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As spring breezes caress willow branches and bauhinia blooms blanket the city, the high-profile 2026 Liuzhou Marathon series kicked off at Civic Square from March 28 to 29 and concluded successfully on March 29.Different from previous editions, the 2026 Liuzhou Marathon features an upgraded schedule: the vibrant Fun Run started first on March 28, igniting citywide sports enthusiasm;the highlight events—the full marathon and half marathon—officially began on March 29.Over two days, nearly 40,000 runners from home and abroad ran through blooming streets and the Binjiang Waterfront Avenue, immersing themselves in Liuzhou’s unique charm blending ecological scenery and industrial heritage.
During the tournament, the "Chenglong Running Team" and "Forthing Running Team", formed by Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor Co., Ltd. (DFLZM) employees and their families, truck users, partners as well as industry media, made an appearance throughout the three events of the Fun Run, full marathon and half marathon, emerging as a striking highlight on the race course. Wearing matching blue battle jerseys, the two teams chanted the inspiring slogan "Chenglong Rising, Forthing Marching ", racing along the course with neat strides and high spirits. They not only conveyed the marathon spirit of forging ahead with determination and never stopping to everyone present, but also fully demonstrated the vibrant corporate spirit and strong team cohesion of DFLZM.
The 2026 Liuzhou Marathon reached a new high in both scale and influence. Since its inception in 2023, the event has been consecutively awarded Class A event certification by the China Athletics Association (CAA). It has attracted a total of over 200,000 registrations in the past four years, with participants hailing from 10 countries and regions worldwide and 315 cities across China.
Faced with the unprecedented scale of the event, DFLZM, as the gold sponsor for four consecutive years, has not only provided special cash sponsorship, but also fully deployed the intelligent new energy models under the Forthing brand for all-round event services. On the 42.195-kilometer full-length race course, Forthing V9 and Forthing S7 have become a "mobile scenic view", serving as the event's logistics support vehicles and timing guide vehicles respectively. With their professional and efficient practical performance, they have not only built a reliable safety line for tens of thousands of runners, but also fully demonstrated the sense of responsibility of the local automobile enterprise and the core competitive strength of Liuzhou as the "Smart Manufacturing City".
In addition to providing full-course support for the race track in the core roles of timing guide vehicles and logistics support vehicles, DFLZM has further transformed the 2026 Liuzhou Marathon into a citywide carnival shared by all citizens.
On the competitive stage, DFLZM launched the blockbuster incentive of "Run the Liuzhou Marathon, Win a Brand-New Car", awarding two units of the Forthing New Series to the male and female champions of the full marathon respectively, crowning the track heroes. As the provider of the championship prizes for this event, Forthing has been forging ahead with in-depth layout on the new energy track. From the wealth-building legend of the Lingzhi series that has won the trust of 1.18 million users to the brand advancement of the Forthing New Series in laying out high-quality family mobility, Forthing has always refined its products around the actual needs of users.
Among these, the Forthing New Series, the prize car for the full marathon champions, is a new masterpiece of Forthing's new energy lineup and is scheduled to launch in the second half of 2026. Exclusively designed for all-scenario family travel, it boasts an exceptional cost-performance ratio and reliable quality, serving as the perfect symbol of championship glory and a better life.
In the public interactive area, the exclusive name engraving service with the slogan "Only when your name is engraved have you truly finished the Liuzhou Marathon" and the photo check-in activity themed "Under the Bauhinia, Frame Romantic Moments with Forthing" let the runners etch exclusive, limited memories unique to the Liuzhou Marathon.
As a core part of the in-depth experience, DFLZM specially opened an exclusive welfare channel for runners with the slogan "After the Marathon, Visit DFLZM's Factory". With their race participation credentials, invited runners could explore the green intelligent factory in person and witness the lean production processes of the "MPV Manufacturing Expert" up close; in the meantime, a series of blockbuster campaigns were launched simultaneously for the broader user base. While safeguarding the exclusive sense of honor for runners, this initiative truly realized the universal sharing of event benefits and a citywide carnival.
The full-course support spanning four consecutive years stems from the resonance between DFLZM’s long-term philosophy and the marathon spirit. Building cars is like running a marathon; only perseverance leads to lasting success. With 72 years of deep cultivation in the automotive industry, DFLZM has made independent breakthroughs in core technologies and achieved a bold breakthrough in the new energy track. It has forged the core competitive strength underpinning Liuzhou’s smart manufacturing with the craftsmanship of "steady and persistent efforts". As the core carrier of DFLZM’s passenger vehicle business, Forthing has always moved forward in tandem with its parent company. Having deepened its layout in the MPV track for 25 years and garnered the trust of 1.18 million users in total, Forthing upholds its original aspiration of "building quality cars for users" with a long-term perspective. This industrial heritage of heavy manufacturing and the ecological beauty of Longcheng are just like the interweaving of "industrial gears and bauhinia flowers" on the event medal, showcasing the vibrant and uplifting power of the city and enterprises through the act of running.
Running as a Bond, Craftsmanship for the Future.Although the 2026 Liuzhou Marathon has concluded, the journey of responsibility for DFLZM never stops.In the future, DFLZM will stay true to its mission, continuously upgrade its commercial and passenger vehicle matrix, and strengthen product competitiveness through technological innovation.Its Forthing brand will continue to focus on public mobility and family mobility, driven by the Lingzhi series and the New Series, to provide higher‑quality mobility products, achieving mutual growth between brand development and urban prosperity.
Post time: Apr-03-2026
