Who owns Dongfeng Nammi? The ownership chain, Dongfeng Motor Group's stake and the 2023 deal
Facts checked Chinese holding 100%
Dongfeng Nammi is Chinese. It is Dongfeng's small-electric-car brand, sold abroad as the Dongfeng Box, and is aimed at the budget end of the European and Latin American electric market.
Dongfeng Nammi launched as a Dongfeng brand in August 2023; the company behind it was established on 28 October 2020 and is wholly owned by Dongfeng Motor Corporation.
The short answer
| Controlled by | Dongfeng Motor Group |
|---|---|
| Stake | 100% |
| Since | 2023 |
| Kind | brand |
| Origin | CN |
| Name in Chinese | 纳米 “NAH-mee” |
| Top of the chain | State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council |
| Is it Chinese? | Yes |
The chain, step by step
State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council owns Dongfeng Motor Group at 100% since 2003.
Dongfeng Motor Corporation is a central state-owned enterprise whose shareholding SASAC holds. Dongfeng told the Hong Kong exchange in February 2025 that a planned restructuring might change its controlling shareholder but would not change its ultimate controller, SASAC.
Dongfeng Motor Group owns Dongfeng Nammi at 100% since 2023.
Dongfeng Nammi launched as a Dongfeng brand in August 2023; the company behind it was established on 28 October 2020 and is wholly owned by Dongfeng Motor Corporation.
| Holder | Holds | Kind | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council | Dongfeng Motor Group | owns | 100% | 2003 |
| Dongfeng Motor Group | Dongfeng Nammi | owns | 100% | 2023 |
Dongfeng Nammi: questions people ask
- Who owns Nammi?
- Dongfeng Motor Corporation, the state-owned carmaker at Wuhan, which holds the brand outright.
- What does Nammi mean?
- The Chinese name 纳米 (Nàmǐ) is the ordinary word for a nanometre, itself a transliteration of 'nano'. Nammi follows the Chinese sound.
- What is the Dongfeng Box?
- Box is a name Dongfeng has used on small electric cars for export, and the earlier Nano Box carried it in China. This entry could not confirm from a primary source which export markets currently sell the brand.
- Is Nammi sold outside China?
- No export market was confirmed for this entry. Nammi's sales are in China.
Related
Sources for Dongfeng Nammi
- Wikipedia, Dongfeng Nammi. Read . Chinese name, August 2023 launch, 2020 company date, model list, Nano EX1 and Nano Box under eGT New Energy
- Wikipedia, Aeolus (marque). Read . August 2023 merger of Aeolus, Nammi and eπ into one management structure
- Wikipedia, List of automobile manufacturers of China. Read . Dongfeng Motor's brand portfolio.
- Wikipedia, Dongfeng Motor Corporation. Read .
- Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited (HKEXnews), Announcement on Possible Change in the Controlling Shareholder. Read . Filing of 9 February 2025; the PDF text could not be extracted by the tool used, so the content is taken from reporting of the filing