Chinese carmaker Chery to set up UK research centre
Summary
Chinese carmaker Chery plans to open a new research and development (R&D) center in England as part of its UK expansion. The company will also start producing cars in the UK by 2027 through a partnership with Nissan, marking the first mass production of Chinese cars in Britain.Key Facts
- Chery is a Chinese car company that sells the Jaecoo, Omoda, and Lepas brands in the UK.
- In July, Chery’s brands held nearly 8% of the UK car market, up from 3% the previous year.
- The Jaecoo 7, a hybrid electric car nicknamed the “Temu Range Rover,” was the UK’s top-selling model in March.
- Chery will open a new R&D facility in Bedfordshire at the UTAC Millbrook test center this autumn.
- UTAC Millbrook has over 70 kilometers of test tracks for improving cars and testing new technology like self-driving systems and artificial intelligence.
- Chery has signed an agreement with Nissan to build cars at Nissan’s Sunderland factory starting in 2027.
- The new R&D center will help Chery develop cars suited to UK roads and drivers and create local engineering jobs in the future.
- Chery is partially owned by the Chinese government and benefits from lower costs and support, making it competitive against European carmakers.
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