Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Chery is on track to become China's first local car manufacturer to hit the 5-million-unit mark in cumulative exports, Chery Holding's Chairman Yin Tongyue announced at a press conference on June 12, the first day of the 2025 International Automotive & Supply Chain Expo (Hong Kong). According to Mr. Yin, the milestone is expected to be reached around June 20. He also revealed that Chery will officially enter the Hong Kong market later this year.
This announcement follows Chery Group's strong export performance in May this year, during which Chery shipped 100,737 vehicles abroad, marking a 7.7% year-on-year increase. From January to May, total exports of Chery Group reached 443,940 units, cementing the group's position as China's top automobile exporter. By the end of May, Chery Group's global user base exceeded 16.7 million, with more than 4.94 million users located outside of China.
Chery Group has accelerated its global expansion since 2025 through a multi-brand strategy. On April 9, its JETOUR brand launched the heavyweight model DASHING in Malaysia, signaling a deeper push into the Southeast Asian market. On May 20, JETOUR T1 entered the Panamanian and Egyptian markets, showcasing the appeal of its refined cockpit and robust off-road capabilities, thus reinforcing the technical strength of Chinese automotive brands on the global stage.
Chery stated that the company is advancing its globalization strategy from the phase 1.0 focusing on overseas sales, the phase 2.0 involving local manufacturing, to the current phase 3.0 driven by intelligent manufacturing and technological innovation.
Furthering this approach, Chery's global innovation ecosystem platform, the Kaiyang Laboratory, marked a key milestone on May 12 by establishing a strategic partnership with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore ("NTU Singapore"). This denoted the Kaiyang Laboratory's first overseas collaborative innovation center. The two parties will collaborate on R&D in key technologies for new energy and intelligent connected vehicles, while promoting global open source initiative, as well as sharing core equipment and technologies to foster a diverse innovation landscape for technological progress.
