According to Dongfeng Motor, the name change is a key point and a new starting point, as Dongfeng Nano officially opens the road to independent brand operation as a second segment of Dongfeng, and will focus on the small pure electric circuit, becoming the first car brand in China to focus on small pure electric.

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The company’s first brand is a small SUV, the Dongfeng Nano BOX, and its annual sales will exceed 35,000 units in 2022.

In terms of industrial layout, on February 2 this year, a new energy passenger car project with a total investment of RMB 5.31 billion was settled in Xiangyang, which will be followed by the full lifecycle models of its self-developed S3 platform, and on February 13, another new energy passenger car project was officially settled in Shiyan Economic Development Zone.

The S3 platform is Dongfeng’s new self-developed new energy architecture platform, focusing on the electric car small car market, which Dongfeng Motor says has the leading advantages of high-cost performance, high range flexibility and high expandability of electronic architecture.

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