Archive for the ‘Chery Automobile’ category
At 30,900RMB the Chery QQ is still China’s Cheapest Car
Alright, we’re open to discussion on the cheapest car moniker as there were some Suzuki Alto based mini cars being sold for a mere 20,000rmb a while back but those models are likely to have been end of production stock, the QQ3 is the real deal. The QQ3 has been on the market since 2003 [...]
Riich X3 sighted yet again
The Riich X3 compact SUV may share a name with a more famous American made, Bavarian branded SUV, but the rest of the design is relatively unique when compared to other Chinese designed and developed SUV’s. The X3 has been codenamed T21 in the Chery internal naming system and should be launched in 2012 at [...]
Chery M16 compact sedan to make 2013 appearence
Chery are getting serious about their brand positioning for the Chery brand, of course they have Riich and Reely but they have failed to make a major dent in the market so far, Chery want to make the M16 into a compact sedan that is capable of taking on the likes of Hyundai, Kia and [...]
Qoros – the new international brand that you’ve never heard of
The Japanese Three of Nissan, Toyota and Honda decided that their run of the mill brands were far too bland to take on the luxury segment, so they came out with Infiniti, Lexus and Acura to target the the high end segments that were being dominated by the German Three consisting of BMW, Mercedes and [...]
Subarus to be sold in China as Chery’s under new proposals
The Chery and Subaru Joint Venture was thrown out by the overseeing body The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) earlier this year owing to the fact that Fujitsu Heavy Industries was partially owned by Toyota. Toyota’s 16% stake in the company became a major issue for the Chinese government as under government rules a [...]
The 2012 QQ live at the GZ Auto Show
The QQ maybe a common car in China, but its outing at the 2011 Guangzhou Auto Show was a rare event indeed, you see Chery never shows the QQ at major events. We’re not sure why Chery don’t like to show the QQ, perhaps due the QQ’s murky past as one of the first Chinese [...]
An inside look at the Chery G6 Limo,
The Chery G6 was born with government ministers in mind, the government have been told to put down their Audi’s and pick up Chinese branded cars as part of a cost cutting exercise that also benefits the local car industry and also boost the Civil Service in terms of PR. Chery have decided that their [...]
Chery Riich X3 spotted out testing – looking like a semi desirable car
When Chery introduced the Riich brand, I personally thought that their thinking was right, but the execution a bit off. It’s hard to shake off the economy brand moniker, especially if you want to make high end cars so the only way to do it is to start with a high end car under a [...]
Is the next generation Chery QQ another Toyota Aygo inspired vehicle?
Toyota have a rough time in China, they maybe the world’s biggest car marker but in the Chinese market they are lagging behind, way behind in fact. Not only are Toyota’s sales relatively low compared to their biggest rivals, it seems that their entire range is available at their local rivals dealerships, take the humble [...]
This is the next generation of Chery QQ
The Chery QQ set the Chinese automotive world alight, and to some extent it burned the fringes of the traditional auto makers in the West and the East, the QQ was the start of the clone wars which would hit the Chinese market until…. well, the clones haven’t yet entirely stopped with some smaller auto [...]
QQ3 Sports Edition Spied
The QQ3 was a Chinese automotive revolution on four wheels when it first launched way back in 2003, however from that point on the QQ was brushed over in favor of rapidly expanding the rest of the Chery line up and sales began to suffer as other Chinese car manufacturers began to push out their [...]
Chery’s Riich brand hitting the rough tracks in path to developing higher end brand
Riich dealerships in Beijing are closing down and withdrawing from the market, which leads to reflections over the situation of China’s high-end homegrown brands. Some people think it’s not the right time for homegrown automakers to launch high-end brands. It’s true that the homegrown brands are not so successful in their expansion to the high-end [...]
Riich G6 launched in China, priced high
Today is the birthday of The People’s Liberation Army, the military force was founded on August 1st 1927 and its on the PLA’s birthday that Chery decided to launched the new Riich G6. The Riich G6 will be aimed squarely at business users and government fleet procurements, hence the August 1st launch. The G6 comes [...]
Multiple Riich G3′s spotted from all angles
The Riich G3 is Chery’s first compact sedan for the Riich brand, Riich have already launch the G5 but sales seem to be quite low so far with them seldom being seen on the roads. The Riich G3 uses the same platform as the recently launched Chery E6 but has some slightly better tech under [...]
Is this a QQ3 Sports?
As mentioned many times on China Car Times the rapidly aging Chery QQ3 will be getting a minor update for 2011/12 and a new generation of car for 2012/13, the below model appears to be the aforementioned 2011/12 facelift model complete with a sports license plate holder. We’re not entirely sure which part makes it [...]
Riich G2 sighted out testing, detailed pictures taken
The Riich G2 will be a compact hatchback to rival the Emgrand EC7-RV when it launches later this year, the G2 will carry a 1.5L from Chery’s ATECO range which is good for 109bhp and 140Nm, not exactly a fast car but perfect for inner city jaunts around town. Overall the G2 looks like it [...]
Chery plans low-profile ceremony for three-millionth car
Compared with the previous high-profile ceremony for two-millionth car, Chery is planning a low-profile one for its three-millionth car when the company is in the critical period for its strategic transformation, i.e. to shift its focus from extensive growth relying on output and sales amount to the intensive growth relying on product quality and brand [...]
Chery’s T21 SUV sighted out testing ahead of launch
Chery maybe one of the leading Chinese car companies in terms of volume sales, but its actual line up is very confusing to the automotive analyst, however this strategy seems to be working as its giving consumers a major choice in vehicle once they venture inside the Chery dealerships. The below SUV has been codenamed [...]
Riich G6 with a 3.0L V6 spotted out
Is the new Riich G6 the biggest engined production Chinese car to date? Of course FAW produced the Hong Qi Limo which was rocking a domestically made V12 engine, but that car was only made to limited order and the below G6 is likely to see mass production in the next few months. The 3.0L [...]
Chery to launch new brand with Quantum LLC, Qoros to be born soon.
The dust has not yet settled between Chery and Subaru, a contract has been signed between the two but details of the deal have not yet been released to the public, it’s likely that the Forrester will be introduced into China in the next 12 to 18 months as a locally made vehicle but Chery [...]
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