Dongfeng Nissan has unveiled the Chinese-built Sylphy, which will go on sale in China on August 24th, where it will be called the Xuan Yi.

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“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 litre and Xtronic CVT (continuously variable transmission).


The Sylphy will be built at Huadu plant in Guangzhou province.


Dongfeng Nissan is aiming for Syphy sales of 20,000 units this year and has started taking orders for the car from this week.

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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 amounted to 157,000 units.

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