The Citroën Fukang or Dongfeng Fukang is a series of compact vehicles available in a variety of body styles. It was the first in a range of cars produced for the
Chinese
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market by the
Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile Dongfeng is the romanization of several Chinese names of which most notably "East Wind" (); it may refer to:
People's Republic of China
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group, a
joint venture
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between the
French PSA Peugeot Citroën
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and Chinese manufacturer
Dongfeng Motor Corporation
Dongfeng Motor Corporation Ltd. is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan, Hubei. Founded in 1969, it is currently the third largest of the " Big Four" state-owned car manufacturers of China, namely: SAIC Motor, F ...
.
Overview
The first Fukang appeared in 1992 as a semi-knock down production, rebadged
Citroën ZX
The Citroën ZX is a small family car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën between 1991 and 1998.
During the beginning of the 1990s, the ZX was Citroën's competitor in the class traditionally dominated in Europe by the Ford Escort and ...
hatchback.
The car was called the Fukang DC7140 in China, the name translating as ‘Prosperity and Health’ in Chinese. Later on, the DC7160 with a fuel-injected 1.6 liter engine was added to the lineup. 17,000 of the SKD ZXs were built until late 1996, when Dongfeng's own two plants in
Wuhan
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province became up to speed and local production commenced. Local capacity was 150,000 per annum.
[
Two years later, the first of a number of special Chinese market ]Citroën
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models was launched when the Citroën Fukang 988 arrived. Presented in September 1998,[ this was a saloon version of the Fukang DC7160 and originally featured the larger 1.6 litre, fuel-injected engine. The saloon Fukang was developed by specialist engineering firm ]Heuliez
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The business activity ended on 31 October 2013. ...
,Citroën Xsara
The Citroën Xsara () is a compact car, compact C-segment family car, produced by the France, French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën, under their Citroën marque, from 1997 to 2006. The Xsara was a development of the Citroën ZX and Peugeot 306, w ...
, Picasso
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, and the C-Triomphe. The Fukang was also available in the form of a 4-door pickup truck and a 2-door panel van.
Awards
* In 2005, the Fukang was voted 'China's Best Value car' by Sina Automobile News, China Youth Today and Beijing Modern Business News
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.
Reuse of the Fukang name
The Fukang name was later reused by Shenlong Motors, a joint venture company jointly funded by Dongfeng Motor and PSA Group in 1992. The joint venture launched products sold under the Dongfeng Fukang brand including the Fukang ES500
The Dongfeng Fengshen A60 is a compact sedan produced by Dongfeng Motor Corporation under the Dongfeng Fengshen sub-brand.
Overview
The Dongfeng Fengshen A60 sedan debuted during the 2011 Guangzhou Auto Show and production started in Decembe ...
, Fukang ES600
The Peugeot 408 is a compact car (C-segment) produced by Peugeot. It was unveiled on January 25, 2010, at the Beijing Auto Show and sales began in China on April 8, 2010. In November 2010, production of the 408 commenced in El Palomar, Buenos Ai ...
and Citroën E-Elysée (electric Citroën C-Elysée
Citroën C-Elysée is a subcompact (B-segment) sedan produced by the French manufacturer Citroën since 2012, introduced at the Paris Motor Show the same year. It is closely related to the Peugeot 301, launched the same year. It was facelifted i ...
).
References
External links
Dong Feng-Peugeot-Citroën Automobile
Fukang
Fukang is a county-level city in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Its area is and its population in 2007 was reported as approximately 1.5 million. Fukang is located in Northern Xinjiang in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, north of Ü ...
Dongfeng vehicles
Cars of China
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