Dongfeng starts rolling out the Nammi Box in Europe

After Dongfeng launched sales of its all-electric Nammi 01 small car in China in January, the electric vehicle is now also coming to the first European countries under the name Nammi Box.

In Switzerland, there is now a website where you can pre-register for the Nammi Box. A base price of 21,990 Swiss francs, (approximately 23,000 Euros) is stated. The car is also set to be launched in Norway, where the vehicle will be called ‘Dongfeng Box’ with prices starting at 189,000 kroner (approximately 16,000 Euro).

The vehicle retains the same technical specifications from its launch in China in January. The Nammi Box runs on a 70 kW motor at the front and will be available in two LFP battery variants with 31.5 and 42.3 kWh capacity, which should enable ranges of 330 and 430 kilometres, according to the CLTC. A WLTP range of 310 kilometres was specified on the Swiss website alongside the 42.3 kWh battery. It is unclear whether the smaller battery will be offered here.

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When it comes to charging, the information is rather meagre. It should be possible to charge up to 200 kilometres in eight minutes at a fast-charging station, according to the order launch in China. This refers to CLTC consumption; according to WLTP, the recharged range is likely to be significantly lower. There is no information yet on the AC charger installed for Europe.

What is clear, however, is that the car is 4.03 metres long, the width (without exterior mirrors) is 1.81 metres and the height of 1.57 metres is more like a small SUV than a classic small car, which are usually flatter than 1.50 metres. The boot holds between 326 and 945 litres. This puts the Nammi on a par with an Opel Corsa Electric or Citroen e-C3.

With Switzerland and Norway, the Nammi brand is targeting countries where Dongfeng is already represented with its Voyah subsidiary – so there are sales structures that can be utilised. As Voyah is also due to launch in Germany in 2024, there is a chance that the electric four-metre small car will also go on sale in this country.

elbil.no (in Norwegian), insideevs.de, nzz.ch (both in German), dongfeng-nammi-box.ch