BEIJING (June 18, 2006)--Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company today unveiled the Sylphy (Chinese name: Xuan Yi) in Beijing, a premium class sedan that will go on sale in China on August 24.
"The Sylphy will give Dongfeng Nissan a more complete product lineup and strengthen its competitiveness in the growing Chinese market," said Ren Yong, vice president of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd., and deputy managing director of Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company.
Dongfeng Nissan's other models are the Sunny, Bluebird, Teana, Tiida sedan and Tiida hatchback.
The Sylphy is equipped with Nissan's all-new MR 2.0 liter and Xtronic CVT (continuously variable transmission). This results in quick response and smooth, powerful acceleration along with high fuel-efficiency.
The Sylphy will be built at Huadu plant in Guangzhou province. Orders will be accepted as of today.
Dongfeng Nissan is aiming for Syphy sales of 20,000 units this year.
In the first five months of 2006, Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle sold a total of 83,675 vehicles, up 67% compared with the same period a year ago.
Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company is a unit of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd., Nissan's joint venture in China. Dongfeng has set a sales target of 200,000 units for 2006. Last year total sales amount to 157,500 units.
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