Chery is partnering with the Germans for electric cars

Still unknown here, the Chinese manufacturer Chery is preparing to arrive on the European continent.

Chery, China’s first international brand

With more than one million cars produced per year, Chery is the leading car exporter in the Middle Kingdom. It’s easy, one third of Chinese cars sold in the world are Cherys! It distributes its cars under its own brand, and through its divisions Jetour, Exeed, Omoda and Cowin in particular.
The brand has been in the news recently, because it plans to open a production facility in Europe, like its partners BYD, Dongfeng, MG and Geely. After several months of research, he confirmed a few days ago that he has finally found his future location: it will be in Spain, to be more precise. in Barcelona at the old Nissan factory that assembled the Navara pick-up until 2021.
A local business that will allow it, not only to see its cars eligible for the French ecological bonus (which was strengthened on 1.^{it is} January regarding models that are not produced in Europe), but also to free themselves from the upcoming European restrictions on Chinese cars, which the EU refers to for their funding owed from the government. So remember this name, because Chery will soon flood our roads with its hybrid and electric cars!

Hand in hand with B-ON for electric vehicles

In this regard and in line with its passenger cars, it intends to invest in the market of utility vehicles, especially electric ones. And in this game, it announces today the creation of a joint venture with German manufacturer B-On.
Chery will invest heavily in this small company born in 2020, allowing it to benefit from it knowledge in terms of electrical engineering and product development and internal strike force. The brand will distribute its own the new Pelkan utility vehicle, delivered at the end of 2023.
It is a 1,350kg payload panel, 5.5m long and 2.51m tall. With batteries of 43 and 54 kWh, it will be able to travel between 226 and 279 kilometers per chargeand recharge from 30% to 80% in less than half an hour.
« Cooperation with a major global leader like the Chery group is an important moment for B-ON and its growth », explained Bruno Lambert, boss of B-ON. This brand, registered in Luxembourg, already has subsidiaries in Germany, USA, UK, Japan, China and South America. So he will arrive in France in a few months.

The market for electric utility vehicles is growingand groups like Renault, Stellantis, Volkswagen and Ford are already in a good position. Others, such as Hiperon, Goupil, Farizon and Maxus are also aiming to find a place among the falling manufacturers.