows on all sides: $6845.85
• Electric roll cover: $3717.07
• Manual roll cover: $2814.08
• Soft rear tonneau cover: $950.62
• Roof platform: $2558.05
• Tunland V tow bar kit (7-pin) V2: $1560.89
• Carpet mats: $129.95
• Rubber deep dish mats: $212.64
• Carpet and rubber deep dish mats: $288.86

There are also a handful of accessories available for pre-order this month for the V7 and V9, including a rubber tray liner ($232.42), an electric brake controller with a 12-pin trailer socket ($1428.61), an Anderson plug kit ($992.95), and a recovery point kit ($418.01).

A RedArc Tow Pro V3 electric brake controller kit is in runout, priced at $871.33.

Foton has teased there’ll be more accessories to come.

"The launch of Tunland was only the first step in our Australian journey,” said Foton Australia general manager Glen Cooper in a press release.

“A locally developed accessories range, created with the best partners who are experts in local conditions, is about giving owners capability they can trust and helping them get the most out of their vehicle.

“This range reflects our commitment to keep offering Tunland owners more, well beyond the point of sale and for the long haul. It's also just the beginning, with the range set to continue expanding as we grow alongside our customers and their needs."

Foton commenced local ute deliveries late in 2025, after a roughly six-year absence from the Australian market.

While it doesn’t offer a van or an SUV as it did before – at least not yet – Foton returned to the Australian market with a ute wearing the familiar Tunland nameplate.

Tunlands are larger in size than rival utes, if not quite as big as the full-size American pickups their styling apes, with the V7 offering a payload of over 1000kg and a live rear axle with leaf springs, and the V9 utilising a multi-link setup at the rear and aimed more at private buyers.

The Tunland range opens at $39,990 before on-road costs.

Foton now sells its Tunland V7 and V9 utes through a network of 39 dealerships nationwide, up from 28 locations at the beginning of this year.

The brand is distributed by Inchcape, which also handles Subaru and Chinese brand Deepal. Inchcape confirmed last week it was dropping Peugeot.

To the end of June, Foton has delivered 688 Tunlands in Australia this year, which is less than other budget utes such as the LDV T60 (1560), MG U9 (918), KGM Musso (920, including the unrelated Musso EV) and GWM Cannon (6161, including the larger Cannon Alpha).

However, it is beating JAC which is similarly new to the Australian market. The rival Chinese brand has delivered 437 examples of its T9 so far this year.

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