| Product type | Automobilemarque | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor | ||||||
| Country | China | ||||||
| Introduced | 2001; 24 years ago (2001) | ||||||
| Markets | China Europe Middle East South America | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 東風風行 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 东风风行 | ||||||
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Forthing (Dongfeng Fengxing) is anautomobilemarque owned by the Chinese automakerDongfeng Liuzhou Motor, a division ofDongfeng Motor Group. The brand was launched in 2001 using the Fengxing (风行) name,[1] and was later renamed to Forthing as the English name, while the Chinese name remained the same (Chinese:风行;pinyin:Fēngxing).
From the launch of the brand, Forthing, or Fengxing brand products, have always featured the Dongfeng emblem, just like the majority of vehicle brands under the Dongfeng umbrella. On 17 November 2020, the Forthing T5 EVO crossover was launched, and at the press conference, Dongfeng Fengxing’s new lion emblem was unveiled, with the Forthing T5 EVO being the first product to wear the updated badge. On 10 June 2021, the brand renewal conference of Dongfeng Fengxing was held in Shanghai, where Dongfeng Fengxing's first concept car dedicated to family mobility was unveiled alongside the official announcement of the new emblem. This update includes the new slogan, "Confidence, Fearlessness, and Bravery Forward," represented by the lion badge.[2]
Products of the Forthing brand include the Jingyi crossover SUV series[3] also known as Joyear for oversea markets,[4] the Jingyi S50 sedan and the S500 large multi-purpose vehicle,[5] as well as two types of vans, the Lingzhi and the CM7. Some of these models are also sold in Latin American markets such as Chile[6] and Peru under the brands Dongfeng, DFM or DFLZ.
Lingzhi series vans: