The world car world is now changeable. Many people know that in the field of new energy vehicles, domestic automobile brands represented by BYD have risen in an all-round way in recent years, leading the trend in the car industry, but they do not know that in the field of traditional fuel vehicles, China's own brands have also been at the forefront of the world, among which the leader is Chery Automobile.
With its excellent performance and excellent quality, Chery Automobile has ranked first in the export of Chinese brand passenger cars for 21 consecutive years, and in 2023, Chery will export 937,148 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 101.1% In one fell swoop, it won the double title of the global sales champion of Chinese SUVs and the global sales champion of Chinese brand fuel SUVs in 2023, which is not only a recognition of the strength of the Chery brand, but also a major milestone for China's automobile industry.
Up to now, Chery Group's products have been exported to more than 80 countries and regions overseas, and have the trust of more than 3.35 million overseas users. At the same time, Chery Group has laid out a global R&D system including eight R&D centers in North America, Europe, and Shanghai, so that Chery Automobile, which is global, can better adapt to the unique needs of each country, and achieve "In somewhere, For somewhere".
If achievements can only represent the past, then Chery's today is even more brilliant. As of January and February 2024, Chery Group's cumulative sales of vehicles have reached 348,019 units, a year-on-year increase of 69.5%. Among them, monthly sales in January reached 200,992 units, a year-on-year increase of 107.5%, exceeding 200,000 units for the fourth consecutive month. In February, it became the champion of Chinese brand car sales, demonstrating Chery's strong strength in market competition.
In addition to sales results, Chery Automobile has also been highly recognized in terms of product quality. In the "2023 China Initial Vehicle Quality StudySM (IQS)" released by J.D. Power, Chery won the honor of No. 1 in the quality of China's own brand new cars, once again demonstrating Chery Automobile's outstanding performance in the field of quality.
Behind these achievements is Chery Automobile's unremitting technological innovation and quality pursuit. For more than 20 years, Chery Automobile has been committed to technological innovation and product quality improvement, starting from the most basic link of automobile manufacturing - engine manufacturing, Chery has demonstrated the strength and innovation of China's independent automobile manufacturing industry. Up to now, Chery has applied for more than 29,000 patents and authorized more than 18,000 patents, of which 32% are invention patents, ranking in the forefront of the industry.
At the 2023 Chery Technology Day, Chery announced that it will bring the layout and implementation of 19+3 core technologies based on the foundation built by the "Yaoguang 2025" forward-looking technology strategy, facing the five directions of safety, energy consumption, space, intelligent cabin and intelligent driving.
At present, Chery is the only car company in the industry with a lifetime warranty for all brands and models, and it is also the only car company in the industry with a lifetime warranty for used cars of all brands and models under the group, showing the strong technical strength and quality confidence of Chery Group.
With strong technical strength, we can create impeccable product power. The Tiggo 9, the flagship product of the Tiggo family, is positioned as a "maglev ultra-comfortable flagship SUV", taking the lead in decentralizing the CDC electromagnetic suspension that is only equipped with conventional 400,000-500,000 models to the 200,000 model range, and is equipped with various flagship-level comfort configurations in an all-round way, redefining the new standard of 200,000-level flagships of independent brands.
In 2020 and 2021, the Tiggo 8 Champion family won the sales champion of Chinese brand mid-size SUV and 7-seater SUV of Chinese brand for two consecutive years, and in 2023, the sales champion of medium-sized SUV and 7-seater SUV of Chinese brand fuel models, in addition, Tiggo 7 also won the export champion of Chinese brand SUV for two consecutive years with excellent quality, selling well in 66 countries and regions around the world, with a cumulative sales volume of 380,000 units.
In terms of new energy layout, Chery continues to enrich the "hybrid + pure electric" product matrix, and has successively launched new energy sequences such as Chery Fengyun, Xingtu Star Era, and Jietu Shanhai, and launched a number of new energy models in March this year, including the Chery Fengyun A8 Voyage Edition, which has a "100,000-level 1.5T true long-range super-hybrid new family car", which completes the devil's challenge of continuous running for 1 hour with an average speed of 180km/h and a maximum speed of 205km/h, and solves the user's anxiety about the high-speed stall of the hybrid with technical strength.
Chery's achievements today are no accident, once content with loneliness, once hard work, has laid the foundation of today's accumulation. 2023 is a milestone in the development of Chery Automobile, and in 2024, Chery Automobile will continue to make breakthroughs in technological innovation and product quality, and contribute more to the progress of China's automobile industry. With the continuous development and growth of Chery Automobile, it is believed that Chery will continue to become a leader in China's automotive industry and lay a solid foundation for Chinese automobiles to go global.