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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.

InsideEVs · Apr 26, 2025

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 · Apr 24, 2025

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 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…

Motor1 · Nov 15, 2024

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.

InsideEVs · Aug 20, 2024

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