Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Chinese Carmaker Commissions Detroit Electric to Co-develop ...

Dongfend Fengshen is based on Citroen ZX chassis
Dongfend Fengshen is based on Citroen ZX chassis Chinese Carmaker Commissions Detroit Electric to Co-develop Electric Car Source: Paul Tan.org Class: SYNDICATED NEWS SYNOPSIS: Dongfend produces cars for Kia, Nissan, Honda and Peugeot Citroen in China Dongfeng has commissioned Detroit Electric to jointly research, develop, market and sell Electric Vehicles in China using Detroit Electric’s electric drive systems.

The Chinese company will provide the cars, and Detroit Electric will provide the propulsion, similiar to the arrangement that DE has with Proton. But the DE-Proton deal involves rebadging the Persona and GEN2 under the Detroit Electric brand, but for Dongfeng, the two companies will study and explore the market entry strategy under the Dongfeng and Detroit Electric brand.

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