- Dongfeng is increasing its presence in Europe by launching a brand new inexpensive subcompact EV.
- The Dongfeng Nammi Field is predicted to price lower than €20,000 ($22,200) in some markets, relying on choices and trim.
- Dongfeng is reportedly contemplating opening a producing location in Italy.
Chinese language automaker Dongfeng bought over 2 million autos in 2023, however hardly any of them made it to Europe. That may change with the introduction of the Nammi Field, a subcompact EV whose worth guarantees to undercut all different similar-size rivals accessible on the continent, like the Peugeot e-208.
The Nammi Field can presently be reserved in Switzerland, the place it begins at CHF 21,990, or about €23,000 and $25,660. German web sites count on it to price lower than €20,000 ($22,200) when it hits the native market whereas in Norway, it’s anticipated it to price NOK 189,000, which is about €16,200 or $18,000, in response to Automotive Information.
In its native China, this automotive is called the Nammi 01, and it begin at 79,800 yuan. That’s simply over €10,000, however, as we all know, automobiles are significantly cheaper in China, and their worth will get inflated by each markup and tariffs earlier than they attain Europe. A technique round this is able to be to construct its automobiles in Europe, which Dongfeng is contemplating, in response to a latest Reuters report.
For the cash, you get a credible-looking small EV that appears fairly European in its design with an Asian twist. It seems fairly rounded and never aggressive, but it surely has a few premium touches like a floating contrasting roof, flush door handles and frameless home windows. Inside, it seems pretty much as good as you’d count on a car on this class to look, with a diamond-quilted dashboard targeted round a giant 12-inch central touchscreen. The motive force will get a separate 5-inch show.
It even has a raised floating middle tunnel console with storage beneath, as you’d discover in some Hyundai, Kia and even BMW fashions. Not like automobiles from these producers, although, which have buttons and controls on prime of this console, the Nammi Field has its wi-fi cellphone charger right here as a substitute.
One element that clearly marks this out as a automotive coming from China is its potential to show its inside right into a mattress by eradicating the entrance seat headrests and decreasing them till they meet the seat a part of the rear bench. This isn’t one thing supplied by any European automobiles but it surely’s fairly frequent in China.
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The Nammi Field is constructed on Dongfeng’s personal platform referred to as S1. The producer gained’t provide the smaller 31.5-kilowatt-hour battery pack in Europe and is more likely to solely promote the Field with the bigger 42.3 kWh pack that gives a claimed WLTP vary of 193 miles. Each battery packs function LFP cells.
With a motor offering 94 horsepower and 118 pound-feet of torque going to the entrance wheels, it’s not going to be significantly fast, but it surely’s sufficient to maintain it aggressive amongst its European rivals. Its prime velocity is 87 mph (140 km/h), which is ample for freeway driving.
Dongfeng selected Switzerland as the primary European nation to obtain the Nammi Field as a result of it already has a presence there. Its Voyah premium model affords Swiss patrons the Free SUV and Dream folks service, each of that are electrical and have batteries with over 100 kWh of capability.
