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chery responds to rumors of building a car factory in the uk: currently it is just a research project

2024-09-11

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it home reported on september 11 that on the evening of september 10, according to china business news, chery responded to the rumors about "building a factory in the uk" and said, "we are still studying the production in the uk."

earlier news said that chery is considering the possibility of producing cars in the uk, and it is "only a matter of time" to make a decision; in addition, chery is also in talks with italy. the report said that chery will consider multiple factors such as the market, talents, and supply chain before making a final decision.

on april 19 this year, chery signed an agreement with spanish automobile company ebro-ev motors to establish a joint venture in barcelona, ​​spain to produce new electric vehicles, with a total investment of approximately 400 million euros (it home note: currently approximately 3.144 billion yuan). the production base is located at the former nissan factory.

in january this year, victor zhang, head of chery uk, revealed that the company's goal in the uk is to compete with korean car companies such as hyundai and kia, which account for almost 1/10 of the local market share.

according to previous reports by it home, chery automobile exported a total of 937,148 new cars in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 101.1%. the official claimed that it has achieved the first place in the export of chinese brand passenger cars for 21 consecutive years. as of the end of 2023, chery's global car users have exceeded 13 million, of which 3.35 million are overseas users. from january to august this year, chery group's exports reached 720,300 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 25.2%, accounting for 47.8% of the group's overall sales.