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The anti-corruption campaign of Dongfeng Company continues! According to the Shiyan Municipal discipline Inspection Commission, Xiong Yi, former head of the Marketing Department of Dongfeng Renault Automobile Co., Ltd. (not a CPC member), was suspected of serious job violations and crimes. He voluntarily surrendered to the Office of the Supervisor of the State Supervisory Commission in Dongfeng Automobile Group Co., Ltd. designated by the Hubei Provincial Supervisory Commission and Shiyan Municipal Supervisory Committee, he is currently under the supervision and investigation of the Yunyang District Supervisory Committee of Shiyan City, and has been taken retention measures.

Born in 1975, Xiong Yi joined Dongfeng Motor Company after graduating from university and held different positions in DPCA, Dongfeng Nissan, Dongfeng Renault and other companies. In May 2015, Chen Wei, former head of marketing and sales at Dongfeng Renault, left, and Xiong Yi took up the position and became the youngest executive in the joint venture sector of Dongfeng Motor Group. However, Xiong Yi has not been the head of Dongfeng Renault Marketing Department for a long time. In May 2016, Xiong Yi announced that he had left Dongfeng Motor Company, which had worked for 19 years, to join the auto self-media platform "Cross-country e" to become CEO. In April 2018, Xiong Yi became the general manager of Baowo Automobile Group Marketing Company. In June 2019, Xiong Yi left Bowo Automobile to become vice president and marketing director of Changan Ford's national sales and service organization. In August 2020, Changan Ford National sales Organization announced that Xiong Yi was transferred to Jiangling Ford as general manager of Jiangling Ford passenger car sales and Service Co., Ltd. In August 2021, Jiangling announced that Mr. Xiong Yi, former vice president of Jiangling Motor Co., Ltd. and general manager of Jiangling Ford passenger car sales and Service Co., Ltd., resigned for personal reasons. The above is a summary of Xiong Yi's previous appointments in "Automotive Industry concern".

The development history of Dongfeng Renault is not long. Since its inception, it has launched four domestic models, namely, Corega, Coreao, Renault and Corey. In December 2013, Dongfeng Automobile Group and Renault Group established Dongfeng Renault Automobile Co., Ltd. according to 50:50 share ratio on the basis of restructuring Sanjiang Renault. In March 2016, Dongfeng Renault's first model, the Coreja, was officially launched, with a new car positioned as a compact SUV with a price range of 16.38-219800 yuan. The new car is based on the Renault-Nissan Alliance CMF platform and is equipped with 2.0L and 2.5L naturally aspirated engines. The price range is 17.98-269800 yuan. In September 2019, Dongfeng Renault's first pure electric model, Renault, was officially launched, with NEDC comprehensive mileage 271km, with a subsidised price range of 6.18-71800 yuan. In October 2019, Dongfeng Renault's new small SUV-- Corette officially went on sale, with a price range of 9.98-144800 yuan.

Dongfeng Renault has not been established for a long time, but it has been in frequent personnel unrest. In May 2016, Xiong Yi, head of Dongfeng Renault Marketing Department, resigned and Chen Xi, former general manager of Dongfeng Citroen brand, took over. In November 2016, Hu Xindong, executive vice president of Dongfeng Renault, left, and Weng Yunzhong, former general manager of Dongfeng Auto parts (Group) Co., Ltd., took over. In October 2018, Chen Xi, head of Dongfeng Renault Marketing and sales Department, left, and Hong Hao, former full-time Deputy General Minister and Minister of Business Development of Dongfeng Nissan Marketing and sales headquarters, took over. In April 2019, GE Shuwen, former executive vice president of FAW-Volkswagen Audi sales Division, served as president of Dongfeng Renault and vice president of strategic coordination of Renault Group in China. In July 2019, Weng Yunzhong, executive vice president of Dongfeng Renault, left, and Wei Wenqing, former deputy general manager of Shenlong Automobile, took over.

Dongfeng Renault frequent personnel upheaval, accompanied by difficult to break through the market. After the establishment of Dongfeng Renault, it launched two models, Correa and Coreao, in 2016, with a total sales of 30026 vehicles in the whole year and 72188 in 2017, which is the peak moment in Dongfeng Renault history. Since then, Dongfeng Renault began to decline, falling to 50109 in 2018 and 15392 in 2019. Affected by the epidemic, Dongfeng Renault sold only 530 vehicles in the first quarter of 2020. In April 2020, both Dongfeng Automobile Group and Renault Group issued documents to terminate the operation of the joint venture Dongfeng Renault. Renault Group transferred its 50% stake in Dongfeng Renault to Dongfeng Automobile Group, and Dongfeng Renault stopped the business activities related to the Renault brand. In July 2020, Dongfeng Renault Automobile Co., Ltd. changed its name to Dongfeng Automobile (Wuhan) Co., Ltd., and Renault Group withdrew from the ranks of shareholders and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dongfeng Automobile Group. This means that Dongfeng Renault is officially history.

It is worth mentioning that after Xiong Yi left office, Chen Xi took over as head of Dongfeng Renault Marketing Department, and both executives were investigated after leaving office for many years. In August 2021, Chen Xi, former vice president and minister of marketing and sales of Dongfeng Renault Motor Co., Ltd., was subject to disciplinary review and supervision investigation.

According to the data, Chen Xi joined DPCA in 1995 and served as the senior manager of the Marketing Department and the Department of Commerce of DPCA from January 1997 to August 2002. After that, he worked for Dongfeng Citroen and served as Director of sales Department, Director of Marketing Department and Minister of Service spare parts Department. In May 2011, Chen Xi was transferred to Dongfeng Peugeot to take over the post of sales minister. In March 2014, Chen Xi returned to Dongfeng Citroen as general manager of Dongfeng Citroen brand. In May 2016, Chen Xi officially joined Dongfeng Renault to succeed Xiong Yi as vice president and minister of marketing and sales. After leaving Dongfeng Renault, Chen Xi joined Boxun Automobile, a new force in car building, as vice president of marketing and sales of Boxun Automobile, which was delisted after the financial crisis. In March 2020, Chen Xi served as the general manager of Chery Automobile Xingtuo Brand Marketing Center.

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