东风日产在中国市场推出的启辰晨风e30售价242800元人民币，去年仅售出了1273辆，市场表现并不成功。雷诺-日产CEO卡洛斯-戈恩近日宣布，计划针对中国市场开发一款低成本电动车，该车售价在7000-8000美元。戈恩希望能最大限度利用中国目前日渐增长的电动车，不仅要推出一款新的低价车型，而且能向中国推出雷诺Fluence Z.E.。最近已经有人拍到了该车正在测试的照片，这款车明年将在武汉投产，它采用的零部件由韩国生产。不过，按照公司首席竞争管Thierry Bollore的说法，由于Fluence纯电动车预计每年在中国销量仅为几千辆，因此不会对雷诺在中国市场的表现产生太大影响。

Renault-Nissan plotting $8,000 EV for China
Bearing the same moniker as the second-generation BMW 3 Series’ codename, the e30 sold as a Venucia in China by Dongfeng Nissan is far from being a success in the People’s Republic. Nothing more than a rebadged Leaf, the all-electric hatchback kicks off at 242,800 yuan (about $35,900) and last year only 1,273 units were sold based on the numbers released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).

Faced with the failure of the expensive Venucia e30, Renault-Nissan’s CEO Carlos Ghosn announced today plans to work on a low-cost electric vehicle to cater the Chinese market.Ghosn revealed the two automakers are targeting a price between $7,000 and $8,000 before any applicable local incentives for electric cars.

Ghosn wants to capitalize on the growing popularity of EVs in China not just with this new cheap car, but also with the Fluence Z.E. adapted for the local market. Already spotted testing, the model in question is scheduled to go on sale next year once assembly will kick off at Renault’s factory located in Wuhan by using kits sourced from the plant in Korea. But the all-electric Fluence won’t really have a significant impact on Renault’s sales in China taking into account the company’s chief competitive officer, Thierry Bollore, estimates only a few thousand units will be sold annually.