The Jaecoo J7 was introduced as the first model of Chery’s second sub-brand in South Africa this year. Picture: Jaecoo’s sub-brands in the last year. And that is just the start for the ambitious Chinese carmaker in South Africa.podcast, Jaco van der Merwe. Mark Jones and Charl Bosch look at what South African car buyers can expect from Jaecoo and Omoda.
Jones saw some of the products in the pipeline as a guest of Chery in China last month. Apart from the core Chery brand, expect other models to join the Jaecoo J7 and Chery returned to the local market in 2021 after a short ill-fated stint over a decade ago. The manufacturer started with a trio ofis set to arrive in due. A plug-in version of this model completed a 1 214km trip on a full tank and single charge when Jones was in China.
Last year, the futuristic-looking Omoda C5 became the first model of the sub-brand strategy. Later in year it received a sibling in the form of the Omoda C5 GT.Next up for the sub-brand will be the all-electric Omoda E5, followed by the plug-in hybrid C7. The manufacturer claims the Omoda C7 will have a range of over 1 200km on a full tank of petrol and fully charged battery.Chery’s second local sub-brand, Jaecoo, was introduced locally this year.
A seven-speed dual clutch transmission sends the power to the front wheels in two of the derivatives and to all four corners in the flagship offering.
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