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| Type | Automobile marque | ||||||||||||||||
| Current owner | Dongfeng Motor Group | ||||||||||||||||
| Country of origin | China | ||||||||||||||||
| Introduced | July 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
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Aeolus (Dongfeng Fengshen) is an automobile marque owned by the Chinese automaker Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle Company, a division of Dongfeng Motor Group. The brand was launched in July 2009 using the Fengshen name,[1] and was later renamed to Aeolus as the English name, while the Chinese name remained the same (
).
Some of its products are based on those of PSA Peugeot Citroën, such as Fengshen L60, launched by Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën in 2015.[2]
History
Dongfeng Fengshen H30 as racing cars
The Fengshen name was first used as a vehicle model name by Yunbao Automobile, a joint-venture set up by the Taiwanese Yulon Motor. During the late 1990s, Nissan of Japan was formally added as a partner in the Yunbao joint-venture which resulted in the first Fengshen, the Yunbao Fengshen 7200, a rebadged model line based on the Nissan Bluebird U13 that was launched in the Chinese market in 1998. Later in 2003, Nissan bought Yulon's share in the joint-venture which became Dongfeng-Nissan, and later the Fengshen name was chosen to become the name of the new sub-brand.[3]
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 the 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. The Fengshen H30 Cross, a compact five-door SUV, made its debut at the Auto Shanghai motor show in April 2011[6] and went on sale in China in the same month.[7] The Fengshen A60, a compact sedan based on the Nissan Sylphy, made its debut at the Auto Guangzhou motor show in November 2011[8] and went on sale in China in March 2012.[9]
In April 2012, Dongfeng announced that it would establish a multi-brand dealership network across China selling Fengshen, Dongfeng Fengxing and Zhengzhou Nissan vehicles.[10]
Fengshen vehicles went on sale outside China for the first time in August 2012, when the marque was launched in Venezuela.[11]
Products
The current Fengshen range comprises the following models:[12]
- Fengshen E30, a city car
- Fengshen E30L, a city car
- Fengshen Yixuan (D53), a compact sedan
- Fengshen Yixuan GS, a compact crossover wagon
- Fengshen Yixuan Max (G35), a mid-size sedan
- Fengshen H30, a compact five-door hatchback
- Fengshen S30, a subcompact four-door sedan based on the platform of the Citroën Fukang[13]
- Fengshen A30, a subcompact 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]
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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.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dongfeng offering own-brand sedans", China Daily (8 February 2010).
- ↑ "PSA Peugeot Citroën in China (a PSA Press Kit)". PSA Peugeot Citroën (April 2015).
- ↑ "China Car History: Yunbao YB6470".
- ↑ "Dongfeng set to roll out Fengshen S30 car", Gasgoo (8 May 2009).
- ↑ "Dongfeng Motor starts to build engine plant", Gasgoo (27 June 2010).
- ↑ "Premiere Showroom", China Daily (22 April 2011).
- ↑ "Dongfeng-Fengshen H30 Cross Listed & Priced in China", Car News China (28 April 2011).
- ↑ "Dongfeng-Fengshen A60 debuts at the Guangzhou Auto Show", Car News China (21 November 2011).
- ↑ "Dongfeng Fengshen A60 listed & priced in China", Car News China (29 March 2012).
- ↑ "Dongfeng planning to set up multi-brand dealers", Gasgoo (6 April 2012).
- ↑ "Dongfeng begins export of self-developed Fengshen", China Daily (20 August 2012).
- ↑ "Brands". Dongfeng Motor Corporation Passenger Vehicle Company.
- ↑ "Dongfeng-Fenshen S30 will hit the China car market on March 28", Car News China (22 January 2013).
- ↑ "Dongfeng Fengshen A60 makes market debut", Gasgoo (29 March 2012).
- ↑ "Dongfeng Fengshen L60".
- ↑ "Dongfeng AX7 SUV".
- ↑ "Spy Shots: new large MPV from Dongfeng", Car News China (27 July 2012).
- ↑ "Spy Shots: Dongfeng working on small EV", Car News China (10 August 2012).
- ↑ "Majority of manufacturers in Chinese automobile market fail to meet sales targets for 2012", Gasgoo (23 January 2013).
- ↑ "2013 Passenger Vehicle Sales by Brand", China Auto Web (15 January 2014).
Further reading
- "Dongfeng: 30b yuan for own brands", China Daily (19 December 2011).[dead link]
External links
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