As part of Dongfeng's agreements with Nissan, the three companies agreed to create eventually a so-called "golden triangle" of three-way collaboration.

[3] Renault signed on to the creation of an equally owned joint venture on 16 December 2013 after gaining final approval from the Chinese government.

Dongfeng Renault sold only 18,607 cars in 2019 and reported an operating loss of more than 1.5 billion yuan ($212 million).

[7] In April 2020, following poor sales, Renault announced that it would concentrate on commercial and electric vehicles for the Chinese market.

[10] The Renault's Wuhan facilities also included an engine workshop and a research and development centre.