Top Gear Australia - Chery J1 (aka A1, A113, Face, Kimo, etc.)
The first Chinese road cars to Australia are surprisingly normal three models of Chery does not look or act like scrapping the Third World and, with a value added approach, they promise a better deal than the Koreans which currently dominate the market underground.
Chery is in partnership with Ateco Automotive, the largest independent importer with a portfolio of the Great Wall of China to Ferrari of Italy, and the two Australian companies aim to have cars on the road for the third quarter of this year.
The baby hatch J1 will come first in partnership with the SUV FWD J11, much like the Toyota RAV4, Corolla size with D3 to come in 2011-a Ateco and Chery price talk, but should J1 be less than 13,000 driveaway - it is launched against the Hyundai Getz in Australia - with D11 less than 20,000.
The cars were created by the largest local manufacturer of China, as opposed to joint venture brands, and the company with the largest exports Chery aims to produce one million cars this year and intends send 100,000 overseas car Chery, in terms of quality and after-sales service and all this will be no different from our competitiros, this is our goal, said Zhou Biren, vice president of Chery Automobile.
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Chery is mostly owned by the government in Wuhu and the local province, and has been in the automotive industry since 1997, it's cumulative production is over two million vehicles and has a range of more than 20 models, 800cc microcars to HiAce size vans.
The biggest obstacle for Australia's security - Chery trumpets the car first four stars in China NCAP tests - and acceptance of Chinese cars, but the J1 and J11 look good, they drive quite well, and the heads ateco have experience with the three Korean brands - Hyundai, Daewoo and Kia - the accelerated acceptance and sales.
In our perfect world, we will come below the Koreans, but with an advantage of significant value, said Dinesh Chinnappa, Director of Special Projects for Ateco, during a press preview in Wuhu, China.
The J1 is tiny, but it looks good and is doing quite well with a 1 3 liter It also has a funky dashboard design that will be good for the first car youthful buyers J11 is even better, with more space and a reasonable 2-liter There are quality seed, but the cabin is much better than the first Korean cars that have reached Australia.
J3 seems most impressive, but the rear view is curly, performance is nothing special and there is a whining power steering in a car and clumsy direction in two cars These first impressions are formed in a severely limited training the Chery factory but they are a positive pointer.
Of course, it all comes down to price and amenities and extensive distribution network - Ateco plans 40-50 agents at the beginning of sales - and the results of vital ANCAP crash test Great Wall utes were heavily sold despite a two-star ANCAP result, but Chery should do much better to create a good first impression for Australia.
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