Chery Automobile

Chery Automobile Co. Ltd., trading as Chery (), is a Chinese automobile manufacturer. Founded in 1997, it is currently the third largest automobile manufacturer group in China, with 2,806,393 vehicles sold in 2025. The company is headquartered in Wuhu, Anhui.

Key facts

Company.name: Chery New Energy Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd.
Company.logo: Chery logo.svg
Company.logo_size: 200
Company.logo_caption: Logo since 2022
Company.image: 2017-09-12 IAA 2017 CHERRY by Olaf Kosinsky-1.jpg
Company.image_caption: Chery's booth at 2017 International Motor Show Germany
Company.type: Subsidiary
Company.location: Wuhu, Anhui, China
Company.key_people: Mandy Xia (Senior Sales Manager)
Company.industry: Automotive
Company.products: Automobiles
Company.production: 2,603,916 vehicles (2024)

Article

76 sections

Contents

History
Early years
Expansion period
Chery Holding establishment
Rapid growth period
Stake restructuring and IPO
Operations
Research and development
Design
Leadership
Chairman
Executive Directors/CEOs
Products and brands
Chery
Cars
SUV
Pick-up
Chery Fulwin
Products
Chery QQ
Products
Chery New Energy
Products
Exeed
Jetour
iCar/iCaur
Luxeed
Rely
Overseas brands
Former brands
Riich
Engines
Partnerships
Joint ventures
Chery Jaguar Land Rover
Investments
[[Kaiyi Auto]] (18% stake)
Oversea collaboration
Robotaxi
Chery Holding and commercial vehicle business
Karry Auto
C&C Trucks
Chery Wanda Buses
Chevoo
Overseas markets
Americas
Brazil
Mexico
Uruguay
Venezuela
Asia-Pacific
Australia
Indonesia
Iran
Malaysia
Pakistan
Taiwan
Europe
Italy
Spain
Rest of Western Europe
Russia
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Motorsport
Etymology
Controversies
Copying
Sales
See also
References
External links

Chery was founded in 1997 by government officials of Wuhu, who appointed Yin Tongyue, the current chairman, as the company's first technical director. Chery launched its first car called the Fengyun in 1999, a copy the SEAT Toledo Mk1 (itself based on the Volkswagen Golf Mk 2 chassis) using an engine production line from Ford Dagenham. During its early years, Chery used technologies from other manufacturers; some were licensed and others were acquired by reverse engineering. This led to a lawsuit in 2003 filed by General Motors alleging that Chery had copied the design of one of its cars. Chery has since developed and improved its technologies. Since 2006, Chery has produced its engines branded as ACTECO, which it also sells to other manufacturers.