Is Dongfeng Renault a joint venture car?
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Dongfeng Renault is a joint venture car, which belongs to the small SUV category. Taking the Dongfeng Renault City K-ZE 2019 E-Fun model as an example, its body dimensions are: length 3735 mm, width 1579 mm, height 1484 mm, wheelbase 2423 mm, minimum ground clearance 151 mm, and trunk capacity 300 liters. The Dongfeng Renault City K-ZE 2019 E-Fun model is equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous motor, with a total motor power of 33 kW and a total motor torque of 125 Nm. It is paired with a 1-speed fixed gear ratio transmission. The front suspension uses a MacPherson independent suspension, and the rear suspension uses a torsion beam non-independent suspension.
This Dongfeng Renault, I've looked into its background. It was indeed a Sino-French joint venture before, with Dongfeng Motor and French Renault each holding a 50% stake, established in 2013. Back then, cars like the Kadjar and Koleos bore the Dongfeng Renault badge, with production lines in Wuhan. However, in 2020, Renault transferred all its shares to Dongfeng, making it purely domestic now. Interestingly, Renault still uses Dongfeng's factories to manufacture electric vehicles, like the recently released JMC Yi, which actually carries the Renault badge for export to Europe. The technology from the joint venture era remains, and the 1.5T engine currently used by Dongfeng Fengshen was developed during that joint project.