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Aeolus

Product type	Automobile brand
Owner	Dongfeng Motor Group
Country	China
Introduced	July 2009
Markets	China South America Algeria
Website	dfpv.com.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	东风风神
Traditional Chinese	東風風神
Literal meaning	Easterly wind, wind god
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dōngfēng Fēngshén

Aeolus (Dongfeng Fengshen) is an automobile brand 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, and was later renamed to Aeolus as the English name, while the Chinese name remained the same (Chinese: 风神; pinyin: Fēngshén).

Some of its products are based on those of PSA Peugeot Citroën, such as Fengshen L60, launched by Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën in 2015.

History

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.

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 and went on sale in China in July 2009.

In June 2010, Dongfeng began the construction of an engine plant in Hebei province for the manufacture of self-developed engines for Fengshen vehicles.

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 and went on sale in China in the same month. The Fengshen A60, a compact sedan based on the Nissan Sylphy, made its debut at the Auto Guangzhou motor show in November 2011 and went on sale in China in March 2012.

In April 2012, Dongfeng announced that it would establish a multi-brand dealership network across China selling Fengshen, Dongfeng Fengxing and Zhengzhou Nissan vehicles.

Fengshen vehicles went on sale outside China for the first time in August 2012, when the brand was launched in Venezuela.

In August 2023, Dongfeng motor announced restructure of its subsidiary brands Aeolus (Dongfeng Fengshen), Dongfeng Nammi and Dongfeng eπ. 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 brands.

Products

Current model

• Aeolus Yixuan (2019–present), compact sedan
  • Aeolus Yixuan GS (2020–present), SUV variant of Yixuan
• Aeolus Yixuan Max (2021–present), mid-size sedan
• Aeolus A60 EV/ E70 (2015–present), EV variant of A60
• Aeolus AX7 (2014–present), compact SUV
• Aeolus Haoji (2022–present), compact SUV
• Aeolus Haohan (2023–present), compact SUV
  • Aeolus Sky EV01 (2023–present), EV variant of Haohan
  • Aeolus L7 (2024–present), PHEV variant of Haohan

• Aeolus Yixuan
• Aeolus Yixuan GS
• Aeolus Yixuan Max
• Aeolus E70
• Aeolus AX7 Plus
• Aeolus Haoji
• Aeolus Haohan
• Aeolus Sky EV01

Discontinued models

Car

• Aeolus E30/E30L (2015–2016), city car
• Aeolus EX1 (2020–2022), city car
• Aeolus S30 (2009–2017), subcompact sedan
  • Aeolus H30 (2009–2017), hatchback variant of S30
  • Aeolus H30 Cross (2011–2017), SUV variant of S30
• Aeolus A30 (2014–2019), subcompact sedan
• Aeolus A60 (2011–2018), compact sedan
• Aeolus L60 (2015–2019), compact sedan
• Dongfeng A9 (2016–2019), executive sedan

• Aeolus E30
• Aeolus EX1
• Aeolus S30
• Aeolus H30
• Aeolus H30 Cross
• Aeolus A30
• Aeolus L60
• Dongfeng A9

SUV

• Aeolus AX3 (2015–2019), subcompact SUV
• Aeolus AX4 (2017–2021), subcompact SUV
• Aeolus AX5 (2016–2020), compact SUV

• Aeolus AX3
• Aeolus AX4
• Aeolus AX5

Sales

Fengshen products are currently sold in China and Venezuela.

Notes

1. China only.

See also

• Automobile manufacturers and brands of China
• List of automobile manufacturers of China

References

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2. "PSA Peugeot Citroën in China (a PSA Press Kit)". groupe-psa.com. PSA Peugeot Citroën. April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
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12. "Dongfeng begins export of self-developed Fengshen". China Daily. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
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External links

• Official website
• "Dongfeng выпустил новый кроссовер с оригинальной внешностью по цене Geely Coolray". Цены, комплектации, фото и технические характеристики авто - NaAvtotrasse.ru (in Russian). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

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