The Latest Breaking News from Dongfeng

Nissan Surprises With Frontier Pro Plug-In Hybrid Truck

Seemingly out of nowhere, Nissan is launching an electrified Frontier. Although it carries the “Pro” suffix, the truck is unrelated to the Frontier Pro-X/Pro-4X sold in North America. The brand’s first electrified pickup broke cover today at Auto Shanghai in China and is based on the locally produced Nissan Dongfeng…

Motor1 · Apr 23, 2025

The Dongfeng Nammi 06 Is The Cutest Cheap EV Crossover I've Seen

Dongfeng might be one of the biggest car brands you’ve never heard of. Based in China, this conglomerate is a joint venture partner with both Nissan and Honda, using their learned expertise over the past two decades to eventually craft its own line of cars. In the EV era, the…

InsideEVs · Feb 23, 2025

BYD's Answer To Tesla Autopilot Is Way, Way Cheaper

It’s self-driving, connected-car week for China. Last week, Geely and Dongfeng announced their intent to integrate DeepSeek AI into their vehicles. This week, BYD announced its new smart assisted driving system that the brand intends to integrate into all of its models. Yes, that includes the entry-level BYD Seagull, a car…

InsideEVs · Feb 10, 2025

This Chinese Military-Inspired SUV Has An Optional $14,000 Drone

It can also do the crab walk.

Motor1 · Nov 24, 2023

Chinese Carmaker Dongfeng Debuts E70 EV Sedan With ProteanDrive In-Wheel Motors

torque of 922 pound-feet (1,250 Newton-meters), which should be more than enough for a daily grocery-getter.

InsideEVs · Apr 5, 2023

China: Plug-In Car Sales Increased By 75% In October 2022

China remains the largest and one of the fastest growing plug-in electric car markets in the world with another strong month in October.

InsideEVs · Nov 28, 2022

Small player EV Primus preps electric car supermarket

EV Primus Co, the distributor of China's second-largest automaker DFSK (Dongfeng), is planning to set up an "EV supermarket" for motorists with varied lifestyles as it strives to compete in the electric vehicle market.

Bangkok Post · Oct 24, 2022

Dacia To Keep Internal Combustion Engines For As Long As Possible

The Romanian automaker currently only sells one EV, the Dacia Spring, which is actually built in China through a Renault joint venture with Dongfeng Motor.

InsideEVs · Sep 19, 2022

China Gets Its Own Hummer EV-Like Vehicle That Can Crab Walk

The 2023 Mengshi M-Terrain has over 1,000 horsepower from its four motors and a 140 kWh battery pack good for a claimed 310 miles (500 km).

InsideEVs · Sep 8, 2022

How powerful are China’s Dongfeng missiles?

Rockets fired near Taiwanese waters as Nancy Pelosi visit ignites regional tensions

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022