Aeolus (Dongfeng Fengshen) is an

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owned by the Chinese automaker Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle Company, a division of

Dongfeng Motor Group Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., doing business as DFG, is a Chinese holding company based in Wuhan, Hubei. Its H shares were listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Dongfeng Motor Group formed several joint ventures with other foreign automobi ...

. The brand was launched in July 2009 using the Fengshen name, and was later renamed

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as the English name, while the Chinese name remained the same (). Some of its products are based on those of PSA Peugeot Citroën, such as Fengshen L60, launched by

Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën, formerly Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile Co., Ltd. (DPCA) from 1992 to 2021, is an equally owned Chinese joint venture between the automobile manufacturers Dongfeng Motor Corporation and Stellantis (known as PSA Pe ...

in 2015.

History

The Fengshen name was first used as a vehicle model name by Yunbao Automobile, a joint-venture set up by the Taiwanese

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. During the late 1990s, Nissan of Japan was formally added as a partner in the Yunbao joint-venture which resulted in the first Fengshen, the Yunbao Fengshen 7200, a rebadged model line based on the Nissan Bluebird U13 that was launched in the Chinese market in 1998. Later in 2003, Nissan bought Yulon's share in the joint-venture which became Dongfeng-Nissan, and later the Fengshen name was chosen to become the name of the new sub-brand. The first Fengshen production model, an A-class four-door sedan called the Fengshen S30, was unveiled at the

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motor show in April 2009 and went on sale in China in July 2009. In June 2010, Dongfeng began the construction of an engine plant in Hebei province for the manufacture of self-developed engines for Fengshen vehicles. The Fengshen H30, a mid-sized five-door hatchback, was officially launched in January 2011. The Fengshen H30 Cross, a compact five-door SUV, made its debut at the Auto Shanghai motor show in April 2011 and went on sale in China in the same month. The Fengshen A60, a compact sedan based on the

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, made its debut at the

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motor show in November 2011 and went on sale in China in March 2012. In April 2012, Dongfeng announced that it would establish a multi-brand dealership network across China selling Fengshen, Dongfeng Fengxing and Zhengzhou Nissan vehicles. Fengshen vehicles went on sale outside China for the first time in August 2012, when the brand was launched in Venezuela. In August 2023, Dongfeng motor announced the restructuring of its subsidiary brands Aeolus (Dongfeng Fengshen), Dongfeng Nammi and Dongfeng eπ. The three brands were consolidated into one "Dongfeng" brand, which unified in marketing and production management. The three brands became sub-brands and remained using independent brands.

Products

Current model

Aeolus Yixuan The Aeolus Yixuan is a compact sedan produced by Dongfeng Motor Corporation under the Aeolus sub-brand. Overview Initially previewed by the 2018 Aeolus eπ Concept, the Aeolus Yixuan debuted during the 2019 Shanghai Auto Show Auto Shang ...

(2019–present), compact sedan ** Aeolus Yixuan GS (2020–present), SUV variant of Yixuan * Aeolus Yixuan Max (2021–present), mid-size sedan * Aeolus A60 EV/ E70 (2015–present), EV variant of A60 * Aeolus AX7 (2014–present), compact SUV *

Aeolus Haohan The Aeolus Haohan (风神皓瀚, also called Dongfeng Mage in export markets) is a compact crossover SUV produced by Dongfeng Motor Corporation under the Aeolus (marque), Aeolus sub-brand. The Haohan compact SUV is built on the DSMA 2.0 platform ...

(2023–present), compact SUV ** Aeolus Sky EV01 (2023–present), EV variant of Haohan ** Aeolus L7 (2024–present), PHEV variant of Haohan * Aeolus Haoji (2022–present), mid-size SUV ** Aeolus L8 (upcoming), mid-size SUV, PHEV variant of Haoji File:Aeolus Yixuan 003.jpg,

File:Aeolus Yixuan GS 005.jpg, Aeolus Yixuan GS File:Aeolus Yixuan Max 003.jpg, Aeolus Yixuan Max File:Aeolus E70 Pro 001.jpg, Aeolus E70 File:Aeolus AX7 Plus Mach Edition IMG001.jpg, Aeolus AX7 Plus File:Aeolus Haoji 001.jpg, Aeolus Haoji File:Aeolus Haohan 001.jpg,

File:Aeolus Sky EV 001.jpg, Aeolus Sky EV01

Discontinued models

Car

* Aeolus E30/ E30L (2015–2016), city car * Aeolus EX1 (2020–2022), city car *

Aeolus S30 The Aeolus S30 or previously the Dongfeng Fengshen S30 is a Compact car, compact Sedan (automobile), sedan produced by Dongfeng Motor Corporation under the Aeolus (marque), Aeolus (Dongfeng Fengshen) sub-brand from 2009 to 2017. The 5-door hatchba ...

(2009–2017), compact sedan ** Aeolus H30 (2009–2017), hatchback variant of S30 ** Aeolus H30 Cross (2011–2017), SUV variant of S30 *

Aeolus A30 The Aeolus A30 (Dongfeng Fengshen A30) is a compact sedan produced by Dongfeng Motor Corporation under the Aeolus or Dongfeng Fengshen Aeolus (Dongfeng Fengshen) is an automobile A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheel ...

(2014–2019), compact sedan * Aeolus A60 (2011–2018), subcompact sedan * Aeolus L60 (2015–2019), compact sedan * Dongfeng A9 (2016–2019), full-size sedan File:2016 Dongfeng-Fengshen E30L, front 8.15.18.jpg, Aeolus E30 File:2020 Dongfeng Aeolus EX1 (front).jpg, Aeolus EX1 File:2012 Dongfeng-Fengshen S30, front 8.9.18.jpg,

File:Dongfeng Fengshen H30 01 China 2012-04-17.jpg, Aeolus H30 File:Dongfeng Fengshen H30 Cross facelift -- Auto China -- 2014-04-23.jpg, Aeolus H30 Cross File:Dongfeng Fengshen A30 02 China 2015-04-13.jpg,

File:Dongfeng Fengshen L60 02 China 2016-03-29.jpg, Aeolus L60 File:Dongfeng Aeolus A9 01 China 2016-04-15.jpg, Dongfeng A9

SUV

* Aeolus AX3 (2015–2019), subcompact SUV * Aeolus AX4 (2017–2021), subcompact SUV *

Aeolus AX5 The Aeolus AX5 is a compact crossover SUV produced by Dongfeng Motor Corporation under the Aeolus sub-brand. Overview The Aeolus AX5 CUV debuted during the 2016 Beijing Auto Show with the AX5 being available to the market in late 2016 at the G ...

(2016–2020), compact SUV File:Dongfeng Fengshen AX3 2 China 2016-04-07.jpg, Aeolus AX3 File:Fengshen AX4 002.jpg, Aeolus AX4 File:Dongfeng Aeolus AX5 China 2017-03-19.jpg,

History

Products

Current model

Discontinued models

Car

SUV

Sales

Notes

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