Chery Automobile Gains Popularity Around the World

By Eunice Emeyazia

Chery, an automobile with longer history of producing engines than automobiles, has won popularity from consumers around the world.

A statement issued on the company’s website, attributed the achievement to Chery’s dedication to research and development of its engine, which it said helped the company to successfully catch the attention of auto giants.

Report says that Chery is the first Chinese automobile company to export vehicles, CKD parts, engines, and vehicle manufacturing technology and equipment around the world; and till date, Chery has exported its vehicles to more than 80 countries and regions and has set up 10 overseas factories and more than 1500 overseas dealers and service outlets.

The Automobile company boasts a total of 9 engines, including 2.0TGDI, winning the title of “China Best Ten Engine”, eqpuipped with the maximum power of 192kw, a peak torque of 400N • m, and a maximum effective thermal efficiency of 41%.

The third generation of Chery’s engine, ACTECO 1.6TGDI had In 2019, won the title of “China Best Ten Engine” and featured the excellent power performance with the maximum power of 145kW and a peak torque of 290N m, leading Chinese engine brands continuously by virtue of a thermal efficiency of 37.1%.

With the innovation of technology, ACTECO engine was upgraded to the fourth generation – 2.0T GDI engine.

Chery, which is also known as “Technological Chery” since its foundation, for insisting on mastering core technologies, has produced almost all the parts and components of the engine by itself, while several international brands, and dealers from many countries, have requested to import ACTECO engine.

Reports say, Chery vehicles equipped with ACTECO engines, such as TIGGO FAMILY, ARRIZO Series are convincing users in the global markets, and Wile ACTECO engines are approved by overseas markets.

From January to July, Chery Group exported a total of 198,859 vehicles, up 36.8% year-on-year, to different countries and regions including, the United States, Turkey, Germany, and Japan, as well as many world-class enterprises such as Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. and John Deere.

Chery’s predecessor, Anhui Auto Parts Industry Co. Ltd. was established in Anhui province, China, in 1997, to produce engines, but When the leader of Chery, Yin Tongyue, joined the company, he focused on developing engines for making vehicles with better quality.

Its successful ignition of the first engine, Fulwin, in 1999 enabled Chery to develop high-quality products, and directly laid the foundation for Chery’s technological exploration and independent development.

In 2005, Chery’s ACTECO engine officially rolled off the production line with its technology integration in power, fuel consumption and emission leading the world at that time; and from the moment it was developed, Chery became the first Chinese engine auto brand with independent intellectual property rights, marking a “zero” breakthrough in the field of new generation automobile engines with high performance, as well as pioneering the development and manufacture of high-performance engines of Chinese brands.

After more than 20 years of exploration in the field of new energy vehicles, Chery has established its leadership with four vehicle assembly platforms, five general subsystems and seven core technologies, while its EQ1 model has become the leader of mini battery electric vehicles in China.

The company has set up six Research and Development centers in the world and a Research and Development team of over 5,000 elite members, providing it with advantages in traditional fuel technology, new energy, intelligence manufacturing and other fields.

With nearly 10 million users worldwide, including 2.1 million users outside China, Chery has ranked first in the number of passenger cars exported from China for 19 consecutive years and has reiterated commitment to providing a wider range of high-quality product matrix.