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38-515: The Dongfeng Succe (帅客) or Dongfeng Yumsun is a compact MPV produced by Zhengzhou Nissan Automobile , a subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. The Dongfeng Succe was originally built on the same platforms as the Nissan Serena (C24) with a complete makeover on the exterior styling to be sold with a lower price tag. As of 2018, prices of the post-facelift Dongfeng Succe ranges from 68,800 to 91,800 yuan. Starting from 2013, Dongfeng Succe

76-567: A 50-50 joint venture to produce Cummins diesel engines known as Dongfeng Cummins Engine Co. Ltd. Dongfeng sells vehicles under various brand names. Other brands may be associated with products manufactured or assembled by joint-venture companies that see foreign firms cooperate with Dongfeng in order to gain access to the Chinese market. Voyah (岚图) is a premium EV brand directly under Dongfeng Motor Corporation specializing in designing and developing electric vehicles . M-Hero Technology (猛士科技)

114-534: A 70 percent stake in the Swedish engineering company T Engineering AB. In December 2013, Dongfeng and the French automaker Renault agreed to form a 50:50 joint venture, Dongfeng Renault Automotive Co Ltd., to manufacture Renault brand passenger cars for the Chinese market. The two partners agreed to invest an initial 7.76 billion yuan (US$ 1.27 billion) in the venture, which became Dongfeng's sixth joint venture with

152-409: A China-based medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacturing joint venture, Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles, with 55% ownership by Dongfeng Motor and 45% by Volvo. As part of the transaction, Volvo will pay 5.6 billion yuan (US$ 900 million) to Dongfeng, which will pay Nissan Motors to replace it with Volvo in an existing commercial vehicle joint venture. It is unclear if the vehicles produced will be sold under

190-423: A foreign automaker—the most of any Chinese automaker. In February 2014, loss making PSA Peugeot Citroën , a joint venture partner of Dongfeng since 1992, was recapitalized, with Dongfeng Motor Group taking a 14% stake. In 2017, it was announced that Dongfeng Motor Corporation would be re-incorporated as a limited company , renaming to 东风汽车集团有限公司 , which only differ from its subsidiary Dongfeng Motor Group for

228-884: A panel van for the logistics industry. Both models feature a 49.572 kW·h battery and a 301 km range for the passenger van and 298 km range for the panel van version. An update was introduced for the 2019 model year. The update changed the interior seating configuration from 2+3+2 to 2+2+3, and the battery was upgraded to 54.35kWh which is capable of a 320 km NEDC range. Dongfeng Motor#Nissan The company develops and markets vehicles under its own branding, such as Fengdu , Voyah , Aeolus , Forthing , as well as under foreign-branded joint ventures such as Dongfeng Honda , Dongfeng Nissan and Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën (all via subsidiary Dongfeng Motor Group ). In 2021, foreign-branded cars took 79% of sales. In addition to commercial and consumer vehicles, it also manufactures parts and cooperates with foreign companies. As

266-505: A single vehicle cannot be used both for passenger transport and larger-cargo transport without refitting; therefore, microvans are not usually considered multi-purpose vehicles . Tax and insurance benefits in some locations make these models particularly inexpensive. For example, in rural Japan, kei-car vehicles are exempted from a certification that adequate parking is available for the vehicle. They are, therefore, widely used for small businesses in these places. The first vehicle to adopt

304-689: A state-owned enterprise of China, Dongfeng is controlled and managed by SASAC , which under Chinese law performs the functions of an investor. During the Korean war , there was a need for trucks to be used on the battlefield. The Ministry of Machinery planned a factory to build an imitation of the GAZ-51 truck. This was originally planned to be at Qingshan District, Wuhan , and later revised to Wuchang District , also in Wuhan . In 1955, these sites were disregarded as being too vulnerable to air raids , and Chengdu

342-574: A sub-brand under one unified Dongfeng brand but remain its independent marque. Dongfeng eπ is the premium EV sub-brand under the Dongfeng brand. The first Dongfeng eπ concept car debuted on 2018 Beijing Auto Show, and its prototype was named as Aeolus eπ01 formerly. In August 2023, Dongfeng Motor announced the consolidation of One Dongfeng brand. The Dongfeng eπ, Aeolus , and Dongfeng Nammi became sub-brands under Dongfeng brand. Dongfeng Nammi (previously known as Dongfeng EV or Dongchuang Zilian)

380-436: Is Dongfeng's brand for budget electric vehicles. The company previously sells the vehicle produced by eGT New Energy Automotive, a joint venture between Dongfeng and Renault-Nissan Alliance in Chinese market. In 2023, it was capital-increased and rename to Dongfeng Nammi, transitioning from a sales company to one with production capabilities. Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor Group, located in

418-627: Is Dongfeng's brand for high performance luxury off-road vehicle. The Chinese name of the brand Mengshi (猛士) was inherited from the military vehicle line of Dongfeng. In 2023, the brand unveiled its first full-size luxury off-roader M-Hero 917 , a high performance EV/ EREV . In August 2023, Dongfeng Motor announced restructure of its subsidiary brands Aeolus (Dongfeng Fengshen) , Dongfeng eπ and Dongfeng Nammi . The three brands were consolidated into one "Dongfeng" brand, which unified in marketing and production management. The three brands became sub-brands and remained using independent marques. Aeolus

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456-475: Is a 55% owned listed subsidiary that produces light commercial vehicles under Dongfeng branding. It was formed in 1998 by Dongfeng Motor Corporation, and was transferred to DFL in 2003, who held a 60.1% stake. In 2022, DFL transferred 29.9% stake back to Dongfeng Motor Corporation, who then bought another 25.1% from other investors, obtaining majority stake of 55%, fully streamlining all commercial vehicle production to Dongfeng Motor Corporation direct control. It has

494-403: Is a 55-45 joint venture between Dongfeng Motor Corporation and Volvo which produces medium-heavy trucks under Dongfeng branding. It was formed in 1975 by Dongfeng Motor Corporation, and was transferred to DFL in 2003. In 2013, DFL sold the medium-heavy truck business back to Dongfeng Motor Corporation, who then formed the joint venture with Volvo in 2015. Dongfeng Automobile Company Ltd . (DFAC)

532-731: Is commonly called a minibus due to their tall roof, perceived as resembling a miniature bus ; the term is also used generally to refer to any type of three-row MPVs. Outside of China and Japan, microvans are also common in Southeast Asia , South Asia , Africa , Latin America , and the Middle East . Microvans share similar characteristics with other-sized MPVs; for instance, microvans commonly have rear sliding doors. Generally, they have capacity for six, seven, or eight passengers. As this category of vehicle has fixed third-row seats,

570-702: Is the ultimate parent company using the Dongfeng name and is directly controlled by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council . Dongfeng Motor Group (DFG) is a listed subsidiary that is majority owned (66.86%) by Dongfeng Motor Corporation. The Dongfeng Motor Group (DFG) subsidiary is responsible for several joint ventures with foreign car companies, such as Dongfeng Motor Company Limited (DFL or commonly known as Dongfeng Nissan), Dongfeng Honda Automobile, Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile. Of

608-677: The 2013 creation of a partnership with French Renault means it retains this title today. In 2004, intermediate holding company of the group, Dongfeng Motor Group, became a listed company in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ; Dongfeng Yueda Kia remained in the unlisted portion of the group. Dongfeng announced in November 2006 that they intend to sell their vehicles in Japan. In 2009, it sold 1.9 million vehicles ranking second among domestic automakers and third overall. In 2010,

646-530: The Volvo brand as a smaller, pre-existing Volvo-Dongfeng joint venture markets and assembles products with a "UD" brand and the Dongfeng brand name is traditionally used on commercial vehicles. A Nissan joint venture engine production base in Shiyan , Hubei province , was producing diesel engines c. 2010, and it is possible this location was one asset of the former Nissan joint venture Dongfeng bought out as part of

684-689: The Volvo deal. The company uses the Dongfeng Trucks brand. Based in Wuhan , Hubei province, Dongfeng Honda Automobile Company was established in 2003 and manufactures Honda-branded SUVs and automobiles for the Chinese market. Products produced by this joint venture with Honda include the Honda Civic , the CR-V , and the Spirior . As of early 2011, some offerings may incorporate Japanese-made parts. In 2010, its model line included what

722-444: The bodystyle of a van, with the engine installed in front of the driver, was the 1970s Honda Life "StepVan" . Some microvans use a drivetrain with the engine installed transversely, using front- or all-wheel drive, while others use a cabover approach where the engine is installed beneath the driver, while still using all-wheel or rear-wheel drive powertrains. Cabover variants usually share their chassis with kei truck derivatives from

760-541: The city of Liuzhou , Guangxi, China. Passenger vehicles produced by Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor bears the Forthing (Dongfeng Fengxing) brand. Dongfeng is the Chinese partner in many joint ventures that make trucks and cars. On August 29, 2017, the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Dongfeng Motor Corporation announced the establishment of a joint venture, eGT New Energy Automotive Co., Ltd. This joint venture

798-847: The company sold 2.72 million units, making it the second most-productive Chinese vehicle-maker. It reported 1.72 million sales of passenger vehicles that same year. 2011 production figures put the company in second place, in terms of production volume, in its home market; Dongfeng produced 3.06 million vehicles that year. It was the second-largest Chinese automaker in 2012 by production volume, and Dongfeng manufactured over 2.76 million whole vehicles that year with passenger cars comprising 73% of manufacture. The number of cars counted as passenger vehicles may conflate consumer offerings and tiny commercial trucks and vans known as microvans , however. Dongfeng established its first research and development facility outside of China in October 2012 when it acquired

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836-421: The control of a single business entity and the merger of six truck production bases as well as a number of other companies previously controlled by provincial governments. Post-1985, further reforms took place that allowed Dongfeng greater autonomy; the company was removed from the direct administrative control of the central government. By the mid-1980s, its assets had tripled from those initially given to it by

874-497: The early 2000s. But its first was established in 1992 with French PSA Group . Known as Dongfeng Citroën Automobile Company (DCAC), it was the forerunner to the current Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile Limited (DPCA). By 2003, Dongfeng had established joint ventures with Kia Motors ( Dongfeng Yueda Kia , 2002 ), Honda ( Dongfeng Honda , 2003 ), and Nissan ( Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. , 2003 ). As of 2011, it had more Sino-foreign joint ventures than any other Chinese automaker, and

912-582: The electric city car targeted at European market. Its main products, the Renault Group's Renault City K-ZE / Dacia Spring , Seres Group 's Fengon E1 and Nissan's Vanucia E30 (second generation) are rebadged by Dongfeng's Nano Box and EX1 city car. Dongfeng established its joint venture with American parts-maker Dana Holding Corporation , Dongfeng Dana Axle Co, c. 2005. As of 2011, Dana and Dongfeng both have 50% ownership of this joint venture. In January 2013, Dongfeng and Volvo agreed to form

950-554: The joint ventures, DFL (or Dongfeng Nissan), formed in 2003, is the largest and sells Nissan-branded vehicles under its Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company (DFN) division. The DFN division also produces cars using Infiniti and Venucia branding. In 2017, DFL acquired 51% stake in Zhengzhou Nissan (total 79.651%) from its own subsidiary (at the time) Dongfeng Automobile Company Ltd. (DFAC) to consolidate Nissan China operations under DFL. Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle (DFCV)

988-648: The national and provincial levels. Alongside First Automotive Works it saw the successful dismantling of the Automobile Corporation, a central government entity presumably tasked with preventing non-competitive business practices through dictating output volumes and curtailing purchasing as well as exasperation at the right of the State to make managerial appointments. The Chinese partner in many Sino-foreign joint venture companies, Dongfeng initiated most of these cooperative efforts with foreign firms in

1026-576: The percentage of consumer offerings was likely lower as passenger car counts may include microvans , tiny commercial vehicles that are popular in China. Between 1978 and 1985 alongside the market-based Chinese economic reforms instituted by Deng Xiaoping , Dongfeng was transformed from a manufacturer of two heavy-duty trucks with fragmented operations and ownership into a single, centrally managed enterprise. This process included placing all Dongfeng operations—from part manufacture to vehicle assembly—under

1064-524: The same manufacturer. Most microvans have two swinging front doors, two sliding rear doors and a large tailgate. Seating can vary from two to nine; these seats are usually very thin and vertical to optimise room. The side windows in commercial -only versions of microvans are replaced by metallic panels; this type of microvan is sometimes called a "blind van". Some models also feature pick-up variants with one or two seat rows. Engines usually have displacements under 1.0 L; for example, Japanese microvans have

1102-630: The site in Shiyan, but were abruptly halted. As the Chinese economy improved, and as a result of the Sino-Soviet split , production of military trucks came into the spotlight again, and construction of the Second Automobile Works ( 第二汽车制造厂 ) was included in the third five-year plan in 1965. The company was officially founded in 1969 at a village of 100 residents, that would later grow to become Shiyan city. This remote location

1140-474: The state in 1981, and management was desirous of even greater production capacity. But in 1995, the company was experiencing financial difficulties as was the case with many Chinese automobile manufacturers at this time. The situation was still dire in 1998 precipitating a 1999 restructuring of the company. In 1992, the company changed its name to Dongfeng, or "East Wind" in Chinese. This state owned enterprise has come into conflict with authority at both

1178-478: The word 股份 ) (share). In 2020, Dongfeng dissolved its ventures Dongfeng Renault , Dongfeng Yulon and withdrawn from Dongfeng Yueda Kia in 2021. On June 12, 2020, the mass-produced version of the Dongfeng Sharing-VAN 1.0 rolled off the production line at its technical center, demonstrating Dongfeng's 5G-enabled autonomous vehicle with level 4 applications. Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM)

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1216-727: Was China's best-selling SUV that year, the CR-V. Other Honda-branded models sold in China are made by Guangqi Honda Automobile , but a 2004 agreement allowed Dongfeng-built CR-Vs to be sold through Guangqi's showrooms . Microvan A microvan is a van or minivan which is within the Japanese kei car classification or similar, and is smaller than a mini MPV . In China, these vehicles are nicknamed miàn bāo chē ("bread-loaf vehicle") because of their shape. Similarly, in several Hispanic American countries, these vehicles are called pan de molde , which means "bread loaf". In Indonesia, it

1254-468: Was also the first civilian truck by the company. At its peak the EQ140 held a domestic market share of 66%. In 1986, Dongfeng surpassed 100,000 vehicles produced annually. In 1987, a new 3-ton model was launched. Traditionally manufacturing commercial vehicles, by 2001 these made up about 73% of Dongfeng's production. By 2012, that figure had reversed, and 73% of manufactures were passenger cars. However,

1292-526: Was chosen as its topography consisted of over 40 shallow valleys, allowing factories to be concealed, while also being on the route of the Xiangyang–Chongqing railway . Due to its remote countryside location with limited equipment, the company only managed to produce 200 automobiles by 1972. In 1975, the first EQ240 2.5-ton Dongfeng truck was produced, followed by the EQ140 5-ton model in 1978, which

1330-454: Was chosen as the proposed site. The reasoning is also mentioned in a dictate of Chairman Mao Zedong ; as part of his " Third Front " strategy However, due to the poor state of the economy, the plans were shelved. In 1957, Hunan was picked as the site for the proposed truck factory, as the Yangtze basin area of the province didn't have any heavy industry yet. In 1960 preparations started at

1368-465: Was created for the collaborative development and sale of electric vehicles in China. Renault and Nissan each hold a 25% stake in eGT, while Dongfeng owns the remaining 50% of the shares. eGT has established its production facility in Shiyan City, Hubei Province, located in the central region of China. The joint venture shares the production line and supply chain with Dongfeng Nammi and produces

1406-574: Was launched in July 2009 using the Chinese name Fengshen (风神), and was later renamed to Aeolus as the English name. Several models during the 2010s was produced with support from PSA Peugeot Citroën and in the same factories that produce its Peugeot and Citroën-branded products for the Chinese market. The Aeolus S30 may have been the first instance of Dongfeng using its own "Dual Sparrows" logo in combination with its name. In August 2023, Aeolus became

1444-528: Was sold in Indonesia by Xarrina Motor Indonesia as ZNA Succe. The Succe received a facelift in 2018 featuring a restyled front fascia and a restyled rear end. The 2018 model year also introduce the electric version of the Dongfeng Succe. The Dongfeng Succe EV was introduced during the 2018 Beijing Auto Show , and is powered by a 82 hp（60kW）electric motor, and is available as a passenger van or

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