Dongfeng Aeolus Shine Max - a new “star” on the Russian market or mediocrity?

Chinese automakers, even before a number of foreign brands left our market, occupied the niche of mid-price crossovers. Manufacturers from the Middle Kingdom did not particularly strive to compete with budget sedans, hatchbacks and station wagons. And such models were not in demand. No wonder - their cost was on par with their competitors. Those, of course, were inferior in size in the budget category, but in terms of engine volume and power they were often superior to Chinese models. And the reliability and love of Russian drivers for cars from EU countries is not even worth mentioning.


But when many brands left our market, the Chinese began to occupy empty niches. Not as quickly as economists thought - AvtoVAZ was even given a chance to gain a foothold. Only the domestic manufacturer itself experienced difficulties. The production of cars stalled; the production of the Lada Granta, and then the Vesta, was somehow established. Even the Niv production lines stopped. It turned out that they managed to “stuff” the former Soviet car with foreign parts. But Chinese manufacturers have “woke up”. Now they are diligently filling all the vacated niches. On the channel “Ivan Zenkevich PRO cars” they will talk about one of these new products. This is Dongfeng Aeolus Shine Max. The model looks good, but how reliable will it be?