{"id":24931,"date":"2026-05-26T21:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/24931\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:36:15","slug":"stellantis-new-chinese-partner-is-going-after-the-xiaomi-yu7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/24931\/","title":{"rendered":"Stellantis\u2019 New Chinese Partner Is Going After The Xiaomi YU7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">\n                            Stellantis and Donfeng may form a joint venture that would allow Voyah-branded models to be sold in the Old Continent                        <\/p>\n<p>                                            https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/author\/bradcarscoops-com\/<br \/>\n                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/979dca4e985cdb4877326c7fec753810da5370a4210c624858bdf777bdc5877b.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo\" height=\"32\" width=\"32\" decoding=\"async\"\/>                                                                    <\/p>\n<p>                                    by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/author\/bradcarscoops-com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brad Anderson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5 hours ago<\/p>\n<p>                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ingallery no-lazy img-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rgvt4cfewd-svc-vrfcedw-dc--1024x576.jpg\"   alt=\" Stellantis\u2019 New Chinese Partner Is Going After The Xiaomi YU7\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1214\"\/>                        <\/p>\n<p>                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=carscoops.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/>\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark_en.png\" width=\"338\" height=\"107\" alt=\"Add Carscoops as preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Voyah\u2019s new Passion S takes clear styling cues from the Xiaomi YU7.<\/p>\n<p>The dual-motor variant is said to produce up to 646 horsepower.<\/p>\n<p>An 800-volt architecture sets the Passion S up for quick DC charging.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of Chinese-market metal passes through the internet these days with no chance of crossing its home border, but the Voyah Passion S may turn out to be the exception. The Passion S could reach European buyers, and how it gets there says as much about Stellantis as the car itself. Voyah is the premium EV arm of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/dongfeng\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/dongfeng\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dongfeng<\/a>, and the Passion S wears more than a hint of Xiaomi YU7 in its sheetmetal. <\/p>\n<p>Voyah is still a stranger to most buyers outside China, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/stellantis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stellantis<\/a> has confirmed it is in talks with Dongfeng to form a new joint venture that would let it build and sell Voyah-branded models in Europe, in the same way it currently handles Leapmotor internationally. A crossover like the Passion S, which carries more European SUV cues than Chinese ones, would be a sensible way to plant the brand on local soil.<\/p>\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2026\/05\/stellantis-dongfeng-voyah-france\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"3432334\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">After Making Leapmotor EVs In Spain, Stellantis Wants To Build Dongfengs In France Too<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Previewed in a rich shade of red, the Passion S features split headlights connected by an LED light bar, black air intakes, and a black splitter. It also includes black wheel arches, a panoramic glass roof, and a prominent LiDAR. The curvaceous rear quarter panels are similar to those of the Xiaomi YU7, while a fixed carbon fiber spoiler gives it a sporty note.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/china\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese<\/a> media reports put the Passion S at 5,050 mm (198.8 inches) long, 1,998 mm (78.6 inches) wide, and 1,656 mm (65.1 inches) tall, riding on a generous 3,000 mm (118.1-inch) wheelbase. The car sits on 21-inch wheels behind a meaty set of brake calipers. Interior photos have yet to surface. <\/p>\n<p>What About Power?<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Voyah-Passion-S-EV-1-2.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> &#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<br \/>\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \"   alt=\" Stellantis\u2019 New Chinese Partner Is Going After The Xiaomi YU7\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Voyah-Passion-S-EV-1-2-1024x576.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>The battery spec has not been confirmed, but we do know that the Passion S will be offered in rear- and all-wheel-drive form.  The base model is expected to deliver 408 hp, while the dual-motor version will offer an impressive 646 hp. While that won\u2019t be enough to rival the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2026\/04\/xiaomi-yu7-gt-debut\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2026\/04\/xiaomi-yu7-gt-debut\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xiaomi YU7 GT<\/a> with its 990 hp, it\u2019s still more power than most customers will ever need. An 800-volt electrical architecture will allow for fast DC charging.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no word on when sales of the Passion S will start in China, nor how much it will cost. If the deal between Stellantis and Dongfeng is finalized, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/voyah\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/voyah\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Voyah models<\/a> could be built in Europe, potentially at the Rennes plant in France, and the Passion S might be a model Stellantis decides to sell locally.<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/arrow.png\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\"\/><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/arrow.png\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stellantis and Donfeng may form a joint venture that would allow Voyah-branded models to be sold in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24932,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13129],"tags":[1165,12520,5217,73,18240,12112,12522],"class_list":["post-24931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-stellantis","tag-china","tag-dongfeng","tag-electric-vehicles","tag-europe","tag-new-cars","tag-stellantis","tag-voyah"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}