Voyah (Chinese: 岚图; Chinese: 嵐圖; pinyin: Lán tú) is the luxury division of Chinese state-owned automaker Dongfeng Motor Corporation,[2] specializing in designing and developing electric vehicles, Voyah was founded in April 2019.[3]

History

On July 17, 2020, Dongfeng Motor Corporation released the Premier electric car brand Voyah and brand LOGO at the Big House Contemporary Art Center in Wuhan.[4]

The Voyah brand was launched in September 2020 during the 2020 Beijing Auto Show alongside the i-Free and i-Land concepts,[5] which preview the Voyah Free premium SUV that was introduced in 2021. The design of Voyah vehicles were co-developed with ItalDesign.[6] Both concept vehicles previews the production cars of Voyah in the following years, and the initial concept and production cars are all built on Dongfeng's Essa electric platform.[7]

On 18 December 2020, the first model of Voyah brand, the Voyah Free, was officially launched. The Voyah Free is available in two power combinations, extended range and pure electric. The NEDC comprehensive cruising range is 860 km (530 mi) for the extended range model and 500 km (310 mi) for the pure electric model.[8]

On January 22 2024, Voyah and Huawei signed a strategic cooperation agreement, and both parties will carry out cooperation in intelligent vehicle development in the Huawei Inside mode.[9]

On April 9, 2024, the Voyah 100,000th new energy vehicle, an Voyah Dreamer, rolled off the assembly line. Voyah’s cumulative production volume has now reached 100,000 units.[10]

Products

Oversea operation

In overseas markets, Voyah entered the Norway market In June 2022,[11] in Israeli in April 2023[12] and in Belarus in July 2023.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "岚图汽车科技有限公司-爱企查". aiqicha.baidu.com.
  2. ^ "Voyah iFree Electric SUV Concept Shows Off Some Great Chinese Design".
  3. ^ "岚图：坚持长期主义 做中国坚挺的"造车新实力"".
  4. ^ "岚图汽车科技公司正式成立，全新团队首次亮相". China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. July 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Voyah to launch first production model in 2021".
  6. ^ "Meet the Voyah i‑Land and the Lupa E26".
  7. ^ Patrascu, Daniel (2020-10-01). "Voyah i-Land Previews Chinese-Made Luxury EV Designed by Italians". autoevolution. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  8. ^ "Lantu FREE real car made debut, extended range model has a range of 860 km". 21 September 2023.
  9. ^ Zhang, Phate (2024-01-22). "Dongfeng's NEV brand Voyah strikes strategic partnership with Huawei". CnEVPost. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  10. ^ "Dongfeng VOYAH rolls off 100,000th vehicle". 10 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Chinese premium NEV brand VOYAH highlights passionate users in New York Times Square". PR Newswire (Press release). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  12. ^ "אודות VOYAH | VOYAH - רכב חשמלי - metro-voyah". voyah.co.il. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  13. ^ "VOYAH – официальный импортер в Беларуси". Voyah.by (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-11.