A surprise announcement for South Africa in May, Dongfeng has officially opened pre-order books for its new compact crossover, the Forthing Friday. An updated version of what its known as the Forthing T5 Evo that went on-sale in China three years ago, the Friday debuts as a range-extender electric vehicle, thereby making it the third REEV on local soil after the Leapmotor C10 and Changan Hunter REEV bakkie.