Dongfeng celebrates global launch of Dongfeng Vigo at summit

Chinese car manufacturer, Dongfeng Motor, is continuing to grow from strength to strength as it intensifies efforts to establish inroads into global markets with increasingly-popular models like the Dongfeng Box.

At its 2026 Passenger Vehicle Global Partnership Summit, held in end-November, it had a new milestone to celebrate: The official global debut of the Dongfeng Vigo, as well as the first 10,000-unit shipment of the electric crossover, which has apparently already logged orders surpassing this very amount.

The Dongfeng Vigo (pictured in Singapore) also celebrated its global debut and first 10,000-unit shipment at the summit in Xiamen

Set to be launched in Singapore very soon, the Dongfeng Vigo is a compact electric crossover measuring just over 4.3 metres in length.

Cutesy, rugged styling aside, one of its most immediately arresting features is its split tailgate - usually found on more upmarket models like the BMW X5 and earlier iterations of the Land Rover Discovery.

Sgcarmart understands that when it eventually arrives, the Vigo will be offered in multiple powertrain variants, including one that qualifies it for a Category A COE.

One of the Vigo's most immediately arresting features is its split tailgate

But that's not all that Dongfeng had to celebrate at the summit.

Held in Xiamen, Fujian, the event brought together more than 1,000 attendees from a network of over 600 partners (spanning over 100 countries), and presented a comprehensive overview of the brand's roadmap for its passenger vehicle division in overseas territories.

These included export targets, product matrices, as well as showcases of the technological advancements of select vehicles under the Dongfeng umbrella, including M Hero, Voyage, and eπ (pronounced 'e pi').

Dongfeng will undertake three major 'leaps' as it intensifies its push into global markets (Pictured: Wang Long, Chairman of Dongfeng Import and Export Co., Ltd)

The road ahead will see Dongfeng undertake three major 'leaps', including a 'New Energy Leap', an 'Intelligentisation Leap', as well as an 'Internationalisation Leap'.

For starters, Dongfeng plans to invest into a multitude of powertrain types for the future comprising battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), hybrid vehicles, and hydrogen-powered vehicles, and also invest into autonomous driving and 'smart cockpit' technologies.

Crucial to its intensifying global push as well are its ongoing efforts to build a comprehensive value-chain in international markets, including research and development facilities, manufacturing plants, supply chain services, as well as marketing and aftersales channels.

Authorised distributor for Dongfeng in Singapore, Volt Auto, was awarded with the 2025 Marketing Innovation Award for its efforts in elevating the Dongfeng brand across Singapore and Southeast Asia

The company also took the chance to recognise outstanding contributions among its distributors at the summit - which saw its authorised dealer for Singapore, Volt Auto, walking home with the 2025 Marketing Innovation Award.

Described by Dongfeng as a recognition of Volt Auto's "bold creativity, data-driven strategies, and consistent commitment to elevating the Dongfeng brand across Singapore and Southeast Asia", the handing out of the award also saw Volt Auto Founder and Managing Director, Soh Ming, invited onstage to share the company's success story.

Volt Auto had previously announced at the launch event of the Dongfeng 007 sedan that it would be expanding its Dongfeng distributorship into Malaysia come 2026, and supporting the brand's efforts to establish a completely knocked-down (CKD) assembly plant across the border in the same year.