Dongfeng’s first SUV sent to the patent office, and leaked

The patent office in China is a leaky place, this time Dongfeng’s new SUV has been leaked ahead of its official unveiling in 2012. Media pundits are saying that the new SUV is based on the Nissan Qashqai which Nissan could have given to their partner. The rear end and also dashboard do seem to [...]

Dongfeng’s A60 – the old Nissan Bluebird Sylphy hits the production lines in Jan 2012

January 10th 2012 is the day that the Nissan Bluebird Sylphy comes down the production line at Dongfeng, albeit with a Dongfeng badge instead of a Nissan one. Nissan signed the platform, engines, and transmission (actually, Aisin transmissions) over to Dongfeng for use within their own new Fengshen brand. The A60 was unveiled at the [...]

Dongfeng-Honda to launch own brand in 2011

Whilst Dongfeng-Nissan are growing their own brand, it appears that Dongfeng-Honda are getting ahead in the technology department but are lacking in the branding department. Dongfeng and Nissan announced their own plans for their new brand entitled ‘Qi Chen’ several weeks ago, their first car is expected to launch in early 2012 and be based [...]

Dongfeng SUV to launch in October

Lets face it, this self developed SUV from Dongfeng is far from being a looker and appears to be yet another pick up truck based SUV, and is continuing a trend that we thought was largely forgotten. Previously third and fourth tier manufacturers such as Baoding Dadi and Tianma (Editors note: are they still in [...]

Dongfeng’s Tai Concept going into production soon

Dongfeng showed off the fantastic Tai Concept Car at the Beijing Auto Show, although it seemed to be fairly a demure stand at Dongfeng which mostly showed off their joint venture produced wares instead of their self produced vehicles. The Tai Concepet car was Dongfeng’s shot at bringing their own brand upmarket, which is something [...]

Dongfeng hybrid concept – looking chunky and green

Dongfeng are lagging behind their state owned competition SAIC and FAW by a long shot when it comes to self developed vehicles, although FAW ultimately dumped their Besturn brand they are working hard on a new series of cars, SAIC are receiving orders for MG and Roewe cars faster than they can make them. Dongfeng [...]

Dongfeng’s first crossover spotted out testing

Dongfeng started with its own small car range several years ago and seems to have hit a sweet spot with certain models, especially with the Fengshen, or the S40 as it more commonly known in English. The S40 came in sedan form and hatch form but with the hatch version being known as the H30, [...]

Dongfeng Luxgen SUV spotted out testing!

The Dongfeng Luxgen tie up between mainland China’s Dongfeng and Taiwan’s Yulong automotive has produced a few upcoming vehicles that are supposed be produced in China under the Dongfeng brand in the next couple of years, their first product was an MPV (that has yet to launch in Mainland China) and they also proposed to [...]

Dongfeng H30 hatch – Dongfeng is coming along

Dongfeng launched their new hatchback model to sit by its sedan brother earlier today, the H30 is the third Dongfeng self designed vehicle. The H30 measures (LxWxH) 4268mm x 1740 x 1482, and has a wheelbase of 2610mm. Engine power will be delivered by a 1.6L engine, and gears come in the form of a [...]

Koreans to get a taste of Chinese vehicles next year

Dongfeng Motor Corp is set to export several of its goods vehicles into Korea starting next year according to various media reports. Wuhan based Dongfeng are starting their export drive to Korea with several of their light goods vehicles which are set to be targeted at private entrepeneurs in the South Korean market. Dongfeng China [...]

Dongfeng-Renault deal dead in the water again

The proposed joint venture deal between Dongfeng and Renault has reportedly stopped again. The two automotive companies have been in talks for years regarding the production of Renault vehicles in China, but have repeatedly had various setbacks. Currently Renault are importing vehicles into China, their most recent model launch is the competitively priced Renault Koleos [...]

Peugeot 408 to be made in China?

The rumour mill is in overdrive as per usual in the Chinese automotive press, with rumours that the Peugeot 408 is going to be produced in China. Dongfeng-Peugeot have been keeping a lid on any plans for a Pug 408 for the Chinese market and have so far relied on the import method which has [...]

Dongfeng sedan launched, hatchback in works

The Dongfeng S30 was launched several days ago with much fanfare due to its sharp looks and low price. Dongfeng have priced the S30 sedan from 75,800rmb to 99,800rmb for different specifications of the 1.6l including manual and automatic gearbox options. The 1.6l engine used in the S30 is the same one that was used [...]

Peugeot 308SW to enter China market

Dongfeng-Peugeot are possibly planning to launch the 308SW wagon into the Chinese market to take advantage of the gap in the cheap wagon segment. Currently, the wagon segment is taken up by Brilliance BS4 Wagon, and the Buick Excelle Wagon (It’s currently unclear if the Buick Excelle Wagon is still in production, or if Buick [...]

Dongfeng headed to Australia

Hot after the launch of the Dongfeng Fengshen, and various other Dongfeng branded vehicles at the Shanghai Auto Shows, Dongfeng plan on heading to Australia: CHINA’S second largest car manufacturer is keen to strike deals with its struggling Australian counterparts, a move that may breathe life into the Rudd Government’s $6 billion restructure of the [...]

Dongfeng Coupe – Makes God Angry

We were going to post this tomorrow, but with tomorrow being Good Friday, we just couldn’t bring ourselves to anger the Lord with this monstrosity. So now that we’ve got it out of the way, we can tell you something about this ‘coupes’ creditals. First off, it will come with the usual off the shelf [...]

Oh no they didnt – Dongfeng ‘sports coupe’ set to launch

Citroen Quattre (C4) sedan in the making

The Citroen Quattre is essentially a slightly redesigned Citroen C4 for the Chinese market, big changes to the car would be a lack of a full glass roof, and the lack of VTS models. The C4 moniker was dropped in favor of the Quattre name, due to the Chinese dislike of the number 4, which [...]

Rover never died: Dongfeng Joyear 1.8T launched

Rover, the former British car maker had their IPR split across the world when they died in 2005, a fate which GM might just meet sometime in the not so distant future. Rover managed to live on in various different ways, SAIC built their Roewe 750, MG built their MG7, Etsong, FAW, and a whole [...]

Dongfeng Honda: We wont produce Civic Hathback in China

Dongfeng Honda, a joint venture between Dongfeng and Honda, have decided that they wont put the Honda Civic hatchback into production in China just yet due to cost concerns, although previously they said it would make a China appearence. Instead, it appears that Dongfeng Honda will be taking the existing Honda Civic, and turn turn [...]