Dongfeng Motor Corporation

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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 was chosen as the proposed site.{{Cite web|title=历史沿革 - 历史沿革 - 十堰市委市政府门户网站|url=http://www.shiyan.gov.cn/zjsy/sygk/lsyg/202006/t20200612_2061338.shtml|access-date=2022-02-15|website=shiyan.gov.cn}} The reasoning is also mentioned in a dictate of Chairman Mao Zedong; as part of his "Third Front" strategy{{cite book|last1=Zhang|first1=Wenxian|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bE5tkGrpv-wC|title=A Guide to the Top 100 Companies in China|last2=Alon|first2=Ilan|publisher=World Scientific|year=2010|isbn=978-981-4291-47-7}} 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 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 ({{lang|zh|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 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.

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In 1975, the first EQ240 2.5-ton Dongfeng truck was produced, followed by the EQ140 5-ton model in 1978, which was also the first civilian truck by the company.{{Cite web|title=新中国成立70周年｜东风的历史与未来:东风汽车公司的前身与历史-爱卡汽车|url=https://info.xcar.com.cn/201910/news_2042570_1.html|access-date=2022-02-15|website=info.xcar.com.cn}} 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, 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.{{cite book| last = Fumio| first = Itoh| title = China in the Twenty-First Century; Politics, Economy, and Society| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ATu5AAAAIAAJ| year = 1997| publisher = United Nations University Press| isbn = 978-92-808-0946-6 }} This process included placing all Dongfeng operations—from part manufacture to vehicle assembly—under 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.{{cite book| last = Fumio| first = Itoh| title = China in the Twenty-First Century; Politics, Economy, and Society| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ATu5AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA113| year = 1997| publisher = United Nations University Press| isbn = 978-92-808-0946-6| page = 113 }} 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 the state in 1981, and management was desirous of even greater production capacity.{{cite book| last = Hannan| first = Kate| title = Industrial Change in China Economic Restructuring and Conflicting Interests| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=OCtNngEACAAJ&pg=PA23| year = 1998| publisher = Taylor & Francis| isbn = 978-0-415-16246-3| page = 23 }} But in 1995, the company was experiencing financial difficulties as was the case with many Chinese automobile manufacturers at this time.{{cite book| last = Hannan| first = Kate| title = Industrial Change in China Economic Restructuring and Conflicting Interests| year = 1998| publisher = Taylor & Francis| isbn = 9780415162463 }} 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.{{cite book|last1=Ngo|first1=Tak-Wing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VST5lCzeRbUC&pg=PA176|title=Rent Seeking in China|last2=Wu|first2=Yongping|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2008|isbn=978-0-203-88396-9|page=176}}

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This state owned enterprise[https://web.archive.org/web/20110609225627/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/21/content_11744156.htm Outpacing its green due, China pursues leadership in new energy solutions] xinhuanet.com, 2009-07-21 has come into conflict with authority at both the national and provincial levels.{{cite book| last = Hannan| first = Kate| title = Industrial Change in China Economic Restructuring and Conflicting Interests| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=OCtNngEACAAJ&pg=PA96| year = 1998| publisher = Taylor & Francis| isbn = 978-0-415-16246-3| page = 96 }} 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 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).{{cite book| last = Thun| first = Eric| title = Changing lanes in China foreign direct investment, local government, and auto sector development| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Oej72nssLcUC&pg=PA175| edition = illustrated| year = 2006| publisher = Cambridge University Press| isbn = 978-0-521-84382-9| pages = 174–175 }}

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By 2003, Dongfeng had established joint ventures with Kia Motors (Dongfeng Yueda Kia, 2002[http://www.kiamotors.com/about-kia/company/corporate-news-view.aspx?idx=132&Page=2&s1=3&sv=dongfeng Kia to build a second plant in China] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001171356/http://www.kiamotors.com/about-kia/company/corporate-news-view.aspx?idx=132&Page=2&s1=3&sv=dongfeng |date=2011-10-01 }} kiamotors.com, 2004-05-14), Honda (Dongfeng Honda, 2003[http://world.honda.com/group/DongfengHondaAutomobile/# Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd.] Honda Official Site), and Nissan (Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd., 2003[http://www.dfl.com.cn/dfl/info/introduce_en.aspx General Introduction to Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd.] Dongfeng Motor Co Official Site). {{asof|2011|post=,}} it had more Sino-foreign joint ventures than any other Chinese automaker, and 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.{{Cite news|date=2006-11-27|title=Dongfeng Motor eyes Japan|language=en|work=Bloomberg.com|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2006-11-26/dongfeng-motor-eyes-japan|access-date=2021-03-06}}

In 2009, it sold 1.9 million vehicles{{cite news|url=http://chinaautoweb.com/auto-companies/dongfeng-motor/ |title=Dongfeng Motor: Company Profile |publisher=ChinaAutoWeb.com}} ranking second among domestic automakers[https://www.reuters.com/article/rbssAutoTruckManufacturers/idUSTOE62709A20100309 UPDATE 2-Incentives boost China's SAIC Feb auto sales 45 pct] reuters.com, Mon Mar 8, 2010 10:09pm EST and third overall.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100225144654/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-02/22/c_13182876.htm New policy to encourage China's carmaker consolidation] xinhuanet.com, 2010-02-22 10:27:20

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In 2010, the company sold 2.72 million units,[http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/01/china-car-market-101-who-makes-all-those-18-million-cars/ China Car Market 101: Who Makes All Those 18 Million Cars?] thetruthaboutcars.com, January 19, 2011 making it the second most-productive Chinese vehicle-maker.[http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/90860/7199051.html Sales surge, but congestion concerns rise] people.com.cn, November 15, 2010 It reported 1.72 million sales of passenger vehicles that same year.[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-11/29/content_11623744.htm Dongfeng hits 2010 target 40 days early] chinadaily.com.cn, 2010-11-29

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.{{cite conference |title=2011年前十家乘用车生产企业销量排名 |publisher=China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) |date=2012-01-20 |url=http://www.caam.org.cn/zhengche/20120120/0905067439.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820031815/http://www.caam.org.cn/zhengche/20120120/0905067439.html |archive-date=2012-08-20 }}

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.{{cite web|title=2012年12月分车型前十家生产企业销量排名 |url=http://www.caam.org.cn/zhengche/20130114/0905085491.html |publisher=China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) |date=14 January 2013 |access-date=January 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115030711/http://caam.org.cn/zhengche/20130114/0905085491.html |archive-date=January 15, 2013 }} 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 a 70 percent stake in the Swedish engineering company T Engineering AB.{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-10/17/content_15825520.htm|title=Dongfeng Motor establishes overseas R&D center|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=China Daily|date=17 October 2012}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25227877|title=China in $1.3bn Renault-Dongfeng auto joint venture|access-date=6 March 2014|work=BBC News|date=5 December 2013}} 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 a foreign automaker—the most of any Chinese automaker.{{cite web | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-dongfeng-renault-idUSBRE9B409Y20131205 | title=China approves Renault's $1.3 billion Dongfeng venture | publisher=Thomson Reuters | work=reuters.com | date=Dec 5, 2013 | access-date=8 December 2013 |author1=Frost, Lawrence |author2=Kwok, Donny}}

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.{{cite web|title=Peugeot signs Dongfeng deal, recovery hurdles remain|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-peugeot-dongfeng-idUSBREA2P1VZ20140326|website=Reuters|access-date=1 December 2014|date=26 March 2014|author-first1=Laurence|author-last1=Frost|author-first2=Gilles|author-last2=Guillaume}}

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In 2017, it was announced that Dongfeng Motor Corporation would be re-incorporated as a limited company, renaming to {{lang|zh|东风汽车集团有限公司}}, which only differ from its subsidiary Dongfeng Motor Group for the word {{lang|zh|股份}}) (share).{{cite news|url=http://auto.people.com.cn/n1/2017/1206/c1005-29688813.html|script-title=zh:东风汽车公司更名为东风汽车集团有限公司|date=6 December 2017|access-date=12 May 2018|agency=Xinhua News Agency|work=People's Daily|language=zh-cn}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://autonews.gasgoo.com/m/70017252.html|title=China's first 5G-powered level 4 self-driving production vehicle rolls off assembly line|date=6 December 2017|access-date=1 May 2024|work=Gasgoo|language=en-cn|archive-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501093919/https://autonews.gasgoo.com/m/70017252.html|url-status=live}}

In 2023, construction of the Dongfeng Motor Museum started.{{Cite web |title=今天，原东风41厂发生了一件大事！！！东风汽车博物馆正式开工建设 |url=https://www.cntplus.com/truck/180142.html |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=提加商用车网 |language=zh-Hans}}

Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM) 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.

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Dongfeng Motor Group (DFG) is a listed subsidiary that is majority owned (66.86%) by Dongfeng Motor Corporation.{{cite book| last = Fumio| first = Itoh| title = China in the Twenty-First Century; Politics, Economy, and Society| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ATu5AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA126| year = 1997| publisher = United Nations University Press| isbn = 978-92-808-0946-6| page = 126 }} 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 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.{{cite web | url=http://auto.sina.com.cn/zz/2017-06-15/detail-ifyfzhpq7020462.shtml | title=东风有限受让郑州日产51%股份 成大股东 }}

Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle (DFCV) 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.sasac.gov.cn/n2588025/n2588124/c3784124/content.html | title=东风与沃尔沃合资组建东风商用车公司正式运营－国务院国有资产监督管理委员会 }}

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Dongfeng Automobile Company Ltd. (DFAC) 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.{{cite web | url=http://finance.ce.cn/stock/gsgdbd/202206/02/t20220602_37702272.shtml | title=东风汽车实控人变为国务院国资委 东风集团加速整合商用车业务_中国经济网——国家经济门户 }} It has a 50-50 joint venture to produce Cummins diesel engines known as Dongfeng Cummins Engine Co. Ltd.

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Dongfeng sells vehicles under various brand names.{{cite web|url=http://www.cndfn.net/productlist/?81_1.html|title=Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle|access-date=6 March 2014|publisher=Dongfeng Motor Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306154917/http://www.cndfn.net/productlist/?81_1.html|archive-date=6 March 2014}} 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.

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Voyah (岚图) is a premium EV brand directly under Dongfeng Motor Corporation specializing in designing and developing electric vehicles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.motor1.com/news/446526/voyah-ifree-concept-china/|title=Voyah iFree Electric SUV Concept Shows Off Some Great Chinese Design|website=Motor1.com}}

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M-Hero Technology (猛士科技) is Dongfeng's brand for high performance luxury off-road vehicle.{{Cite web |last=Opletal |first=Jiri |date=2023-04-05 |title=Dongfeng Mengshi M-Hero 917 EV production started. 1000 HP and 505 km range under the hood |url=https://carnewschina.com/2023/04/05/dongfeng-mengshi-m-hero-917-ev-production-started-1000-hp-and-505-km-range-under-the-hood/ |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=CarNewsChina.com |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Bobylev |first=Denis |date=2023-01-12 |title=Mengshi M-Hero 917 Exposed With Over 1000 HP And 505 KM Of Range |url=https://carnewschina.com/2023/01/12/mengshi-m-hero-917-exposed-with-over-1000-hp-and-505-km-of-range/ |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=CarNewsChina.com |language=en-US}}

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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.{{Cite web |title=东风公司实施东风乘用车新能源"跃迁行动" 集团一体化管理"东风"三大产品品牌-新华网 |url=http://www.news.cn/auto/20230816/fff5b87a58e846c38c7d2a6ca20a8c32/c.html |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=news.cn}}

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Aeolus 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{{Cite web |url=http://media.groupe-psa.com/en/download/article/node-field_download_files-459069-0 |title=PSA Peugeot Citroën in China (a PSA Press Kit) |date=April 2015 |website=groupe-psa.com |publisher=PSA Peugeot Citroën |access-date=2017-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614020941/http://media.groupe-psa.com/en/download/article/node-field_download_files-459069-0 |archive-date=2016-06-14 }} 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 a sub-brand under one unified Dongfeng brand but remain its independent marque.

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Dongfeng eπ is the premium EV sub-brand under the Dongfeng brand. The first Dongfeng eπ concept car debuted on 2018 Beijing Auto Show,{{Cite web |last=Suzan |date=2023-09-12 |title=Dongfeng to Launch Fengshen eπ Production Version, Another Electric Coupe from China Vehicle Maker {{!}} China Car News, Reviews and More |url=https://www.chinapev.com/dongfeng/dongfeng-to-launch-fengshen-e%cf%80-production-version-another-electric-coupe-from-china-vehicle-maker/ |access-date=2023-09-15 |language=en-US}} and its prototype was named as Aeolus eπ01 formerly.{{Cite web |last=Bobylev |first=Denis |date=2023-05-29 |title=Nobody gonna know... Dongfeng Aeolus eπ01 prototype debuted in China |url=https://carnewschina.com/2023/05/29/nobody-gonna-now-dongfeng-aeolus-e%CF%8001-prototype-debuted-in-china/ |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=CarNewsChina.com |language=en-US}}

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.{{Cite web |title=东风eπ系列首款新车申报图 定位中大型纯电轿车 |url=https://www.dongchedi.com/article/7278140544998507043 |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=dongchedi.com}}

• Dongfeng eπ 007 (2024–present), full-size sedan, BEV/PHEV(EREV)
• Dongfeng eπ 008 (2024–present), mid-size SUV, BEV/PHEV(EREV)

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Dongfeng Nammi (previously known as Dongfeng EV or Dongchuang Zilian) 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.{{Cite web |title=东风纳米 |trans-title=Dongfeng Nammi |url=https://www.dna-nev.com.cn/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=dna-nev.com.cn |language=zh}}

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Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor Group, located in the city of Liuzhou, Guangxi, China. Passenger vehicles produced by Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor bears the Forthing (Dongfeng Fengxing) brand.{{Cite web |title=Enterprise Overview |url=http://121.40.230.215:8082/article/index?mid=enterprise+profile&cid=25 |website=121.40.230.215 |publisher=Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor Co Ltd}}

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Dongfeng is the Chinese partner in many joint ventures that make trucks and cars.

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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 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.{{Cite web |date=2017-08-29 |title=Renault-Nissan Alliance and Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. forge partnership to co-develop electric vehicles in China |url=http://global.nissannews.com/en/releases/170829-01-e |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Global Nissan Newsroom |language=en}}

The joint venture shares the production line and supply chain with Dongfeng Nammi{{Cite web |title=搭建平台促协同 合作提升谋共赢 ——东风纳米、易捷特新能源汽车供应链对接会在我市举办 |url=http://fzzx.shiyan.gov.cn/show-8-915-1.html |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=fzzx.shiyan.gov.cn}} and produces 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.

File:Renault City K-ZE IMG001.jpg|Renault City K-ZE

File:Dacia Spring IAA 2021 1X7A0215.jpg|Dacia Spring

File:Venucia e30 001.jpg|link=|Nissan Venucia e30

Dongfeng established its joint venture with American parts-maker Dana Holding Corporation, Dongfeng Dana Axle Co, {{circa}} 2005.[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/11/business/company-news-dana-forms-venture-with-dongfeng-motor-of-china.html COMPANY NEWS; DANA FORMS VENTURE WITH DONGFENG MOTOR OF CHINA] nytimes.com, March 11, 2005 {{asof|2011|post=,}} Dana and Dongfeng both have 50% ownership of this joint venture.[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304760604576428954079857010 Dana Expands Its Control in Two Ventures in China, India] wsj.com, JULY 6, 2011, 1:25 A.M. ET

File:Dongfeng truck of China Post QY-030 20091021.jpg|A Dongfeng truck

File:Dongfeng KM6603PA at China-Lao Border.jpg|A Dongfeng KM6603PA bus

File:Dongfeng Hubei 4x2 Fire Engine.jpg|Dongfeng Hubei 4x2 fire engine in the Philippines

In January 2013, Dongfeng and Volvo agreed to form a China-based medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacturing joint venture, Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles, with 55% ownership by Dongfeng Motor and 45% by Volvo.{{cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/us-china-auto-idINBRE90P04W20130126|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507191500/http://in.reuters.com/article/us-china-auto-idINBRE90P04W20130126|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 7, 2016|title=Volvo to be biggest in heavy trucks with Dongfeng JV|access-date=27 January 2013|work=Reuters|date=26 January 2013}} 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 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,[http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/IR/INSIDE/INSIDE-SP/CHINA/index.html "Nissan's China Business"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009070006/http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/IR/INSIDE/INSIDE-SP/CHINA/index.html |date=2011-10-09 }} Nissan Official Site, May 2009 and it is possible this location was one asset of the former Nissan joint venture Dongfeng bought out as part of the Volvo deal.

The company uses the Dongfeng Trucks brand.

{{Main|Dongfeng Honda}}

File:Honda CR-V RM 5 China 2012-06-02.jpg made by Dongfeng Honda]]

Based in Wuhan, Hubei province, Dongfeng Honda Automobile Company was established in 2003[http://world.honda.com/group/DongfengHondaAutomobile/ Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd.] Honda Official Site and manufactures Honda-branded SUVs and automobiles for the Chinese market. Products produced by this joint venture with HondaHonda takes Civic to China. By: Webb, Alysha. Automotive News, 3/27/2006, Vol. 80, Issue 6195 include the Honda Civic, the CR-V, and the Spirior.Dongfeng Honda's new CR-V goes on sale in Guangzhou. China Business News. Shanghai: Mar 15, 2010. As of early 2011, some offerings may incorporate Japanese-made parts.{{cite news | title = AUTOSHOW-Honda: China output to be affected by Japan parts shortage | work = Reuters | date = 18 April 2011 | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/autoshow-honda-idUSB9E7FE00320110419 | access-date = 4 January 2012}}

In 2010, its model line included what was China's best-selling SUV that year, the CR-V.[http://chinaautoweb.com/2011/01/top-10-best-selling-sedans-and-suvs-in-2010/ Top 10 Best-Selling Sedans and SUVs in 2010] chinaautoweb.com, January 14, 2011 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.{{cite book| author = China Briefing Media| title = China Briefing's Business Guide to the Greater Pearl River Delta| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=PknF6cR7lQMC| year = 2004| publisher = China Briefing Media, Ltd.| isbn = 978-988-98673-1-7 }}

A China-only product line debuted in 2016 with the Gienia, a mid-size hatchback.{{Cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tychodefeijter/2016/09/05/honda-gienia-debuts-at-the-chengdu-auto-show-in-china/#7b822c75609d |title=Honda Gienia Debuts At The Chengdu Auto Show In China |last=De Feijter |first=Tycho |date=5 September 2016 |work=Forbes}}

Primary production may be at its two Wuhan, Hubei, production sites,[https://web.archive.org/web/20110609225637/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-01/21/c_13144508.htm Honda to build 168 mln USD new plant in China] xinhuanet.com, 2010-01-21 00:11:20 one of which became operational c. 2012.[https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBJD00342720100120 Honda says JV with Dongfeng to build new China plant] reuter.com, Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:18am EST Another plant produces engines for this joint venture in Guangzhou.

Nissan and Dongfeng have a long-standing relationship. Early on, the Chinese company produced diesel-powered Nissan trucks built from complete knock-down kits, and Nissan lent Dongfeng technical assistance.{{cite book| last = Hannan| first = Kate| title = Industrial Change in China Economic Restructuring and Conflicting Interests| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=OCtNngEACAAJ&pg=PA90| year = 1998| publisher = Taylor & Francis| isbn = 978-0-415-16246-3| page = 90 }} When the Chinese State began allowing foreign automakers market access through joint ventures, Nissan remained with Dongfeng.

As an example of the extensive and comprehensive nature of Nissan's technical assistance to the Chinese company, in 2011 nearly 70% of products Dongfeng manufactured were connected in some way to Nissan.{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/dongfeng-results-idUSL3E8EK1H920120327 |title=UPDATE 1-Dongfeng 2010 net weak, outlook improves on Honda recovery |author=Fang Yan |author2=Ken Wills |date=27 March 2012 |work=Reuters}}

{{Main|Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd.}}

File:Nissan Teana J32 facelift China 2012-07-21.jpg

Established in 2002,{{cite press release| url= http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2002/_STORY/020919-01.html |website= nissan-global.com| title= Nissan and Dongfeng to Establish the Most Comprehensive Partnership In Commercial and Passenger Vehicle Operations in China|date= September 19, 2002}} Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd (DFL) began operating in July 2003.{{cite web| url= http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/DOCUMENT/PDF/FR/2005/fr2005.pdf | page= 4| website= nissan-global.com| title= Financial Information as of March 31, 2006| date= 2005}} Nissan holds 50% ownership{{cite book| last = Ghosn| first = Carlos| title = Shift Inside Nissan's Historic Revival| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=RZ-RuS9VNSgC&pg=PA202| year = 2007| publisher = Random House| isbn = 9780307423818| pages = 202, 206 }} in this maker of heavy trucks, light commercial vehicles, and passenger cars.{{cite web| url= http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/DOCUMENT/PDF/IREVENT/PRESEN/2008/080616Nakamura_PresentationE.pdf| title= 04-07 Mid-term Plan Presentation| website= nissan-global.com| publisher= Nissan| date= June 16, 2008| access-date= March 11, 2010| archive-date= September 27, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110927123848/http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/DOCUMENT/PDF/IREVENT/PRESEN/2008/080616Nakamura_PresentationE.pdf| url-status= dead}} Heavy-duty trucks and buses exclusively carry the Dongfeng brand name, light-duty trucks use both the Nissan and Dongfeng names, and consumer offerings are Nissan products. While the great majority of passenger cars retain the Nissan name, a small number sell under the brand name Venucia which is Dongfeng–Nissan's brand which offers cheaper products targeted at less-affluent inland city consumers.{{cite news| url= https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE6BJ04F20101220 |title= AUTOSHOW-China joint venture brands eye growth in inland cities| website= reuters.com| date= December 20, 2010 }} Venucia (Qi Chen) launched its first models in 2012.{{cite web | url=http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2012/_STORY/120727-02-e.html | title=Dongfeng Nissan Launches VENUCIA R50 in China | publisher=Nissan Motor Company | work=nissan-global.com | date=July 27, 2012 | access-date=6 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120103837/http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2012/_STORY/120727-02-e.html | archive-date=20 November 2012 }} The name is derived from that of the Roman goddess of beauty, Venus.

A few of its Dongfeng-branded light commercial vehicles have been exported to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Africa, and the Middle East.{{cite book |chapter-url= http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/DOCUMENT/PDF/AR/2006/AR06_e_p28_29.pdf |chapter=China |title=Nissan Annual Report, 2006-07 |publisher=Nissan }}

Infiniti-branded vehicles are most probably imported as of 2006,{{cite press release| url= http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2006/_STORY/060830-02-e.html |title= Nissan And Dongfeng To Set Up China Auto Finance Company| publisher=Nissan Motor Company | work=nissan-global.com | date= August 30, 2006}} but 2013 news stories suggested that some production would be moved to China in the future.{{cite web | url= http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2013-09/14/c_132720801.htm | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130918141640/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2013-09/14/c_132720801.htm | archive-date= September 18, 2013 | title=Interview: China key to our globalization strategy: Infiniti global chief | publisher=Xinhua | work=xinhuanet.com | date=2013-09-14 | access-date=6 October 2013}} Manufacture of the brand in China may have begun with the Q50L being produced at a site in Xiangyang sometime after 2014.

{{Main|Venucia}}

Dongfeng Venucia Motor Company is a subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. established in 2017 and focused on the marketing and production of passenger cars.{{cite web |date=7 February 2017 |title=Dongfeng Venucia Motor Company established to elevate the development |url=http://www.dfl.com.cn/dfl/news/show_en.aspx?ID=10003622 |access-date=26 February 2018 |publisher=DFL}}{{cite web |date=7 February 2017 |title=东风启辰汽车公司成立 启辰品牌脱离东风日产独立 |trans-title=Dongfeng Venucia Motor Company sets up the Venucia marque as a company independent of Dongfeng Nissan |url=http://auto.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0207/c1005-29063763.html |access-date=26 February 2018 |website=auto.people.com.cn |publisher=People's Daily - Auto Channel |language=zh}}{{cite news |last=Li |first=Fusheng |date=8 February 2017 |title=Venucia revs up as independent firm |newspaper=China Daily |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/motoring/2017-02/08/content_28132759.htm |access-date=3 March 2018}} The Venucia marque, launched in September 2010, was originally owned by Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle, itself another subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd.

File:Venucia V-Online IMG003.jpg|Venucia V-Online

File:Venucia Xing 006.jpg|Venucia Star

File:Venucia e30 001.jpg|Venucia e30

File:VENUCIA D60 EV China (2).jpg|Venucia D60EV Plus

File:Venucia D60 01 China 2018-03-20.jpg|Venucia D60

{{Main|Dongfeng Fengdu}}

Launched in 2013, Fengdu ({{lang|zh-hans|风度}}) is a sub-brand of Dongfeng Automobile started by producing out of production Nissan CUVs bearing the Dongfeng logo.{{Cite web |year=2015 |title=SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT OF NISSAN'S SUBSIDIARIES IN CHINA (2015) |url=https://www.nissan.com.cn/csr/china/china/pdf_file/2015/2015%20SOCIAL%20RESPONSIBILITY%20REPORT%20OF%20NISSAN%27S%20SUBSIDIARIES%20IN%20CHINA.pdf |website=nissan.com.cn |publisher=Communications Management Division, Nissan (China) Investment Co Ltd |page=05 |location=Chaoyang District, Beijing |access-date=2017-04-09 |archive-date=2016-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203155302/http://www.nissan.com.cn/csr/china/china/pdf_file/2015/2015%20SOCIAL%20RESPONSIBILITY%20REPORT%20OF%20NISSAN%27S%20SUBSIDIARIES%20IN%20CHINA.pdf |url-status=dead }} Older Nissan tooling was set up in China by Zhengzhou-Nissan to produce the second generation Nissan X-Trail rebadged as the Dongfeng Fengdu MX6.{{cite web |date=2 December 2014 |title=Spy Shots: Dongfeng MX6 is an old Nissan X-Trail |url=https://carnewschina.com/2014/12/02/spy-shots-dongfeng-mx6-is-an-old-nissan-x-trail/}}

File:Dongfeng Fengdu MX6 01 China 2015-04-08.jpg|Dongfeng Tengshi MX6

File:2017 Dongfeng-Fengdu (Zhengzhou-Nissan) MX5, front 8.5.18.jpg|Dongfeng Fengdu MX5

File:Fengdu MX3 front quarter.jpg|Fengdu MX3

File:Zhengzhou Chaiyou.jpg

Other joint ventures include Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Co, a unit of Dongfeng Motor Company[http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2006/_STORY/060420-04-e.html DONGFENG NISSAN RELEASES NEW TEANA IN CHINA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927123950/http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2006/_STORY/060420-04-e.html |date=2011-09-27 }} Nissan Official Site, Apr 20, 2006 that makes automobiles for the domestic market and has exported to Egypt.[http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2008/_STORY/080919-01-e.html DONGFENG NISSAN PRODUCES ONE MILLIONTH VEHICLE IN CHINA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724075400/http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2008/_STORY/080919-01-e.html |date=2009-07-24 }} Nissan Official Site, September 19, 2008 Another unit of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou Nissan Automobile Co, manufactures light commercial vehicles.[http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2009/_STORY/091112-01-e.html ZHENGZHOU NISSAN LAUNCHES HIGH-END LCV NT400 CABSTAR IN CHINA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105063030/http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2009/_STORY/091112-01-e.html |date=2010-01-05 }} Nissan Official Site, November 12, 2009 Most Zhengzhou products are sold under the Dongfeng brand, such as the Dongfeng Rich (Rui Qi),{{cite web | title= Dongfeng Rich Pickup Truck from Zhengzhou Nissan | url = http://chinaautoweb.com/car-models/dongfeng-rich-pickup-truck-from-zhengzhou-nissan/ | publisher = ChinaAutoWeb | date = 2010-12-13 }} a reworked Nissan D22.{{cite web | script-title = zh:憨厚新浪汽车试驾郑州日产锐骐皮卡汽油版 | trans-title = An Honest Test Drive of the Zhengzhou Nissan Rui Qi (Rich) Pickup Petrol | publisher = Zhengzhou Nissan Automobile Co | url = http://www.zznissan.com.cn/buy/jiacheng-mb.php?id=5540 | language = zh | date = 2009-10-31 | access-date = 2010-11-12 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110707023232/http://www.zznissan.com.cn/buy/jiacheng-mb.php?id=5540 | archive-date = 2011-07-07 }}

A passenger-car production base and technical center{{cite press release| url= http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2006/_STORY/060320-01-e.html| title= Dongfeng Motor Completes New Dongfeng Nissan Technical Center | website= nissan-global.com| publisher= Nissan Motor Company| date= March 20, 2006}} in Guangzhou, Guangdong,{{cite press release| url= http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2004/_STORY/040518-01.html |title= Dongfeng Motor Company Passenger Vehicle's Guangzhou Huadu Plant Goes Into Operation |date= May 18, 2004| website= nissan-global.com| publisher= Nissan Motor Company}} are part of both the Nissan joint venture Dongfeng Motor Co and a unit of that joint venture, Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Co.{{cite press release| url= http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2009/_STORY/090729-02-e.html |title= Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. Announces the Expansion of Huadu Plant in Guangzhou| date= July 29, 2009| website= nissan-global.com| publisher= Nissan Motor Company}}

Another Guangzhou production base manufactures Nissan engines.{{cite press release| url=http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2004/_STORY/041221-02.html |title=Dongfeng Motor Company To Build New Engine Plant In Huadu | date= December 21, 2004| website= nissan-global.com| publisher= Nissan Motor Company}}{{cite web| url= http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2006/_STORY/060228-01-e.html| title= Newly-Completed Dongfeng Nissan Engine Plant to Produce All-new HR and MR Engines| date= February 28, 2006| website= nissan-global.com| publisher= Nissan Motor Company| access-date= March 11, 2010| archive-date= September 27, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110927124136/http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2006/_STORY/060228-01-e.html| url-status= dead}} As of 2009, a Nissan joint venture engine production base in Shiyan, Hubei province, produced diesel engines and other sites, auto parts. It is possible this location has been shuttered and the tooling moved{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} as Dongfeng bought out Nissan's stake in a joint venture company, Dongfeng Nissan Diesel Motor Co Ltd, as part of a deal to initiate a new joint venture with Volvo. In the Huadu District of Guangzhou, a production base was under construction in late 2010. Planned to have a 240,000 units/year production capacity, these may be engines not vehicles. It could be the large-scale vehicle production base under construction in 2010 that would expand Dongfeng-Nissan local production capacity in this area to 600,000 units/year.

A joint venture with Nissan has a production base, Zhengzhou Light Truck plant, in Zhengzhou, Henan. In 2010, this was joined by a second, increasing production capacity by 120,000 units/year.{{cite news| url= http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/2010-10/25/content_11458874.htm |title= Ready consumer cash fueling robust sales| website= chinadaily.com.cn| date= October 25, 2010| first= Jenny| last= Gu| access-date= April 13, 2017}} Production capacity figures may consider engines and vehicles as discrete.

A handful of Nissan joint venture production bases are located in Xiangfan, Hubei, making light commercial vehicles and cars.

{{main|Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile}}

File:Citroën C5 II China 2012-04-15.JPG

Dong Feng Peugeot Citroën Automobile Company is a joint venture with PSA Peugeot-Citroën set up in 1992 and based in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province.[http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/document/presse_dossier/dp%20chine%20avril%202010_final_ANG1272291568.pdf China Division: PSA Peugeot Citroën in China; NEWS KIT] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207173356/http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/document/presse_dossier/dp%20chine%20avril%202010_final_ANG1272291568.pdf |date=December 7, 2010 }} PSA Peugeot Citroën Official Site, April 2010

Currently selling a range of Peugeot and Citroën models, its first offering was a hatchback built from semi-complete knock-down kits, the ZX Fukang. Its first Peugeot-branded product was introduced in 2004.[http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/document/presse_dossier/dp%20chine%20avril%202010_final_ANG1272291568.pdf China Division: PSA Peugeot Citroën in China] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207173356/http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/document/presse_dossier/dp%20chine%20avril%202010_final_ANG1272291568.pdf |date=December 7, 2010 }}, p. 4

Some of the engines made by this joint venture are used in other Dongfeng passenger car products, the Fengshen S30 and H30, for example.[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2010-06/28/content_10026627.htm Dongfeng sales continue surge] chinadaily.com.cn, 2010-06-28

{{asof|2010|post=,}} the PSA Peugeot Citroën joint venture had two production bases in Wuhan, and a third base for this joint venture was in the planning stages around 2010.[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/usa/2010-10/29/content_11477040.htm Peugeot sees China driving its brand] chinadaily.com.cn, 2010-10-29 Xiangfan serves as location for a powertrain production base for the joint venture with PSA Peugeot Citroën as of 2010. An R&D center in Shanghai, the China Tech Center, is wholly owned by PSA Peugeot Citroën but lends assistance to the joint venture with this French automaker.

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Dongfeng Skio is a sub-brand of Dongfeng that focuses on producing electric vehicles. The current lineup are mostly Dongfeng-petrol-car-based electric vehicles.{{Cite web|url=http://www.skio.cn|title=Dongfeng Skio}}

Current products sold under the Skio brand included:

• Dongfeng Skio Junfeng
• Dongfeng Skio ER30
• Dongfeng Skio E11K

{{Main|Seres Automobile (Hubei)}}

File:2018 Dongfeng-Xiaokang (Sokon) K07S, front 8.8.18.jpg

Dongfeng DFSK (Sokon) or in Chinese Dongfeng Xiaokang ({{lang|zh-hans|东风小康}}) is Sino-sino joint venture between Dongfeng and Seres Group Co Ltd.{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/brief-chongqing-sokons-sales-of-vehicles-idUSL3N1GN3KB |title=BRIEF-Chongqing Sokon's sales of vehicles, engines up in Feb |last=Hong Kong newsroom |date=10 March 2017 |website=reuters.com |publisher=Thomson Reuters}} Brands under the joint venture includes Dongfeng Sokon (DFSK, sometimes known as DF Dongfeng as the official website suggests) light commercial vehicles and Dongfeng Fengguang passenger vehicles. Seres also has its own electric startup brand based in North America called SF Motors.

In September 2019, Sokon acquired the remaining 50% of the DFSK joint venture from Dongfeng Motor Group (DFG), becoming 100% owner. They continue to produce vehicles using the Dongfeng logo and under the Dongfeng Sokon and Dongfeng Fengguang (Fengon) branding.{{cite web |title=东风小康成为小康股份全资子公司 |url=https://www.autothinker.net/Home/Publicsentiment/daily_express_details/id/162888/date/2020-04-16.html |website=AutoThinker |date=2020-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326024134/https://www.autothinker.net/Home/Publicsentiment/daily_express_details/id/162888/date/2020-04-16.html |archive-date=2023-03-26 |url-status=live}}

{{main|Dongfeng Renault}}

Created in late 2013, Dongfeng Renault Automotive Co Ltd planned to produce 150,000 whole vehicles per year at an as-yet-unbuilt production base in China.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25227877 | title=China in $1.3bn Renault-Dongfeng auto joint venture | publisher=BBC | work=bbc.com | date=5 December 2013 | access-date=8 December 2013}} This facility may become operational as early as 2016.

In August 2020, the Dongfeng Renault venture was officially dissolved and Renault transferred its stake to Dongfeng.

{{asof|2023|post=,}} Renault does not produce vehicles in China, but maintains small joint ventures that do not use Renault branding. Dongfeng and Renault both maintain a stake in EV startup BeyonCa.{{cite web |title=Renault & Dongfeng launch luxury EV brand in China |url=https://www.electrive.com/2022/11/07/renault-dongfeng-launch-luxury-ev-brand-in-china/ |website=Electrive.com |date=2022-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326024134/https://www.electrive.com/2022/11/07/renault-dongfeng-launch-luxury-ev-brand-in-china/ |archive-date=2023-03-26 |url-status=live}} Renault also has a technology deal with Geely and a 50% owned joint venture with Jiangling Motor (JMEV).

File:Renault Kadjar 001 China 2016-04-12.jpg|Renault Kadjar

File:Renault Koleos II China 2018-03-26.jpg|Renault Koleos

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{{main|Dongfeng Yulon}}

An equally owned joint venture with Taiwanese automaker Yulon, Dongfeng Yulon[http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2010-12/20/content_11727809.htm Cross-Straits partnership links Dongfeng and Yulon] chinadaily.com.cn, 2010-12-20[http://www.chinacartimes.com/2010/12/14/dongfeng-luxgen-formally-announce-jv-partnership/ Dongfeng-Luxgen formally announce JV partnership] chinacartimes.com, December 14, 2010 (or Dongfeng Yulong[http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2010-12/15/content_11704278.htm Leading car makers across Taiwan Strait set up JV] chinadaily.com.cn, 2010-12-15), was set up in 2009[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2010/09/07/2003482297 Prospect of Chinese sales drives Yulon Motor shares up] taipeitimes.com, Tue, Sep 07, 2010 and will manufacture Yulon's Luxgen models in China. Dongfeng Yulon began production of its first model, the Luxgen 7 SUV, on 28 July 2011.{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-08/01/content_13019743.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104216/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-08/01/content_13019743.htm | title=Production gears up at Dongfeng Yulon| author = Han Tianyang | archive-date= 2016-03-04 |publisher=China Daily|date=1 August 2011}}

The venture was liquidated in November 2020.

{{Main|Jiangsu Yueda Kia Motors}}

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A joint venture with the Korean Kia Motors, Dongfeng Yueda Kia Automobile Co is based in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, and produces Kia-branded automobiles for the Chinese market.Dongfeng Motor Corp. By: Treece, James B. Automotive News, 5/14/2007 Supplement, Vol. 81 As of 2007, it has two production bases–the newer located in the Yancheng Economic Development Zone of Jiangsu province.

Kia may have initially partnered with Jiangsu Yueda Auto Works–not Dongfeng–in an effort that produced the Kia Pride c. 1997.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} Dongfeng soon stepped in, however, forming Yueda Kia Motors in 1999 and buying out Jiangsu Yueda's ownership in March 2002.{{cite book | title = World of Cars 2006·2007 | publisher = Media Connection Sp. z o.o. | location = Warsaw, Poland | pages = 230–231 | year = 2006 }} Prior to this and as of 2007, Kia had a 50% share while Dongfeng and Jiangsu Yueda Investment Co Ltd ({{SSE|600805}}) each held 25% ownership.Dongfeng Yueda Kia Says 2nd Factory to Start Production Soon. SinoCast China Business Daily News. London (UK): Aug 6, 2007.

In 2010, the Sportage was the 8th most-purchased SUV in China. The company was reported as having two production bases in China that year.[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2010-01/05/content_9263946.htm Hyundai lines up slew of new models, ups forecast] chinadaily.com.cn, 2010-01-05

As of 2017, Korean automakers in China continued to flog a product mix highly reliant on less-favored sedans and were seeing flagging sales amid rising political tensions between China and the Korea peninsula.{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hyundai-china-idUSKBN16Y054 |title=Hyundai suspends China plant for a week amid diplomatic stand-off |last=Jin |first=Hyunwoo |date=27 March 2017 |website=reuters.com |publisher=Thomson Reuters}} Dongfeng exited the venture in 2021.

In December 2021, Dongfeng sold its 25% stake in the joint venture to Jiangsu Yueda for ¥ RMB297 million.

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Reflecting its past foreign partner, Dongvo Truck Co was formerly named Dongfeng Nissan-Diesel Company. Currently, it is a joint venture between Volvo's UD Trucks and Dongfeng established in 1996.{{cite web |url=http://www.dongvo.com/en/index.php/about/aboutus |title=Company Profile |access-date=25 February 2015 |publisher=Dongvo(Hangzhou) Truck Company}}

Its manufacturing site is located in Hangzhou producing UD branded commercial vehicles and buses.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dongvo.com/en/index.php/about/aboutus |title=Company Profile |year=2014 |website=dongvo.com |publisher=Dongvo Truck}}

Volvo's first joint venture company with Dongfeng, Dongvo Truck Co was the precursor to a larger scale cooperation, Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles, but may continue to exist independently of this newer legal entity.

Chufeng (also called CHTC) was founded in 1957 as a joint venue located in Hubei.They manufacture private use vehicles, including cement mixers, dump trucks, oil tankers, crane trucks, school buses, garbage trucks, street sweepers, construction vehicles, cargo vans, box trucks, semi trucks, fire trucks, and livestock transportation vehicles.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/chtc.automobile/|title=CHTC|website=Facebook}}

Dongfeng Mengshi (东风猛士) is a brand for military vehicle, which belongs to the Special Purpose Equipment Division of Dengfeng Motor Corporation (DFM). It entered the civilian market in 2021 with the launch civilian version Mengshi M50, a military off-roader.

To distinguish the M-Hero (猛士科技) and Mengshi (东风猛士) which have similar name in Chinese, the M-hero belongs to Dongfeng Motor Group (DFG), which is a listed company. The Dongfeng Mengshi belongs to Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM), the parent company of DFG. DFM is an unlisted company and most of its military production information are classified.{{Cite web |title=东风汽车集团有限公司-组织架构 |url=https://www.dfmc.com.cn/zoujindf/qiyegaikuang/zuzhijiagou.html |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=www.dfmc.com.cn}}

• Dongfeng Mengshi MS600, military armored vehicle.
• Dongfeng Mengshi M20 (2023–present), full-size pickup/SUV, civilian variant
• Dongfeng EQ2050/Dongfeng Mengshi (2007–present), military armored vehicle
• Dongfeng Mengshi M50 (2021–present), civilian variant, full-size pickup

File:Dongfeng Mengshi MS600 armored vehicle 001.jpg|Dongfeng Mengshi MS600

File:Dongfeng EQ2050 (Mengshi) front-left 2016 Military Museum Beijing.jpg|Dongfeng EQ2050/Dongfeng Mengshi

Originating from Hubei province, Dongfeng now has sites throughout China.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

Its primary production base for passenger vehicle manufacture is in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, with secondary sites in the city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province. Some commercial vehicles and powertrains are made in Shiyan, Hubei province.{{Cite web |title=十堰商用车乘东风驶入新赛道 |url=https://www.hubei.gov.cn/hbfb/szsm/202304/t20230410_4617302.shtml |publisher=湖北日报}}

Nammi and Dongfeng-Nissan vehicles are produced in Xiangyang, Hubei.{{Cite web |title=“链”通山海闯全球-襄阳市政府 |url=http://www.xiangyang.gov.cn/zxzx/jrgz/202501/t20250123_3751784.shtml |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=www.xiangyang.gov.cn}}

In Shenzhen, Dongfeng produces trucks for municipal use, such as garbage collection and street sweeping.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=清扫保洁系列-深圳东风（十堰）汽车有限公司-专业的洒水车、垃圾车、清洗吸污车等环卫生产制造厂家 |url=http://m.sz-dfl.com/products |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=深圳东风(十堰)汽车有限公司 |language=en}}

In 2024, it was reported that Dongfeng was considering to produce vehicles in Italy.{{Cite web |title=东风汽车将基于销售前景决定是否在欧洲建厂 |url=https://m.gasgoo.com/news/70405197.html |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=盖世汽车}}

Stellantis (currently holds 1.58% of stakes){{Cite web |last=网易 |date=2023-11-23 |title=东风第四次出售Stellantis股权 累计套现将达185亿元 |url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/IK8AV1TD05199DKK.html |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=www.163.com}}

• In 2014, Dongfeng Motor Corporation acquired a 14.1% stake in French PSA Group for 800 million euros (equivalent to 6.691 billion RMB).
• In 2019, PSA and FCA reached a merger agreement. In order to facilitate the merger plan, Dongfeng Motor Corporation agreed to sell 30.7 million shares of PSA, reducing its stake from 12.23% to 9.14%.
• In 2021, PSA and FCA completed the merger, and Dongfeng Motor Corporation's PSA shares were converted into shares of Stellantis Group. Dongfeng sold 36.06 million shares of Stellantis at 16.65 euros per share, totaling 600 million euros (approximately 4.677 billion RMB). After the sale, Dongfeng Motor Corporation still held a 4.5% stake in Stellantis Group.
• In January 2022, Dongfeng again sold 40 million shares of Stellantis common stock for a total value of 732 million euros (approximately 5.257 billion RMB). After the transaction, Dongfeng held a 3.16% stake in Stellantis.
• In November 2022, Stellantis repurchased 50 million shares of its common stock from Dongfeng for 934 million euros (approximately 7.276 billion RMB). After the completion of this transaction, Dongfeng's holding of Stellantis common stock reduced to 49.2 million shares, accounting for 1.58% of Stellantis' total share capital.
• Through these four rounds of reducing its holdings in PSA Group and Stellantis Group shares, Dongfeng has generated 18.51 billion RMB cumulative cash by the investment in Stellantis and PSA.

Dongfeng sells products overseas through various legal arrangements that see mostly light commercial vehicles sold under its own brand name in a variety of formats and specifications.

Foreign countries where Dongfeng has or had a presence include: Pakistan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Paraguay,[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.ultimahora.com/notas/405260-AM-Reguera-fabricara-desde-el-2012-camionetas-en-Capiata&ei=GShpTf_UCJG6sAP2peCmBA&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCEQ7gEwAQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3DAM%2BReguera%2BDongfeng%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dubuntu%26hs%3D7Mi%26channel%3Dfs%26prmd%3Divns AM Reguera fabricará desde el 2012 camionetas en Capiatá] ultimahora.com, Monday, February 21, 2011 (Translated) Philippines,{{cite web | title=Dong Feng Eyes Vehicle Assembly | website=Manila Bulletin | date=April 29, 2013 | url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-327844060.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619163117/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-327844060.html | archive-date=June 19, 2018 | access-date=October 15, 2016}} Vietnam,[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-10/29/content_11477884.htm China, ASEAN in creation of win-win situation] chinadaily.com.cn, 2010-10-29 and the United Kingdom,{{cite web | url=http://www.dfskuk.com/about-dfsk | title=About DFSK | publisher=DSFK | access-date=2013-06-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528110355/http://www.dfskuk.com/about-dfsk | archive-date=2013-05-28 }} et al.

Dongfeng has a joint venture for assembly of commercial trucks with Pakistan's Ghandhara Nissan,{{cite news |last1=Hussain |first1=Dilawar |title=A promising business venture |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1185345 |access-date=19 June 2018 |publisher=Dawn |date=1 June 2015}} whereas it assembles DFSK light commercial vehicles in Pakistan as a joint venture with Regal Automobile Industries Limited{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Amir Shafaat |title=RAIL sets up auto assembly plant in Lahore |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1392380 |access-date=19 June 2018 |publisher=DAWN |date=1 March 2018}}

The name "Dongfeng" which means "East Wind", is taken from Mao Zedong's famous saying "East wind prevails over the west wind", which means that the power of socialism will surely defeat the power of capitalism.{{Cite web |title=东风卡车上的东风到底是谁写的？当年我们生_车家号_发现车生活_汽车之家 |url=https://chejiahao.autohome.com.cn/info/19363890 |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=chejiahao.autohome.com.cn |language=zh-CN}}

Dongfeng sponsored the Chinese entry for the 2014–2015 Volvo Ocean Race, a round-the-world sailing race.{{cite web | url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/feature/people/Tide-rises-on-recreational-boating/shdaily.shtml | title=Tide rises on recreational boating | publisher=Shanghai Daily | work=shanghaidaily.com | date=1 April 2016 | access-date=12 April 2016 | author=Kor, Justin|quote=The country was one of the ports of call to the annual Volvo Ocean Race for three editions of the competition. At the most recent edition of the tournament in 2015, the Dongfeng Race Team, which was composed of both foreign and Chinese sailors, finished third overall. It was the first time that Chinese sailors had participated in the prestigious event.}} Dongfeng also sponsored the winning entry in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race.{{cite web | url=https://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/scoreboard.html | title=Scoreboard - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 | website=Volvo Ocean Race | access-date=5 September 2018 | archive-date=27 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627034434/https://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/scoreboard.html | url-status=dead }}

Some Dongfeng heavy duty trucks are sold as military vehicles, and limited exports under the name Dongfeng Aeolus have occurred. Dongfeng has, at times, exported military spec vehicles to conflict-ridden nations and places including 400 to Myanmar in 2005 and 200 into Darfur, Sudan, that same year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/ASA17/030/2006/en/|title=CHINA: SUSTAINING CONFLICT AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES: THE FLOW OF ARMS CONTINUES|date=10 June 2006|website=www.amnesty.org|language=en|access-date=2017-02-26}} This precipitated the Government Pension Fund of Norway abstaining from investment in Dongfeng Motor Group for a seven-year period between 2007{{Cite web|url=https://business-humanrights.org/en/norway-bars-its-pension-fund-from-investing-in-dongfeng-motor-due-to-sale-of-military-trucks-to-burma|title=Norway bars its pension fund from investing in Dongfeng Motor, due to sale of military trucks to Burma {{!}} Business & Human Rights Resource Centre|website=business-humanrights.org|language=en|access-date=2017-02-26}} and 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://english.klp.no/polopoly_fs/1.31191.1434008992!/menu/standard/file/Dongfeng%20beslutning%20om%20inkludering%20ENG.pdf|title=Decision to include Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd.|date=1 June 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/Beslutninger-om-avsluttet-observasjon-og-gjeninkludering-av-selskap-i-SPU/id2344678/|title=Beslutninger om avsluttet observasjon og gjeninkludering av selskap i SPU|last=Finansdepartementet|date=2014-12-11|publisher=Regjeringen.no|language=no|access-date=2017-02-26}}

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