An ad hoc shell for those who dock and intend to continue the open-air experience. The little car without doors or roof invites the driver and passengers to enjoy the breeze and the views as if they were on board a boat. Like the fittings of luxury yachts, high quality materials, resistant to atmospheric agents, were used for the interiors of this Mediterranean UP! The striking model realized "spontaneously" between Giorgetto and Fabrizio Giugiaro and Walter De Silva, then design manager at Volkswagen Group, was exhibited at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2011.

The development of a new Dongfeng brand sedan began in the mid-2000s by exploiting the synergy with the PSA French group which, thanks to Dongfeng, built numerous models for the local market in China. A first prototype called Dongfeng DFM7160 was built on the chassis of the Citroën Fukang (the Chinese version of the Citroën ZX) and was a three-volume sedan with front lights of the Peugeot 206 and rear lights of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class while the doors and cockpit were the same as the Citroën Elysée. However, this prototype remained a unique example as it was too cheap and technically outdated to enter the market and Dongfeng began working in 2007 on a new project based on PSA technologies. An agreement was made with Giugiaro for the style and engineering of the new car. In April 2009, the new Dongfeng Fengshen S30 officially debuted, the first car of the new Fengshen brand (translated into English language as Aeolus) intended to sell passenger vehicles (sedans and crossovers) of the Dongfeng group. The S30 used the platform of the Citroën ZX/Fukang but had a specific body design and a more modern interior.

The name Korando is a contraction of "Korea Can Do". The third generation Korando, codenamed the SsangYong C200 began production in late 2010. It was the first car to be released as part of SsangYong's revised lineup. It had slightly longer wheelbase than its rivals, the Hyundai ix35 and Kia Sportage. The new Korando was well received from a design perspective with many reviewers noting design improvements over previous models. Interior space too, was praised, as was the all-new monocoque chassis. It was the last vehicle to be produced before Giugiaro entered the VW group in 2011.

The Aeolus H30 is basically the 5-door hatchback version of the Aeolus S30, developed together with the sedan by Dongfeng Motor Corporation. An agreement was made with Giugiaro for the style and engineering of both versions. The H30 was produced from 2009 to 2017.