Dongfeng Fengshen
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Product type | Automobile marque |
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Owner |
Dongfeng Motor Group Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën |
Country | China |
Introduced | July 2009 |
Markets | China, Venezuela |
Website | dfpv.com.cn |
Dongfeng Fengshen | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 东风风神 | ||||||
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Dongfeng Fengshen is an automobile marque owned by the Chinese automaker Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle Company, a division of Dongfeng Motor Group. It was launched in July 2009.[1]
Some of its products are base on those of PSA Peugeot Citroën, such as Fengshen L60, launched by Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën in 2015.[2]
Name
Fengshen means "God of Wind" in Chinese.[3]
History
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The first Fengshen production model, an A-class four-door sedan called the Fengshen S30, was unveiled at the Auto Shanghai motor show in April 2009[4] and went on sale in China in July 2009.[1]
In June 2010 Dongfeng began construction of an engine plant in Hebei province for the manufacture of self-developed engines for Fengshen vehicles.[5]
The Fengshen H30, a mid-sized five-door hatchback, was officially launched in January 2011.[6] The Fengshen H30 Cross, a compact five-door SUV, made its debut at the Auto Shanghai motor show in April 2011[7] and went on sale in China in the same month.[8] The Fengshen A60, a compact sedan based on the Nissan Sylphy, made its debut at the Auto Guangzhou motor show in November 2011[9] and went on sale in China in March 2012.[10]
In April 2012 Dongfeng announced that it would establish a multi-brand dealership network across China selling Fengshen, Dongfeng Fengxing and Zhengzhou Nissan vehicles.[11]
Fengshen vehicles went on sale outside China for the first time in August 2012, when the marque was launched in Venezuela.[3]
Products
The current Fengshen range comprises the following models:[12]
- Fengshen H30, a compact five-door hatchback
- Fengshen S30, a subcompact four-door sedan based on the platform of the Peugeot 307[13]
- Fengshen A30, a subcmpact four-door sedan
- Fengshen A60, a compact four-door sedan available with a 2.0 litre engine[14]
- Fengshen E70, an electric compact four-door sedan based on the A60.
- Fengshen L60, a compact sedan based on the platform of the Peugeot 408[15]
- Fengshen A9, an executive four-door sedan
- Fengshen H30 Cross, a subcompact five-door CUV
- Fengshen AX3, a subcompact five-door CUV
- Fengshen AX4, a subcompact five-door CUV
- Fengshen AX5, a compact five-door CUV
- Fengshen AX7, a compact five-door CUV[16]
![](../I/m/Dongfeng_Fengshen_A30_02_China_2015-04-13.jpg)
![](../I/m/Dongfeng_Fengshen_A60_facelift_II_China_2016-04-07.jpg)
![](../I/m/DFM_H30_1.6_Elegant_2013_(8366546996).jpg)
![](../I/m/Dongfeng_Fengshen_S30_facelift_01_Auto_China_2014-04-23.jpg)
![](../I/m/Dongfeng_Fengshen_AX3_China_2016-04-01.jpg)
![](../I/m/Dongfeng_Fengshen_AX4_001.jpg)
![](../I/m/Dongfeng_Fengshen_AX5_China_2017-03-19.jpg)
![](../I/m/Dongfeng_Fengshen_AX7_02_--_Auto_China_--_2014-04-23.jpg)
![](../I/m/Dongfeng_Fengshen_L60_01_China_2015-04-10.jpg)
Fengshen products currently in development include a large MPV[17] and an electric powered city car.[18]
Sales
Fengshen products are currently sold in China and Venezuela.
Calendar year | Total sales |
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2009 | 22,000[1] |
2012 | 60,200[19] |
2013 | 80,077[20][note 1] |
Notes
- ↑ China only.
References
- 1 2 3 "Dongfeng offering own-brand sedans". China Daily. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "PSA Peugeot Citroën in China (a PSA Press Kit)". groupe-psa.com. PSA Peugeot Citroën. April 2015.
- 1 2 "Dongfeng begins export of self-developed Fengshen". China Daily. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Dongfeng set to roll out Fengshen S30 car". Gasgoo. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Dongfeng Motor starts to build engine plant". Gasgoo. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "2011 Dongfeng Fengshen H30 launched". Global Times. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ↑ "Premiere Showroom". China Daily. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Dongfeng-Fengshen H30 Cross Listed & Priced in China". Car News China. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Dongfeng-Fengshen A60 debuts at the Guangzhou Auto Show". Car News China. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Dongfeng Fengshen A60 listed & priced in China". Car News China. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Dongfeng planning to set up multi-brand dealers". Gasgoo. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Brands". Dongfeng Motor Corporation Passenger Vehicle Company. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Dongfeng-Fenshen S30 will hit the China car market on March 28". Car News China. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Dongfeng Fengshen A60 makes market debut". Gasgoo. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Dongfeng Fengshen L60". China Auto Web. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ↑ "Dongfeng AX7 SUV". China Auto Web. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ↑ "Spy Shots: new large MPV from Dongfeng". Car News China. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Spy Shots: Dongfeng working on small EV". Car News China. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Majority of manufacturers in Chinese automobile market fail to meet sales targets for 2012". Gasgoo. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Passenger Vehicle Sales by Brand". China Auto Web. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
Further reading
- "Dongfeng: 30b yuan for own brands". China Daily. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2013.