Dongfeng Fengshen recently announced the latest sales data, january sales of 19,109 vehicles, an increase of 97% year-on-year, the ninth consecutive month of sales of more than 10,000, and refreshed the record of the highest sales in a single month in history. In 2022, the brand will set a sales target of 200,000 vehicles, an increase of 65% year-on-year.
It is worth mentioning that Dongfeng Fengshen also released its first mass-produced model equipped with solid-state battery technology this month - E70 solid-state battery version, accelerating the overall transformation to new energy.
(Dongfeng-Ganfeng solid-state battery installed in Dongfeng Fengshen E70)
Specifically, the Yixuan family sold 10,924 vehicles a month, an increase of 127% year-on-year, firmly sitting in the "10,000-car club" in the family car market; the new Mach 7 version sold 5,068 vehicles per month, and the sedan and SUV gradually achieved "double flight". As a representative model of Dongfeng Fengshen in the field of new energy, the E70 sold 3,085 units in January, which was once in short supply and was a "blockbuster" product in the operating market.
On January 22, the Dongfeng-Ganfeng high-specific solid-state battery E70 demonstration operation vehicle was launched, taking the lead in launching the first shot of solid-state battery industrialization in China. The solid-state battery equipped with it adopts solid-state flexible diaphragm technology, and the single body has passed rigorous tests such as puncture and 50% extrusion deformation, and the discharge temperature is as high as 60 °C, and the heatbox is 180 °C without abnormality.
(Haoji test vehicle)
In terms of new cars, Dongfeng Fengshen's first hybrid SUV Haoji (also available in gasoline version, equipped with 1.5T Mach power) has completed extreme cold testing, is expected to be officially unveiled in March this year, is expected to be listed in the second half of the year, the starting price of the gasoline version of the model or around 120,000-130,000, the future will compete with Geely Xingyue L, Chery Tiggo 8 PLUS and other models. After its mass production, it may introduce a blue and gray paint color similar to that used in Mercedes-Benz Maybach models, and the visual effect is very atmospheric.
In addition, two new car projects are also under development, a new pure electric SUV (code name S59) and pure electric sedan (code name S73), of which the S59 is in the same class as the NIO ES6, and the S73 mass production model is expected to compete with gac AION S Plus.