Chery News

Has Chery changed for the better?
By Laura Berry · 20 Feb 2023
Ten years ago Chinese carmaker Chery left Australia with its tail between its legs after being rocked by several scandals including an asbestos scare and dismal crash test results. Now Chery is back having just launched its Omoda 5 SUV in Australia but are its woes behind it?
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Here's when you can have a Chery Omoda 5 EV
By Laura Berry · 17 Feb 2023
Chinese brand Chery has just returned to Australia with its Omoda 5 small SUV, but something’s missing - the electric version. 
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Chery returns for another bite of Australia
By Laura Berry · 16 Feb 2023
Chinese car-maker Chery has spearheaded its return to Australia with the reveal of its Omoda 5 small SUV with drive-away pricing set to start from less than $40,000, and backed by a seven-year warranty.Australians will be among the first in the world to b
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Chery the next brand to go off-road mad?
By Tom White · 03 Feb 2023
Why Chery could be the next one to watch in the off-roading space.
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Chery's Aussie comeback: 1000 cars on the way
By James Cleary · 26 Jan 2023
Having departed the Australian market in 2015, the giant, state-owned Chinese vehicle manufacturer Chery is weeks away from a full-blooded comeback, with the first shipment of 1000 Omoda5 SUVs on the water and scheduled to arrive here by mid-February.
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China's been bitten by the ute bug!
By James Cleary · 22 Jan 2023
Believe it or not, for the longest time utes have been banned on most urban roads in China, and according to Reuters they only account for around two per cent of vehicle sales nationwide. Those that are sold are mostly for rural use, operating ‘on-farm’ only.
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China's cheap EV car takeover of Australia
By Andrew Chesterton · 23 Oct 2022
To understand just how big a threat the traditional auto makers consider Chinese EV brands to be, look no further than the recent comments from Stellantis' chief, Carlos Tavares, when faced with BYD (or Beyond Your Dreams) expansion into Europe.
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Chery Gemini coming to Australia
By Chris Thompson · 21 Oct 2022
A badge familiar to, and in hindsight loved by, Aussies will return to the local market for the first time in decades, but not in the way it once did.The last time the Gemini badge was seen on a new car in Australia was in Holden showrooms decades ago, bu
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China is the great EV disruptor in Australia
By Andrew Chesterton · 13 Oct 2022
We all - most of us, at least - recognise that electric vehicles have an important role to play in all of our automotive futures, but there is an uncomfortable reality surrounding most EVs that is simply unavoidable.And that is, of course, that they're no
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Why your next car will be Made In China
By Andrew Chesterton · 05 Oct 2022
Chinese-built cars were the third most common vehicle type sold in Australia last month, beating cars from Korea – like Hyundais and Kias – and Europe – like BMWs or Mercedes –as brands like MG and Great Wall boom.
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