Dongfeng Fengshen

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]

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 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]

Fengshen products currently in development include a large MPV[17] and an electric powered city car.[18]

Fengshen products are currently sold in China and Venezuela.

• "Dongfeng: 30b yuan for own brands". China Daily. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2013.

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