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Auto China Unveiled Chery A3 and Storm 2

Euro-style is not just the envy of North America, Chinese car makers wants it just as badly and Chery has called in the help of renowned design studio Pininfarina to achieve just that. Pininfarina is of course best known for its designs for Ferrari (599 GTB), Maserati (GranTurismo S) and other established marques.

Chery and Pinifarina have been working on this project since 2005 and they are now ready for its unveiling. The 3-box saloon (A108) and 2-box hatchback (A107) are ready to go into production. The two cars share the same front end design for instant recognition, with the headlights embracing the grille for a sporty, elegant look.

The rear of the two cars on the other hand are purposely different, to give most cars their own appeal. The 3-box saloon is aiming to compete with the more up-scale saloon with the clean design. The 2-box hatchback will enter the sportier hatch segment and has been styled accordingly. Surely opinions will differ, but in our eyes the two cars could do well in and outside China.

Source: Pinifarina

New Chevy Nubira Spied

The new Chevy Nubira was caught on camera in Europe earlier today. Chevy’s Nubira, also called Lacetti in some parts of Europe, will replace the current model released in 2003.

Pre-2003, you may remember the Nubira under the Daewoo brand. Once General Motors completed their acquisition of the South Korean company, most Daewoo models were branded as Chevy’s.

This all-new Nubira has a more rounded roofline, with a curvier front-end, and brand-new swept headlights. The photographer points out the glaring similarities between this car and the Opel Spectra, also produced by GM. Five-bolt wheels replace the current model’s four-bolt rims. Our photographer also noticed four-wheel disc brakes on the car.

Chevy will make the Nubira sedan available in 2008, with a wagon coming a little later. We can only hope Chevy makes the classy paint job standard!

Chery Shooting Sport Concept

Following an intense training course in the fine art of Chinese I have found I am no nearer understanding the language. Fortunately the guys over at Autoblog Chinese appear to have a better understanding than I do and have dug up sketches of one of the most anticipated concepts of the Shanghai Auto Show named the Chery Shooting Sport Concept. Autoblog believes the style is very similar to the Renault Clio Grand Tour Concept, which we tend to agree, however lets not forget the Audi Shooting Brake Concept from the 2005 Tokyo Auto Show which also has similar styling (and a similar name). But which ever this car is based on, it seems set to be just another chinese copycat vehicle. More sketches after the jump.

Source: Autoblog Chinese

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Ateco is sole importer

Ateco, the exclusive importer of Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Citroen cars in Australia and New Zealand is expanding its line-up with Chinese car maker Chery। The deal has been three years in the making, with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in November 2005.

Ateco hopes to start selling three Chery models by early 2009, namely a light passenger car, a small passenger car and a small SUV. Chery in turn is planning to unveil four models later this year and 38 new models over the next 5 years.

Last year Chery sold 261,000 units in China and exported another 120,000 units. Chery started producing cars back in 1999, in August 2007 they built their millionth car. Chery has a production capacity of 650,000 units and plans to lift that number up to 1 million annually.

“We believe that China represents the future as a source of automotive products which makes this association with Chery a very exciting development for Ateco,” Mr Neville Crichton, Ateco Governing Director, said.

Source: Ateco

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spotted Chery cars

A number of Chery vehicles in SUV, mini hatch, panel van and sedan shapes, have been spotted at the testing facility of Gerotek, north of Pretoria, the capital city of South Africa. The vehicles, obviously going through familiarisation with that country’s unique environments, were snapped parked near Gerotek’s technical testing centre.

No clear indication yet of which of the Chery models will eventually make their market appearance in SA towards the end of 2008, joining other Chinese names like GWM, Foton, Meiya and others. Chery has the benefit of producing near-Korean quality vehicles, but their designs have come under constant fire for being plagiarised from other automakers. The company sold 381 000 vehicles in 2007, up 24.8 percent from 2006.

More often than not, western markets raise the question of quality when it comes to Chinese-manufactured vehicles, yet everyone acknowledges that many of their toys, electronics, sneakers etc, boast a “made in China” sticker where the eyes can’t see. Chery is a Germany TUV-certified company, not meaning they match German quality, but rather that they meet the minimum standards required, whatever those may be. No need to panic then. Or is there?

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