The QQ3 is ultimately the Chinese peoples car, France had its 2CV, the UK had the mini (and not the MINI), Germany had the Beetle and Italy had the Fiat 500. The launch of the QQ signified the rise of the Chinese automotive industry and what was to come; a wave of clones filled Western auto media’s headlines, from Audi logo rip off’s to entire car clones. The QQ3 spear headed Chery’s rise to becoming a nationwide automotive producer from the backwaters of Wuhu and even selling at an international level in various developing countries. In September alone, the QQ range (combined of QQ3 and QQ6) sold 16,738 vehicles, not bad for a car that was first introduced in 2003.

The QQ3 start at 30,800rmb for the most basic 800cc manual, steel wheeled affair, and rises to the giddy heights of 50,800rmb for the 1.1 luxury model with the sequential manual gearbox.

Although the above spy shot only shows a partial view of the new QQ3, it seems that with the current sales rate for the QQ, a newer face might just push sales even higher. The new QQ3 is due to be launched towards the end of the year.