Chery M14CC with Pininfarina design at Guangzhou Auto Show

At the Chinese Guangzhou motor show, the new Chery M14CC debuted. This is quite an attractive coupè cabriolet, with an unusual style for the Chinese market, that was designed by Italian motorcar design house, Pininfarina.

The Pininfarina cabriolet features a metal folding roof, and was voted the Best New Car concept at the Shanghai show in 2005. The M14CC is only the latest in the Pininfarina-Chery collaboration which started in 2004.

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Chery Town

Chery Automobile is planning to create a network of retail outlets called Chery Town in more than 20 major Chinese cities over the next two years.

According to the Shanghai Daily newspaper, the automaker wants to focus more attention on after-sales service as a way to retain current customers and attract new prospects, especially first-time buyers, in China's fiercely competitive car market.

Chery Town outlets will be megadealers who will provide a broad portfolio of products and services, including sales, service, parts, insurance and even financing.

The first two Chery Town stores already have opened in Beijing and Shanghai, with others to follow in Harbin, Tianjin, Nanjing, Changsha, Suzhou and Urumqi.

Chery last week priced two new models: the A1 compact, which will start at $7,020, and the revamped Tiggo 3 utility vehicle, starting at $12,500.

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Chery QQ6

Chinese carmaker Chery, which is on an ambitious growth path both at home and abroad, has teamed up with U.S. finance company Quantum to set up a new production facility here in the carmaker's home city. Production will start in about 2009.

The $734-million investment will let Chery put new models into production sooner than had been expected. Chery just introduced its new A6 and an updated version of its Tiggo SUV at Auto Shanghai last month. Quantum LLC is a subsidiary of an Israeli holding company, the Israel Group, which has interests in chemicals, shipping, oil and energy.

Chery plans to produce 105,000 luxury sedans and 45,000 SUVs per year, mostly intended for European and North American export markets. With the new plant, Chery's total capacity will reach 500,000 units a year.

The plan is still subject to Chinese government approval, but it could be another major step for Chery to become an international force to be reckoned with. It set up an engine-supply partnership with Fiat that may be extended to other areas. Another venture with Iran Khodro, Iran's biggest carmaker, will eventually see local production of more than 60,000 Chery cars.

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Chery Ripens

Among Chinese indigenous brands at the Shanghai auto show, Great Wall and Chery run neck and neck in the number of new-model debuts. We think Chery had the edge, though, with such memorable products as the A6CC sport coupe, the Shooting Sport wagon and the Tiggo6 SUV, among others.

Chery's almost limitless ambition to become a major exporter to the Western world led to hot anticipation of its Shanghai show lineup. And the reality lived up to expectations as Chery proved again that it is increasingly a force to be reckoned with.

There were many highlights, notably the neat Bertone-designed A6 and its companion, the A6CC sport coupe, which brought to mind the elegant Pininfarina-designed M14 roadster. One can only hope that at least one sporty model will make it into production. There seems at least to be a fighting chance that the A6CC will make that leap, since Chery described two power options for it: a V6 3.0-liter with variable valve timing and a four-cylinder, turbocharged 2.0-liter variant.

In addition, there was much interest in the Shooting Sport, Chery's take on a sporty wagon in the same style as the Audi A3 Sportback. Another concept was a bigger brother to the Toyota RAV4-like Tiggo SUV. Called the Tiggo6, it paired rugged looks and permanent all-wheel drive. Chery highlighted the fact that among possible powertrain options, its self-developed 1.9-liter diesel has already passed Euro V emission-control regulations.

But that, substantial as it appears, was not all. Chery also unveiled two hybrids, the A3 compact and the A1 minicar, which featured the same combination: a 1.3-liter diesel engine mated with a 30 kW electric motor and a CVT transmission. Company officials remained tight lipped on production possibilities.

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