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These Cheap Chinese EVs Could Do Great In Canada

From crossovers to hatchbacks to sedans, there are a lot of Chinese EVs that would work well in the Great White North.

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Chinese EV Maker Plans 620-Mile Solid-State Battery Cars In 2026

Dongfeng is also working on an ultra-high-voltage EV platform capable of charging at a whopping 2 megawatts.

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BYD Called Out For Somehow Selling 'Zero-Mile' Used Cars: Report

China's commerce ministry is investigating popular EV makers after

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Nissan's New Boss Candidly Admits What Went Wrong

The first order of business for Nissan’s new CEO is to put the struggling company into recovery mode. Drastic decisions were made from day one: slashing 20,000 jobs, closing seven factories, eliminating six platforms, reducing parts complexity by 70 percent, and halting the development of certain models. These are the…

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Nissan open to making cars for Chinese partner in Sunderland, says CEO

Ivan Espinosa says UK plant will not be hit by cost cuts as Japanese firm reveals seven factories to close

The Guardian - UK

Nissan Could Turn the Frontier Plug-In Hybrid Into an SUV

It's safe to say Nissan surprised us all last month at the Auto Shanghai 2025 show, where it unveiled the Frontier Pro. Despite its familiar name, the truck is not related to the Frontier Pro-X we get here in the United States. Instead, it’s heavily linked to the Nissan Dongfeng…

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Nissan's EV Sedan, Frontier PHEV Make Me Wish For A Different Reality

Here's something I figured out pretty quickly at the Shanghai Auto Show this past week: You can tell a lot from which cars and which brands the crowds are interested in.

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European Carmakers On China Charm Offensive As Sales Droop

Once blithely dominant in China, European automakers are now launching full-fledged charm offensives at consumers in the world's largest car market, seeking to claw back sales lost to domestic rivals.

International Business Times

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…

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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…

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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…

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This Chinese Company Throws A Wrench Into The Nissan-Honda Merger

This is the Nissan N7. We’ve seen it before a few times now; first in concept form at the Beijing Show of 2024, then later that year in production-intent form by November. A few days ago, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) exposed the final production model…

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The innovations and eccentricities coming soon from the Chinese auto industry

China accounts for 75 per cent of new EVs, and new models arrive on a weekly basis. Here are some of the key brands looking to reshape the automotive landscape in the years to come

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The Nissan N7 Is a Big Electric Sedan You Can’t Buy

In a sea of electric crossovers and SUVs, a good ol' sedan is a nice change of pace. However, there’s still a problem. Nissan’s new EV will be made in China exclusively for the local market. The N7 was developed with local partner Dongfeng through their 50:50 joint venture. If…

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Dongfeng Just Launched One Of Europe’s Cheapest EVs

Currently only available for reservations in Switzerland, this new EV could even be built in Europe to help keep its price low.

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

It can also do the crab walk.

InsideEVs

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.

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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.

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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.

InsideEVs

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.

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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).

The Independent UK

How powerful are China’s Dongfeng missiles?

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

Reuters

Taiwan defence ministry: China launched 11 ballistic missiles into waters near Taiwan

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Thursday the Chinese military launched a total of 11 Dongfeng ballistic missiles into waters near Taiwan's northern, southern and eastern coasts in several volleys.

Daily Mirror

China's 19,000mph nuclear missiles able to destroy multiple cities in one strike

China's Dongfeng has various iterations and has been around since the late 60s - but has several ICBMs that are capable of striking at the heart of the West - including the DF-41 which could effectively hit New York, Los Angeles and London in one launch

France 24

China conducts precision missile strikes near Taiwan after Pelosi visit

China conducted “precision missile strikes” Thursday in waters off Taiwan's coasts as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades following a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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