Chery Omoda 5 News in Malaysia

Chery Sales Indonesia (CSI) has announced a recall for 420 units of the Chery Omoda 5, to inspect the rear axle. This follows a similar announcement in Malaysia on 30-April, involving 600 locally assembled (CKD) Malaysian market cars produced at the Inokom plant in Kulim. The 420 units recalled in Indonesia were locally assembled at contract manufacturer PT Handal Indonesia Motor’s plant in Bekasi. Oddly, the announcement came two weeks after Chery Sales Indonesia's denial on 2-May 2024 that the

Hans

May 14, 2024

Among Southeast Asians, Malaysians are most supportive of China, according to a survey of 1,994 Southeast Asians by Singapore’s ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute. When asked if a situation forces them to choose between USA and China, 75.1% of Malaysians answered China – the highest in the region. Is there a correlation between results of a political opinion survey and the rapid rise of Chinese car brands launching in Southeast Asia? The short answer is ‘Yes’. Of course, there are other factors that de

Hans

May 10, 2024

Chery Auto Malaysia is working closely with the Ministry of Transport to coordinate a recall of 600 units of Chery Omoda 5, to fix an issue involving detachment of the SUV’s rear axle (to be specific, it’s the control arm holding the torsion beam rear suspension). For the first time since a single car incident was reported 28-April, Chery Malaysia is now describing the exercise as a ‘recall.’ The company's earlier statements issued to the press had avoided using the word 'recall.' Chery Auto Mal

Hans

May 4, 2024

Following the recent viral video of a Chery Omoda 5 allegedly experiencing a rear axle (specifically, a lower control arm) failure, Chery Malaysia confirmed today that it will inspect a further 600 cars to check and if necessary, replace the affected parts. Chery says the issue is traced back to a "facility upgrade exercise." Presumably, this refers to the company's contract manufacturer Inokom's plant in Kulim. The Chery Omoda 5 is locally assembled (CKD) in Kulim. The 600 affected cars are tra

Sanjay

Apr 30, 2024

Chery Malaysia has released an official statement following the past weekend's viral social media post which apparently saw a Chery Omoda 5's had its rear lower arm snapped. It was alleged by the poster that the rear axle of the Omoda 5 had broken whilst being driven on a smooth road, without being involved in an accident. Read the statement in full below: "Chery Auto Malaysia is committed to providing safe and reliable transportation solutions, and we are dedicated to ensuring that all our vehi

Sanjay

Apr 29, 2024

Chery’s new Barcelona plant will have an annual production capacity of 150,000 units by 2029 and will be one of the Chinese company’s main export facilities, reports Reuters. Chery’s Zona Franca plant in Barcelona was first opened in 1983 by Nissan, in partnership with Spanish truck manufacturer Motor Iberica (producing the Patrol, Terrano, and later the Pathfinder, Navara, NV200 and Primastar light truck. Nissan shut down the plant in December 2021. Earlier this month, Chery announced that it i

Hans

Apr 23, 2024

Chery has signed a joint venture deal with Spain’s Ebro EV Motors to produce vehicles at its first factory in Europe. The Chinese carmaker will begin assembling the Omoda 5 in semi-knock-down (SKD) form at the former Nissan plant in Barcelona which shut down in 2021. Chery acts as the junior partner in the joint venture with its Spanish partner being the majority shareholder. The plant will produce both Chery and Ebro EV vehicles in the fourth quarter of the year. The Anhui-based carmaker was la

CY Foong

Apr 18, 2024

Chery is in talks to license its battery EV platform to European brands, including one brand from the premium segment, confirms Chery’s chairman Yin Tongyue. "Two premium European marques want to use our platform and a deal will be signed with one of them, a more premium brand than us," Yin told Reuters. Yin said this during a livestream event for the Exeed Exlantix ET’s pre-sales in China. Marketed under Chery’s upscale Exeed brand, specifications of the Exlantix ET have yet to be announced but

Hans

Apr 16, 2024

Chery Auto Malaysia has provided its latest update to a widely circulated video uploaded by an owner of a Chery Omoda 5, alleging that problems with her car’s brakes remain unresolved despite repeated visits to Chery’s authorized service centre. Chery press statement reads: “Since then (6 April 2024), our customer care team has been in close contact with the customer and have kept her updated while our highly skilled technical team conducted a thorough investigation on her vehicle which she clai

Hans

Apr 12, 2024

Vietnam’s trade ministry announced yesterday that China’s Chery has signed a joint venture agreement with Vietnamese company Geleximco to build a USD 800 million (~RM 3.8 billion) plant to manufacture electric vehicles. The plant will be costal province of Thai Binh, and will produce battery EVs (BEVs) for Chery’s Omoda and Jaecoo brands. Phase one of the plant’s construction will be completed by Q1 2026. The Omoda 5 EV is already on sale in neighbouring Thailand as the Omoda C5 EV. The upscale

Hans

Apr 5, 2024