The global automotive industry is undergoing deep restructuring, new energy has become the core engine of transformation, and Chinese brands are accelerating onto the international stage. From October 12 to 18, 2026, Dongfeng Forthing will once again arrive at Hall 7.1 of the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles with the TK7, TK5, and V9 Camper Edition. What appears in Paris this time is not an "overseas version of a domestic model," but a product matrix developed from the ground up for global markets and usage scenarios.
Led by the TK7, Coming for Global Extended-Family Users
The TK7 is the core highlight of the booth and a multi-seat intelligent SUV built by the brand for global extended families. From multi-child families in Europe and three-generation households in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, to long-distance traveling and living in Australia and Latin America, the TK7 is developed from the ground up for real global family vehicle usage scenarios: flexible seating layouts balance multi-person travel with extra-large storage, 6.6KW external discharge makes outdoor life more relaxed, and dual pure electric and hybrid powertrains adapt to the energy structures of different markets. Dongfeng Forthing insists on "scenarios defining products," solving real mobility problems for families worldwide.
TK5 Adapts to Global Travel Scenarios
The TK5 is aimed at global urban mobility, offering both pure electric and plug-in hybrid versions to meet the differentiated technical needs of different markets. From the outset, its development has followed global standards, benchmarking international markets in vehicle safety, charging efficiency, and design language, while being adaptively tuned for local charging facilities, climate, and driving habits, responding to user expectations with efficient, safe, and intelligent performance.
V9 Camper Edition Expands the Imagination of Outdoor Travel and Living
The V9 Camper Edition deeply integrates the large space of a mid-to-large MPV with outdoor camping. It is not just a vehicle, but a mobile outdoor living base, allowing users to enjoy both the comfort of home and the freedom of the outdoors during their journey.
Riding the Wind with Dual Engines, Moving Toward a New Global Stage
In 2025, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor released the "Riding the Wind with Dual Engines Plan," advancing comprehensively around four major leaps in products, localization, channels, and services, with plans to invest 20 billion yuan by 2030 to build another Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor overseas. One year into implementation, Dongfeng Forthing has achieved breakthrough growth: overseas exports exceeded 53,000 vehicles in 2025, and exports reached 36,000 vehicles from January to September this year; the African market achieved a breakthrough, KD bases blossomed in multiple locations including Egypt, Cambodia, and Myanmar, with 40 new overseas dealers and 30 service outlets added.
Deepening Roots in Europe, from Certification Breakthrough to Systematic Operations
Dongfeng Forthing has long-standing ties with Europe. In 2022, the Forthing FRIDAY passed EU whole-vehicle certification, making Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor the first automaker in Guangxi to obtain EU sales qualifications; at the 2023 Munich Auto Show and the 2024 Paris Auto Show, the V9 and S7 made their successive global debuts, as the brand moved from "entering through certification" to "entering through products." Today, Dongfeng Forthing has achieved sales in markets including Germany and Italy, with a network covering more than ten European countries, and sales have continued to grow over the past three years. After the auto show, the brand will deepen its presence in France and expand into countries such as Norway and Denmark, upgrading from "entering Europe" to "operating in Europe."
Reshaping the Landscape, Chinese Brands Move Toward Industry Going Global
The global new energy landscape is accelerating its restructuring. From January to September 2026, overseas statistically verifiable sales of China's self-owned brand automobiles reached 3.82 million units, up 59% year on year, and the overseas sales share of self-owned new energy passenger vehicles rose to 24.8%. Chinese automakers going global are shifting from whole-vehicle trade to KD assembly, localized production, and the construction of industrial chains and dealer service systems, moving from "product export" to "industry going global." Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor is precisely a pioneer, having already built 9 overseas intelligent manufacturing plants and becoming an important force driving the green and intelligent transformation of the global automotive industry.
Paris Auto Show: From "Letting Europe See" to "Letting Europe Believe"
For Dongfeng Forthing, the significance of the 2026 Paris Auto Show goes far beyond "appearing once again." This is a strategic press conference on Europe's home turf. Dongfeng Forthing will use the TK5, TK7, and V9 Camper Edition to prove: it is not here to join the excitement, but to launch a systematic offensive overseas with a global scenario-based product matrix and the planning of the "Riding the Wind with Dual Engines Plan."
This is a public declaration of the shift from "product export" to "industry going global." The overseas plans released during the auto show will lay out at once capabilities including localized manufacturing, KD/OEM cooperation, channel and service networks, and right-hand drive/left-hand drive/cold-region/hot-region adaptation, demonstrating to global partners its determination to take root for the long term.
This is also a real-world window for breaking through European barriers. In the face of challenges such as EU tariffs, anti-subsidy measures, localization ratios, and battery regulations, Dongfeng Forthing uses a combination of "pure electric + plug-in hybrid + hybrid + multi-scenario models" to reduce the risk of relying on a single route, sending a clear signal: Chinese brands are not just price killers, but also organizers of family mobility, outdoor life, and the new energy ecosystem. In short, the 2024 Paris Auto Show was about "letting Europe see Xinghai," while the 2026 Paris Auto Show is about "letting Europe believe Forthing can take root."
From Munich to Paris, from the overseas debut of the Xinghai series to the collective appearance of the TK5, TK7, and V9 Camper Edition, Dongfeng Forthing's logic for going global is already clear: it is not about selling one car to all markets, but about writing different scenarios, powertrains, regulations, and usage habits into product definitions in advance. Paris is not the endpoint, but a turning point for Dongfeng Forthing as it moves toward becoming a "global automobile brand." On October 12, let us jointly witness Dongfeng Forthing take Paris as its starting point and embark on a new journey of globalization.
