Chery’s latest A01 hatchback
Chery love small cars, it’s unclear why they feel it is nessecery to build so many small cars that increase competition within the dealership floors, their current small car line up includes the Chery A1, Fulwin2, QQ3, QQ6 and the QQme and if you want to exaggerate slightly perhaps also the A3 sedan could be included as a small car, but lets not forget the Riich M1 as well.
Chery appear to be developing another hatchback small car and judging by the spy pictures it looks to be derived from the Chery A3 platform. On the engine front, it is likely to be carrying a 1.3l to 2.0l engine, but it would be wise to remember that Chery are investing heavily in turbo and super charged engines in 2010 in partnership with Easton, so it could be carrying a 1.3S, 1.6S, or 1.8Supercharged engine. Chery are also working towards producing their own CVT gearbox engines, although the spy pics show a manual box, any future model is likely to be offering a CVT automatic to consumers.
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Chery would be great if they weren’t so unfocused. I mean, why does this model exist? Doesn’t the A3 do the same thing? Doesn’t the Fulwin occupy the same segment of the market? Wouldn’t the QQ series (or the Riich M-series) also make this car redundant? I think the money for developing this car should go to make the rest of the lineup stronger. A lot of their cars are “good starts” but could use a little refinement to make them even more competitive.
Yes, it is a bit confusing but do remember Chery has to target the export markets for growth. A1 & A3 are selling in Taiwan, Singapore and Southeast Asian market. This A01 hatchback is meant for export and Riich lineup(A01 is longer than M-series). Fulwin2 & A3 are Chery brand so they fit in different market segments.
They’ll come to their senses in time. For now, as long as their making money on all those cars, why not?