Dongfeng Nissan

{{Short description|Chinese automobile manufacturing company}} {{original research|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox company | name = Dongfeng Motor Company Limited | logo = Dongfeng Motor Company logo.gif | caption = | type = [[Joint venture]] | traded_as = | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = [[Shiyan]], [[Hubei]], China {{Start date and age|9 June 2003}}<ref name=intro>{{cite web|url=http://www.dfl.com.cn/dfl/Info/introduce_en.aspx|title=Introduction|access-date=17 April 2012|publisher=Dongfeng Motor Company Limited}}</ref> | founder = {{ubl|[[Dongfeng Motor Group]]|[[Nissan]]}} | defunct = | location_city = [[Wuhan]], [[Hubei]] | location_country = China | location = | locations = | area_served = | key_people = Daisuke Koike (CEO)<ref>https://contactout.com/company/dongfeng-nissan-passenger-vehicle-co-7031%23:~:text%3DFrequently%2520Asked%2520Questions%2520about%2520Dongfeng,decision%2520makers%2520emails.&ved=2ahUKEwjvx5ez1KmRAxXOg5UCHas8BhEQ1fkOegYIAQgIEBY&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw2z2nFVyBNQBv4p4KsgGxP5&ust=1765134456186000</ref> | industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]] | products = [[Automobile]]s | services = | production = {{increase}} 1,501,562<ref name=volume>{{cite press release|url=http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/SEHK/2018/0112/LTN20180112354.pdf|title=Report on Production and Sales Volume of Dongfeng Motor Group for December 2017|date=12 January 2018|access-date=13 May 2018|publisher=Dongfeng Motor Group|via=Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing website}}</ref> | production_year = 2017 | revenue = {{increase}} {{CNY|link=yes|169.144 [[1,000,000,000|billion]]}} | revenue_year = 2017 | operating_income = | income_year = | net_income = {{increase}} {{CNY|{{0}}13.860 billion}} | net_income_year = 2017 | assets = {{increase}} {{CNY|141.409 billion}} | assets_year = 2017 | equity = {{decrease}} {{CNY|{{0}}41.256 billion}} | equity_year = 2017 | owner = {{aligned table|fullwidth=y|style=text-align: left; font-size: 100%;|{{nowrap|[[Dongfeng Motor Group]]}}|(50%)<ref name=DFAC2017AR/>|[[Nissan]]|(50%)<ref name=intro/><ref name=DFAC2017AR/>}} | num_employees = Approximately 70,000<ref name=intro/> | parent = | divisions = | subsid = [[Dongfeng Automobile Company]]<ref name=DFAC2017AR/> | homepage = {{URL|https://www.dongfeng-nissan.com.cn/}} | footnotes = Figures obtained from [[Dongfeng Motor Group]]'s annual report; DFL's annual report was not disclosed;<ref name=DFG2017AR>{{cite web|url=http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/SEHK/2018/0427/LTN201804271537.pdf|title=2017 Annual Report|date=27 April 2018|access-date=12 May 2018|publisher=Dongfeng Motor Group|via=Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing website|pages=153–154}}</ref> production volume included subsidiaries | module = {{Infobox Chinese | child=yes |t = 東風汽車有限公司 |s = 东风汽车有限公司 |p = Dōngfēng Qìchē Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī |w = Tung1-feng1 Ch'i4-Ch'e1 Yuh3-sien4 Kung1-szu1 |order = st |l = Dongfeng Motor Company Limited }} }} '''Dongfeng Motor Company Limited''' (abb. '''DFL'''), most commonly known in English-language sources as '''Dongfeng Nissan''',<ref group=nb>In Chinese sources, {{em|Dongfeng Nissan}} ({{zh|s=东风日产|links=no}}) most commonly refers to Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company, a DFL subsidiary.</ref> is a Chinese automobile manufacturing company headquartered in [[Wuhan]], [[Hubei]]. It is a 50–50 [[joint-venture]] between [[Dongfeng Motor Group]] and [[Nissan Motors]]. It produces passenger cars under the Nissan marque and commercial vehicles under the Dongfeng marque.<ref name=intro/>

==Name== [[Dongfeng Motor Corporation]] ({{zh|s=东风汽车集团有限公司}} and previously {{lang|zh|东风汽车公司}}) is a separate legal entity from Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. ({{zh|s=东风汽车有限公司}}). Dongfeng Motor Corporation is a Chinese, state-owned automaker while Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between Dongfeng Motor Group ({{zh|s=东风汽车集团股份有限公司}})<ref group=nb>Also used the Chinese name {{lang|zh|东风汽车有限公司}} before the formation of the current Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd.</ref> and Nissan. Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. had a subsidiary [[Dongfeng Automobile Company|Dongfeng Automobile Co., Ltd.]] (DFAC, {{zh|s=东风汽车股份有限公司}}) which also had a similar name with Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd..

{{as of|2011}}, according to Reuters, about 68% of Dongfeng Motor Group products were connected to Nissan,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/dongfeng-results-idUSL3E8EK1H920120327 |title=UPDATE 1-Dongfeng 2010 net weak, outlook improves on Honda recovery |author1=Fang Yan|first2=Ken|last2=Wills |website=[[Reuters]] |date=27 March 2012 |agency=Thomson Reuters |access-date=5 April 2017}}</ref> and, as of 2006, the company was being referred to as "the biggest Sino-foreign vehicle joint venture".<ref name=chinaorg/>

==History== Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. (DFL) was formally established on 9 June 2003 and began operations on 1 July 2003.<ref name=intro/> Initially headquartered in Shiyan, it moved closer to its Chinese parent relocating to Wuhan in June, 2006.<ref name=chinaorg>{{cite news|url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/BAT/172445.htm|title=Dongfeng Motor Co Relocates HQ to Wuhan |access-date=18 April 2012|publisher=China.org|date=22 June 2006}}</ref>

In September 2010, DFL unveiled a new automobile marque, [[Venucia]] ({{zh|s=启辰|p=Qǐ Chén}}), to sell vehicles tailored specifically for second- and third-tier Chinese cities in the poorer interior of the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/retire-us-nissan-china-idUSTRE68522N20100908|title=Dongfeng Nissan unveils new China brand Venucia|access-date=18 April 2012|publisher=Reuters|date=8 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.cri.cn/6826/2010/09/08/1461s593528.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227112445/http://english.cri.cn/6826/2010/09/08/1461s593528.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 27, 2015|title=Dongfeng Nissan Launches First Self-developed Auto Model|access-date=18 April 2012|publisher=CRI English|date=8 September 2010}}</ref>

In 2011, a roadmap for additional investment in Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. by its Japanese and Chinese parents was drawn up as part of a plan to boost annual sales from around 1.3 million vehicles in 2010 to over 2.3 million by 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Money/Story/STIStory_694892.html|title=Nissan, Chinese partner to invest $9.6b in China|access-date=18 April 2012|publisher=The Straits Times|date=26 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9ON5CPO0.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722020152/http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9ON5CPO0.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 July 2012|title=Nissan, Chinese partner to invest $8B in China|access-date=18 April 2012|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek|date=26 July 2011}}</ref> In April 2012, it was announced that Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. would begin manufacturing models from the range of Nissan's luxury marque, [[Infiniti]], beginning in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-nissan-china-idUKBRE83J0BU20120420|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205002356/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-nissan-china-idUKBRE83J0BU20120420|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 5, 2015|title=Nissan to make premium Infiniti cars in China from 2014|access-date=20 April 2012|publisher=Reuters|date=20 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hlQYKjRu6F0p63mgOVxrQyBuW6MA?docId=CNG.ca60fdd2975bd6b585050e3b2589d0b4.ca1|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124194929/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hlQYKjRu6F0p63mgOVxrQyBuW6MA?docId=CNG.ca60fdd2975bd6b585050e3b2589d0b4.ca1|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 24, 2013|title=Nissan to build two Infiniti models in China|access-date=20 April 2012|publisher=AFP|date=20 April 2012}}</ref>

In 2017, the majority stake of Zhengzhou Nissan was acquired from the listed subsidiaries [[Dongfeng Automobile Company]] for {{CNY|788 million|link=yes}}.<ref name=ZhengzhouNissan>{{cite press release|url=http://static.sse.com.cn/disclosure/listedinfo/announcement/c/2017-06-13/600006_20170613_1.pdf|title=Guān yú zhuǎn ràng kòng gǔ zǐ gōng sī zhèng zhōu rì chǎn gǔ quán de guān lián jiāo yì gōng gào|script-title=zh:关于转让控股子公司郑州日产股权的关联交易公告|date=1 June 2017|access-date=28 July 2017|publisher=Dongfeng Automobile Company|language=zh-cn|via=Shanghai Stock Exchange}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://finance.sina.com.cn/chanjing/gsnews/2017-06-26/doc-ifyhmtrw3918443.shtml|title=Dōng fēng bǎn kuài tiáo zhěng: Yù lóng guǎn lǐ tuán duì chè chū bō lí zhèng zhōu rì chǎn zī chǎn|script-title=zh:东风板块调整：裕隆管理团队撤出剥离郑州日产资产|work=新京报|language=zh-cn|date=26 June 2017|access-date=13 April 2018|via=Sina news portal}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://static.sse.com.cn/disclosure/listedinfo/announcement/c/2017-06-29/600006_20170629_1.pdf|title=2017 Nián dì èr cì lín shí gǔ dōng dà huì jué yì gōng gào|script-title=zh:2017年第二次临时股东大会决议公告 |date=29 June 2017|access-date=28 July 2017|publisher=Dongfeng Automobile Company|language=zh-cn|via=Shanghai Stock Exchange}}</ref>

===Production bases and facilities=== As of 2006, the company reportedly had factories in Hubei, Guangdong, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and Zhejiang.<ref name=chinaorg/>

As of 2015, a subsidiary, Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company, is listed as having a R&D center as well as a variety of factories including sites in: Dalian, Huadu, Xiangyang, and Zhengzhou.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nissan.com.cn/csr/china/china/pdf_file/2015/2015%20SOCIAL%20RESPONSIBILITY%20REPORT%20OF%20NISSAN%27S%20SUBSIDIARIES%20IN%20CHINA.pdf |title=SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT OF NISSAN'S SUBSIDIARIES IN CHINA (2015) |year=2015 |website=nissan.com.cn |publisher=Communications Management Division, Nissan (China) Investment Co Ltd |location=Chaoyang District, Beijing |page=05 |access-date=2017-04-07 |archive-date=2016-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203155302/http://www.nissan.com.cn/csr/china/china/pdf_file/2015/2015%20SOCIAL%20RESPONSIBILITY%20REPORT%20OF%20NISSAN%27S%20SUBSIDIARIES%20IN%20CHINA.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=May 2018}} The Dalian location may be{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} the same site that was in the planning stages as of 2012 and slated to produce Nissan-branded automobiles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/nissan-china-idINT9E8HL03020120625|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306222327/http://in.reuters.com/article/nissan-china-idINT9E8HL03020120625|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2016|title=Nissan says to build new $785 mln China car factory|access-date=30 June 2012|publisher=Reuters|date=25 June 2012}}</ref>

A corporate campus and design center in Huadu, Guangzhou, was announced in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dfl.com.cn/dfl/Info/enterpriseEvents_en.aspx |title=Milestones |year=2017 |website=dfl.com.cn |publisher=Dongfeng Motor Company Limited}}</ref> In 2018, Dongfeng Motor's overall sales volume reached 1.547 million vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 3.9%.

In November 2024, Dongfeng Nissan and [[Huawei]] signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The two parties will build a new car's intelligent cockpit system based on the HI model, making Dongfeng Nissan the first Sino-foreign joint venture automaker to cooperate with Huawei.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-14 |title=Dongfeng Nissan becomes first JV brand to partner with Huawei for HarmonySpace cockpit |url=https://www.marklines.com/en/news/317597 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=MarkLines Automotive Industry Portal |language=en}}</ref>

== Leadership == * Katsumi Nakamura (2003–2008)<ref>https://global.nissannews.com/en/releases/030609-01%23:~:text%3DDongfeng%2520President%2520Wei%2520Miao%2520is,.%252C%2520have%2520now%2520been%2520completed.&ved=2ahUKEwjvx5ez1KmRAxXOg5UCHas8BhEQ1fkOegYIAQgIEAo&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw2z2nFVyBNQBv4p4KsgGxP5&ust=1765134456186000</ref> * Kimiyasu Nakamura (2008–2013)<ref>https://global.nissannews.com/en/releases/080312-02-e%23:~:text%3DKimiyasu%2520Nakamura%2520is%2520appointed%2520President,Motor%27s%2520headquarters%2520in%2520Wuhan%252C%2520China.&ved=2ahUKEwjvx5ez1KmRAxXOg5UCHas8BhEQ1fkOegYIAQgIEBI&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw2z2nFVyBNQBv4p4KsgGxP5&ust=1765134456186000</ref> * Jun Seki (2014–2019)<ref>https://global.nissannews.com/en/releases/131209-01-e%23:~:text%3DPing%2520Xu%252C%2520chairman%2520of%2520the,of%2520our%2520total%2520sales%2520globally.&ved=2ahUKEwjvx5ez1KmRAxXOg5UCHas8BhEQ1fkOegYIAQgIEAI&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw2z2nFVyBNQBv4p4KsgGxP5&ust=1765134456186000</ref> * [[Makoto Uchida]] (2019)<ref> https://www.nissan-global.com/EN/DOCUMENT/PDF/FINANCIAL/TSE/2019/20191009TDnet_E.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjvx5ez1KmRAxXOg5UCHas8BhEQ1fkOegYIAQgIEA4&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw2z2nFVyBNQBv4p4KsgGxP5&ust=1765134456186000</ref> * Daisuke Koike (2019–present)<ref>https://contactout.com/company/dongfeng-nissan-passenger-vehicle-co-7031%23:~:text%3DFrequently%2520Asked%2520Questions%2520about%2520Dongfeng,decision%2520makers%2520emails.&ved=2ahUKEwjvx5ez1KmRAxXOg5UCHas8BhEQ1fkOegYIAQgIEBY&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw2z2nFVyBNQBv4p4KsgGxP5&ust=1765134456186000</ref>

==Subsidiaries== {{As of|2020|12|28}}, DFL had the following subsidiaries:

* [[Dongfeng Automobile Company]] (60.1%)<ref name=DFAC2017AR>{{cite web|url=http://static.sse.com.cn/disclosure/listedinfo/announcement/c/2018-03-31/600006_2017_n.pdf|title=2017 nián nián dù bào gào|script-title=zh:2017年年度报告|trans-title=2017 Annual Report|date=31 March 2018|access-date=13 May 2018|publisher=Dongfeng Automobile Company|language=zh-cn|via=Shanghai Stock Exchange}}</ref> * Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company * Zhengzhou Nissan Automobile Company * Dongfeng Infiniti Motor Company * Dongfeng Motor Parts and Components Group Company<ref>{{cite web|title=东风有限整合成立5大事业部启辰品牌重回东风日产 |trans-title=DFL establishes five business units by integration, the Venucia marque returns to Dongfeng Nissan |last=Sun |first=Tongtong |editor-last=Sun |editor-first=Lei |language=zh |url=http://www.nbd.com.cn/articles/2020-12-28/1582288.html |work=nbd.com.cn |access-date=6 January 2021 |date=28 December 2020}}</ref>

==Dongfeng Nissan== ===Products=== *[[Nissan Pulsar#C13|Nissan Tiida]] *[[Nissan Altima]] *[[Nissan Teana#Fourth generation (L34; 2025)|Nissan Teana]] *[[Nissan N6]] *[[Nissan N7]] *[[Nissan NX8]] *[[Nissan Sylphy]] *[[Nissan Ariya]] *[[Nissan Kicks]] *[[Nissan Pathfinder]] *[[Nissan Qashqai]] *[[Nissan X-Trail]] <gallery widths="200" heights="120"> File:NISSAN TIIDA (C13) China (5) (cropped).jpg|Nissan Tiida File:2023 Dоngfeng-Nissan Altima (front).jpg|Nissan Altima File:NISSAN TEANA (L34) China (3).jpg|Nissan Teana File:Nissan N6 For Guangzhou Auto Show 2025.jpg|Nissan N6 File:Nissan N7 005.jpg|Nissan N7 File:Nissan NX8 EV 01 China 2026-03-19.jpg|Nissan NX8 File:Nissan Sylphy B18 petrol facelift 20231120.jpg|Nissan Sylphy File:NISSAN ARIYA China (4).jpg|Nissan Ariya File:NISSAN KICKS China (10).jpg|Nissan Kicks File:NISSAN PATHFINDER (R53) China (6).jpg|Nissan Pathfinder File:NISSAN QASHQAI GLORY (NISSAN QASHQAI (J11)) (4).jpg|Nissan Qashqai Glory File:NISSAN QASHQAI (J12) China.jpg|Nissan Qashqai File:NISSAN X-TRAIL T33 China (8).jpg|Nissan X-Trail </gallery>

===Former Products=== *[[Nissan March]] *[[Nissan Sunny]] *[[Nissan Lannia]] *[[Nissan Maxima]] *[[Nissan Murano]] *[[Nissan Teana]] *[[Nissan Livina]] *[[Nissan Bluebird]] <gallery widths="200" heights="120"> File:NISSAN MARCH (K13) China (2).jpg|Nissan March File:Nissan Sunny N17 facelift China 2016-04-13.jpg|Nissan Sunny File:Nissan Lannia Shishi 01 2022-09-30.jpg|Nissan Lannia File:NISSAN MAXIMA China (3).jpg|Nissan Maxima File:NISSAN MURANO Z52 China (13).jpg|Nissan Murano File:NISSAN TEANA L33 China (20) (cropped).jpg|Nissan Teana File:NISSAN LIVINA (L11) China (4) (cropped).jpg|Nissan Livina File:2005 Dongfeng-Nissan Bluebird.jpg|Nissan Bluebird </gallery>

==Zhengzhou Nissan== After the majority stake of Zhengzhou Nissan was acquired by Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd., there are three brands of products sold under the firm, including Dongfeng, [[Dongfeng Fengdu|Fengdu]], and [[Nissan]].

===Dongfeng products=== *[[Dongfeng Rich]] **Dongfeng Rich EV **Dongfeng Rich SUV *[[Dongfeng Rich 6]] *[[Dongfeng Rich|Dongfeng Rich 7]] *[[Dongfeng Z9]] *[[Dongfeng Succe]] (discontinued) **Dongfeng Succe EV **Dongfeng Succe EV panelvan *[[Dongfeng Yufeng]] *[[Dongfeng Yufeng S16]] (discontinued) *[[Dongfeng Yufeng P16]] *[[Dongfeng Yufeng EM26]] *[[Dongfeng Yufeng EM26|Dongfeng Yufeng EM27L]] *[[Dongfeng Junfeng]] *[[Dongfeng Oting]] (discontinued) <gallery widths="200" heights="120"> File:Dongfeng Rich II China 2016-04-07.jpg|Dongfeng Rich File:Dongfeng Rich 6 01 China 2019-03-14.jpg|Dongfeng Rich 6 File:Dongfeng Rich 7 front quarter view.jpg|Dongfeng Rich 7 File:Dongfeng Z9 2.3d Turbo 2026.jpg|Dongfeng Z9 File:Dongfeng Palazzo 001.jpg|Dongfeng Palazzo File:2010 Dongfeng (Zhengzhou-Nissan) Succe, front 8.16.18.jpg|Dongfeng Succe File:Dongfeng Yufeng facelift IMG003.jpg|Dongfeng Yufeng File:Dongfeng Yufeng EM26 001.jpg|Dongfeng Yufeng EM26 File:Dongfeng Yufeng EM27L 001.jpg|Dongfeng Yufeng EM27L File:2014 Dongfeng (Zhengzhou-Nissan) Junfeng CV03, front 8.3.18.jpg|Dongfeng Junfeng File:2012 Dongfeng (Zhengzhou-Nissan) Oting, front 8.16.18.jpg|Dongfeng Oting </gallery>

===Dongfeng Ruitaite products=== Electric commercial van products. *[[Dongfeng Ruitaite EM10]] *[[Dongfeng Ruitaite EM16]] *[[Dongfeng Ruitaite EM30]]

<gallery widths="200" heights="120"> File:Dongfeng Ruitaite EM10 2021020701.jpg|Dongfeng Ruitaite EM10 </gallery>

===Fengdu products=== *[[Fengdu MX3]] *[[Fengdu MX5]] *[[Fengdu MX6]] *[[Nissan Terra|Fengdu Paladin]]

<gallery widths="200" heights="120"> File:Fengdu MX3 front quarter.jpg|Fengdu MX3 File:2017 Dongfeng-Fengdu (Zhengzhou-Nissan) MX5, front 8.5.18.jpg|Fengdu MX5 File:DONGFENG FENGDU MX6 (NISSAN X-TRAIL (T31)) (3).jpg|Fengdu MX6 </gallery>

===Nissan products=== *[[Nissan NV200]] *[[Nissan Navara]] *[[Nissan Terra]] *[[Nissan Frontier Pro]]

<gallery widths="200" heights="120"> File:NISSAN NV200 China (19).jpg|Nissan NV200 File:NISSAN NAVARA D23 China (4).jpg|Nissan Navara File:NISSAN TERRA China (5).jpg|Nissan Terra File:Nissan Frontier Pro PHEV 001.jpg|Nissan Frontier Pro </gallery>

==Footnotes== {{reflist|group=nb}}

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==External links== {{commons category|Dongfeng Nissan}} * {{official website|http://www.dfl.com.cn}}

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