Brand: Chery

Chery wants Australia to name its plug-in hybrid diesel ute, closes 19 May. Utie McUteface perhaps?

April 2026 shows EVs surge, Chinese brands rise, SUVs dominate while the old guard panics

Toyota says the dearer RAV4 is good value. We checked the hybrids, plug-ins, and EVs nearby, and the old favourite starts looking ugly and expensive.

Freelander 8 is back, but not as you remember it. Chery money, JLR polish, old Land Rover luggage, and a faint Death on the Nile whiff in the boot.

Chery has teased the all-new TIGGO V ahead of its Auto China 2026 debut

Chery opens a European Operations Centre in Barcelona and a Spain-based R&D institute.

Chery trims the Tiggo 9 range with a cheaper front-wheel-drive Elite, and suddenly the seven-seat plug-in hybrid starts looking far more dangerous to the old guard.

Chery’s MY26 E5 Ultimate lands at $37,990 driveaway, turning Australia’s affordable EV market into a price war only the Chinese brands seem ready to fight.

20,000 Aussies entered to name Chery's world-first PHEV diesel ute. 1000kg payload, 3.5t towing, Q4 2026 arrival. The Chinese ute invasion is here.

Chery Group reveals its Rhino next-gen battery at the 2026 Battery Night: ultra-fast charging delivers 500km in eight minutes, solid-state tech targets 1,500km range, and the Jaecoo J5 EV has already topped 2,000 orders in Australia.

Chery Australia donates over $100k to Koala Conservation Australia in first quarter. Public invited to name a joey via Instagram poll.

Australians can now name the new Chery diesel PHEV ute and win the first vehicle by entering the official naming competition online.