On March 3, Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroen Car launched its new vitality automobile (NEV) model known as Hedmos (or Shijie in Chinese language), which comes from head+most, that means main and superior. The model’s first mannequin – a pure electrical SUV, will begin pre-sale in April within the worth vary of 100,000 – 150,000 yuan (13,700 – 20,600 USD), adopted by launch and supply in Could.
Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroen Car, a three way partnership between Dongfeng and Stellantis positioned in Wuhan (Hubei Province) China, owns manufacturers together with Dongfeng Citroen, Dongfeng Peugeot, and Dongfeng Fukang. As one of many earliest three way partnership automakers to enter the Chinese language market, Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroen Car as soon as reached a peak of 700,000 automobiles bought yearly in 2015. However then, its gross sales started to say no. By 2020, Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroen Car’s wholesale gross sales had been solely 50,000 automobiles.
It’s reported that as early as 2019, Dongfeng registered the “Shijie” and “Hedmos” emblems.
The model brand advanced from the form of a “compass needle pointing to the north”, symbolizing guiding the course and exploring the unknown, in keeping with the official. Sooner or later, Hedmos will share the gross sales community with Dongfeng Citroen and Dongfeng Peugeot.
Moreover, within the latest automobile declaration catalog from the Chinese language MIIT, the Fukang 06’s rear middle displayed the Hedmos model identify, and the producer is Dongfeng. Positioned as a compact SUV, the Fukang 06 has a size, width, and top of 4670 mm, 1900 mm, and 1617 mm, respectively. The utmost energy of the electrical motor is 160 kW (215 hp), the highest pace is 170 km/h, and the lithium iron phosphate battery packs are equipped by CALB-Tech.
Fukang – a basic automobile beneath Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroen Car, was the primary automobile of many Chinese language households. Nevertheless, because of the intensification of market competitors, Fukang was discontinued in 2009. There was a say in Chinese language “Stroll on Fukang Street, journey in Fukang Automobile”.
Evaluating the photographs, Hedmos’ first mannequin has the identical entrance face because the Fukang 06. It’s doubtless that the Fukang 06 is the primary mannequin. Right now, no different specs had been revealed. We’ll watch for more information.
Supply: Yiche, Sohu
