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Last week I made a 3750 km trip through China. We hired a Chery QQ in Beijing and drove to Qufu, Wuhu (Chery factory), Huangshan and Jingdezhen, and than back to Beijing. The aim was to drive a 30.000-yuan-car through cities, highways and countryside. I made the trip together with a journalist who is going to write about it.
In Wuhu we visited the Chery factory and we spoke with pr people and people of the R&D department.
They showed us a lot of new models and projects. The pr department showed a power point presentation, we were not allowed to take pictures (br..) but we could make some notes. Outside of the r&d part of the factory we saw several prototypes.
I made a list of the models discussed:
S12: (new name A1), designed by Bertone. We saw some prototypes, no production activity.
S21: (QQ6), designed by IAT, Japan. There was a pre-production in factory hall two. Some vehicles were in use as taxis, for test purposes.
S22: (new name V1), the mpv designed by IAT. Only some prototypes on the factory site.
S23: a mini-suv, designed by IAT. No pictures seen.
S24: a QQ coupe, also by IAT, we saw a drawing.
A18: (new name V2), the station wagon designed by Jiajing. Only some test models.
B12: (new name A7), will be produced from 2008/9, designed by Bertone. Only the power point pictures, already published in the forum.
B21: (new name A6), Chery’s big hope for the US, an all-wheeldrive V6 (3.0-litre) designed by Bertone. We have already some photos in the forum.
B22: (new name T3), a large SUV, from Pininfarina (?).
B23: the V8 coupe, already a photo in the forum this week, Bertone, 2009.
F11: high class limousine, V6/V8 (3.0/ 4.2-litre), they showed us several pictures of a car with a German (!!) license. Ready in 2009.
M11: (new name A3), a four-door hatchback, designed by Pininfarina.
M12: also a four-door hatchback, a bit bigger, also made by Pininfarina.
P11: The SUV this week new on internet (also shown in the forum), designed by IAT, for the US.
P12: the crew cab pickup, designed for the US by IAT. Pictures already since a longer period on the net, also in the forum.
H11: a big minibus, the size of the new Toyota Hi-Ace, especially for the US.
Two projects are cancelled:
A16: a smaller version of the A5, about 1.3-litre, designed by Jiajing. Only a model made.
Q11: mini-minicar for South East Asia (10.000 yuan), designed by Jiajing, very ugly.
Two projects are fake:
S13 (MM), pictures on the net showed a city-car designed by Pininfarina, has nothing to do with Chery.
A21 hatchback: photo shopped pictures of a two-volume A5.
I suppose we can expect a lot of new pictures, now and than leaking to the internet (especially mychery.net!). Chery policy is a bit double: showing you the information but not really willing to give it to you. The risk of leaking is very big by acting like this.
Last week I made a 3750 km trip through China. We hired a Chery QQ in Beijing and drove to Qufu, Wuhu (Chery factory), Huangshan and Jingdezhen, and than back to Beijing. The aim was to drive a 30.000-yuan-car through cities, highways and countryside. I made the trip together with a journalist who is going to write about it.
In Wuhu we visited the Chery factory and we spoke with pr people and people of the R&D department.
They showed us a lot of new models and projects. The pr department showed a power point presentation, we were not allowed to take pictures (br..) but we could make some notes. Outside of the r&d part of the factory we saw several prototypes.
I made a list of the models discussed:
S12: (new name A1), designed by Bertone. We saw some prototypes, no production activity.
S21: (QQ6), designed by IAT, Japan. There was a pre-production in factory hall two. Some vehicles were in use as taxis, for test purposes.
S22: (new name V1), the mpv designed by IAT. Only some prototypes on the factory site.
S23: a mini-suv, designed by IAT. No pictures seen.
S24: a QQ coupe, also by IAT, we saw a drawing.
A18: (new name V2), the station wagon designed by Jiajing. Only some test models.
B12: (new name A7), will be produced from 2008/9, designed by Bertone. Only the power point pictures, already published in the forum.
B21: (new name A6), Chery’s big hope for the US, an all-wheeldrive V6 (3.0-litre) designed by Bertone. We have already some photos in the forum.
B22: (new name T3), a large SUV, from Pininfarina (?).
B23: the V8 coupe, already a photo in the forum this week, Bertone, 2009.
F11: high class limousine, V6/V8 (3.0/ 4.2-litre), they showed us several pictures of a car with a German (!!) license. Ready in 2009.
M11: (new name A3), a four-door hatchback, designed by Pininfarina.
M12: also a four-door hatchback, a bit bigger, also made by Pininfarina.
P11: The SUV this week new on internet (also shown in the forum), designed by IAT, for the US.
P12: the crew cab pickup, designed for the US by IAT. Pictures already since a longer period on the net, also in the forum.
H11: a big minibus, the size of the new Toyota Hi-Ace, especially for the US.
Two projects are cancelled:
A16: a smaller version of the A5, about 1.3-litre, designed by Jiajing. Only a model made.
Q11: mini-minicar for South East Asia (10.000 yuan), designed by Jiajing, very ugly.
Two projects are fake:
S13 (MM), pictures on the net showed a city-car designed by Pininfarina, has nothing to do with Chery.
A21 hatchback: photo shopped pictures of a two-volume A5.
I suppose we can expect a lot of new pictures, now and than leaking to the internet (especially mychery.net!). Chery policy is a bit double: showing you the information but not really willing to give it to you. The risk of leaking is very big by acting like this.