A third Chinese brand could see itself making its cars in Europe

Chery, one of China’s largest car groups, which is launching the European launch of its Omoda and Jaecoo brands, could soon become the third manufacturer in the Middle Kingdom to set up a production site in the Old Continent. We knew that Chery had recently negotiated with the Italian Government, but we have no further information on what was probably Italian nonsense meant to pressure Stellantis. On the other hand, the Chinese manufacturer and Spain seem to be on the way to reach an agreement.

On the Nissan website

And everything can happen very quickly, because while BYD, for example, has to completely rebuild its Hungarian factory, Chery can benefit from the existing infrastructure. In this case, the factory near Barcelona that was the site of Nissan’s production until 2021. So this area would get 1,600 direct jobs initially, and “more if desired”. So Chery would avoid the very likely import tariffs that Europe will impose. Nothing was official, it is impossible to predict which car Chery would like to assemble in Spain, but we know that the project is not only about electric cars. Indeed, thermals and hybrids are also on the plan.