Chery Automobile

Emergency Service Calls in 8 Provinces Activated as Total Donation Value for Transport Vehicles, Emergency Tents & Cash Exceeds RMB 16.0 Mio (US$ 2.3 Mio)

May 13, 2008 -- Chery Automobile Group has taken immediate pro-active steps to support the ongoing nationwide emergency relief operations coordinated by the government, and has initiated a series of very effective support efforts. Since the news on the devastating earthquake has emerged on May 12th, the company has promptly reacted by donating a fleet of 30 vehicles to assist the transportation needs for relief operations.

Feb. 18, 2008 -- The other day, a piece of good news came from Chinese Olympic Committee that among the 80 vehicles for Olympic traffic service, Chery won a share of 50 through competing with the participating foreign brands, thus becoming the first Chinese brand to appear in the Olympic Games. By then, a green motorcade composed of Chery cars will serve the Olympic Games. This motorcade consists of 40 Chery BSG hybrids and 10 Chery ISG hybrids, which are both based on the Chery A5 model.

2008 Chery BSG Hybrid

Jan. 15, 2007 -- Chery achieved a total sales volume of 381,000 units in 2007 with an annual objective accomplishment ratio of 97%, about 12,000 units less than the annual sales objective formulated at the beginning of 2007, very close to the goal. Compared to 2006, there is a net increase of 76,000 units while the increase rate is 24.8%, among which, the overseas sales volume has doubled again with a sharp increase of 132%.

December 9, 2007 -- On Dec. 8, 2007, Chery and South African McCarthy Company entered into the Distributorship Agreement in Wuhu, Anhui Province, China. As the representatives from the two parties, Mr. Yin Tongyao, Chairman and General Manager of Chery, and Mr. Jolyon Nash, CEO of McCarthy signed the agreement. This is another milestone of Chery in the South African market since Nov. 2007 when Chery super bulletproof vehicles were exported to this country.

Dec. 10, 2007 -- An overview of the hot-selling SUVs of this year tells us that the Chinese domestic brands rise rapidly, among which the Chery Tiggo3 becomes the star of these SUVs.

Nov. 14, 2007 -- On Nov. 14th, the ‘3M·Chery Innovation Day’ was rounded off in Chery. During this activity, besides the exhibition of the many 3M products, some on-the-spot demonstrations and several symposiums were also held by 3M.

3M is one of the world top 500 enterprises, enjoying a history of more than 100 years. It has deep research and owns abundant R&D achievements in the fields of auto interior/exterior trimmings and adhesive tapes. The arrangement of this ‘Innovation Day’ provided a direct opportunity for the engineers of both parties to communicate with each other.

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November 8, 2007 -- On Nov. 1, Chery Armored and Sateh Afrique from South Africa officially signed a sales contract. It is known that Sateh Afrique will order 200 units of super bulletproof car from Chery. This is another breakthrough of Chery bulletproof cars in the international market since Sep. 23, 2007 when the first batch of bulletproof Eastar was exported to Brazil.

As a famous commercial venture in South Africa, Sateh Afrique mainly deals with electrommunication, mechanical equipment, special safety products, and vehicles etc. Having established branches in 22 countries and regions in Central, South, and West Africa, it is the first agent of Chery super bulletproof cars in southern part of Africa.

November 2, 2007 -- Dressing cars with bulletproof vest, and mine-proof shoes…these are no longer sci-fi. Days ago, Chery presented itself at the 2007 International Criminal Investigation, Drug Suppression and Anti-terrorism Equipment Expo & Technical Exchange Fair with two models, the Chery Tiggo3 and the Eastar bulletproof cars. Succeeding the Eastar, the Chery Tiggo3, combining the advantages of bulletproof vehicle, armored bank vehicle, special purpose vehicle, and ordinary passenger vehicle earned tremendous attention from the participants of the expo with its excellent bulletproof, anti-robbery, anti-smash, anti-crash, anti-theft and cross-country performances. Particularly, those who are from the army and the police showed greater interest to the two Chery models.