Section: Chery
Written By: David Yang
April 15th, 2008 3:00 PM
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Chrysler LLC penned a deal last July with Chery, the largest independent automaker in China, in a production venture that will see Chrysler sell Chery cars to the U.S. Under the contract, Chery will export its A1 model under Chrysler Group’s Dodge brand.
During a recent interview, Chery’s chief executive and chairman, Yin Tongyao, said that the Chery A1, a 1.3-liter compact hatch, has almost completed its road and crash testing overseas. The compact A3 sedan will then follow into the American market.
(Click through the jump to read more or on the thumbnails below to check out the Chery A1.)
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Written By: David Yang
April 1st, 2008 9:00 AM
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Ateco, the exclusive importer of Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Citroen cars in Australia and New Zealand recently penned a contract with Chinese carmaker Chery for importing three models Down Under.
According to Ric Hull, the managing director of Ateco, the three possible models - namely the A1, A5 and Tiggo 3 - will comply with all ADR (Australian Design Rules), including the comprehensive and severe crash testing requirements.
The Chinese company has exported its cars to 69 countries and regions to date, and will likely export to another 10 countries this year. With its advantages on price, it’s predicted that Chery will become a fierce competitor to the South Korean automaker Kia in the Australian market.
Chery sold 27,926 models in Feb, 2008, finishing as the third best selling Chinese auto brand for the month. The top two sellers were Shanghai Volkswagen and Shanghai General Motors, both joint-venture companies under Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation.
(Click on the thumbnails below to check out Chery’s Australian range.)
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Written By: David Yang
March 1st, 2008 1:00 PM
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It’s been a while since we’ve heard much from Chery. It seems that the Chinese carmaker has another hatchback model in their bag aside from the A6 Hatchback. After it bowed at the 2006 Beijing Auto Show, the A3 hatchback was put on the bench for quite some time with Chery introducing its A3 sedan later last year at Shanghai Auto Show.
The A3 is the third model in Chery’s A series (after A1 and A5) and will go into production at the end of this year. The prices of A3 will range from RMB 70,000 – 110,000 (~ USD 9,790 – 15,385). It’s reported that the QQ5 compact will also go public later this year.
Written By: David Yang
December 31st, 2007 10:20 AM
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Chinese auto manufacturer Chery displayed its A6 Coupe Concept, the company’s first coupe model, at last year’s Shanghai Auto Show. Now the new model has finished its testing and is about to go into production.
The Chery A6 coupe will likely go on sale to the public in the second half of 2008, after the launch of its sibling the A6 sedan. This move indicates that, aside from its rapid-growing compact car business, the Anhui province-based carmaker also targets China’s luxury market.
The front-wheel drive A6 coupe is built on Chery’s B2 platform with a wheelbase of 106.3 inches and three engine options available: a 3.0-liter V-6, a 2.4-liter V-6, and a 2.0-liter turbo four. It will also come with four- or six-speed transmission options.
Zhang Lin, the director of Chery International Business Dept., recently said that the export sales of Chery Auto in 2007 have doubled compared with those of 2006, finishing top among all the Chinese auto manufacturers. The company hopes that its export volume can account for half of its total sales by 2012.
Written By: Seyth Miersma
October 18th, 2007 12:15 PM
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All sorts of nasty rumors have been circulating around the internet lately on the topic of the relationship between the rapidly changing Chrysler LLC and Chery Motors of China.
Reports of on-again, off-again plans for Chery to take a hand in production of Dodge prospects, Hornet and Demon, had our friends over at Autoblog digging for some answers.
(Click through the jump to find out if Chery and Chrysler are calling it quits.)
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Written By: Seyth Miersma
October 8th, 2007 12:52 PM
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With plenty of American vehicles being made in, or shipped to, the hugely burgeoning Chinese market, Chery has designs on returning the favor.
On the promise of Italian penned looks at a budget price, Chinese automaker Chery would love for you to consider its upcoming offering, the M14 Sports Convertible Coupe.
(Click through the jump for more details on Chery’s US bound convertible.)
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Written By: Seyth Miersma
August 22nd, 2007 3:47 PM
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China’s biggest and most ambitious automaker, Chery, said today that it has produced its 1 millionth car, making it the first in China to do so.
Chery hit the lucky one million with its A3, a four-door hatchback that debuted at last years Beijing Auto Show. The A3 comes at the front of over seven years of hard work for the automaker, who said in a statement that it took nearly six years to produce its first half-million cars. The second 500K were reeled off in the last 18 months as the young company gathers steam for expansion within, and outside of, its native market.
Some will remember that Chery inked a deal with Chrysler earlier this year to make and export cars to the US. Fiat and Alfa Romeo have also linked with the Chinese company to build and sell those Italian marks within China.
Exciting times in what is now the world’s second largest vehicle market.
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