Team-BHP > The Indian Car Scene


Reply
  Search this Thread
24,535 views
Old 27th November 2009, 15:46   #1
BHPian
 
coolbareilly's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Delhi
Posts: 193
Thanked: 16 Times
Spyshots: Chery

Hello Friends,

Yesterday one of my friend (Nitin Kalra) got lucky to be the one who spotted "Cherry". Yes I am correct, while driving back from office to his home he managed to click the three test mules from Cherry Automobiles on Ring Road. He followed them from Dhaula Kuan to Raja Garden, in fact the drivers from these three cars made him stop and asked to delete these pics.

Cherry is very reputed company in China. Though their most of the models looks copy of highly sucessfull models. Let me shut my mouth and pictures do the work. Also I would like to thank my friend for sharing these pics.

Chery Tiggo
Chery QQ3
Chery J1 TX1.3

Sorry for shakky images, he was driving and shooting at the same time.

Mods: Please excuse if any thread related to Cherry already exists.
Attached Thumbnails
Spyshots: Chery-01.jpg  

Spyshots: Chery-02.jpg  

Spyshots: Chery-03.jpg  

Spyshots: Chery-04.jpg  

Spyshots: Chery-05.jpg  

Spyshots: Chery-06.jpg  

Spyshots: Chery-07.jpg  

Spyshots: Chery-08.jpg  


Last edited by Dippy : 27th November 2009 at 16:17. Reason: Adding watermarks to pics
coolbareilly is offline   (1) Thanks
Old 27th November 2009, 15:53   #2
Senior - BHPian
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Delhi
Posts: 4,889
Thanked: 8,092 Times

Great scoop

So it seems that Chery is keen to come up with its cheap priced copies of matiz, mish-mash of panda and wagonR and an SUV to take on rio?

Anyway it seems that the company will conduct a customer clinic soon.

Model Listing

Last edited by sidindica : 27th November 2009 at 15:54.
sidindica is offline  
Old 27th November 2009, 15:59   #3
Senior - BHPian
 
vkochar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Delhi / Agra / London
Posts: 2,146
Thanked: 819 Times

Nice scoop.

The small one looks so similar to the Spark.

First time I have heard of a company called CHERRY - I googled it and there is a lot of it on Chinese websites.
vkochar is offline  
Old 27th November 2009, 16:04   #4
BHPian
 
rpmx1000's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Bangalore
Posts: 396
Thanked: 36 Times

So the chinese are here! Hmmm, interesting that they tried
to stop your friend from taking photos. Chery's famous for
copying GM designs.Hope the Indian market is mature enough
to give them their due.
I get the impression these guys are seriously working on their
quality issues but hope Indian companies take the fight back to them.
So far all Chinese auto inroads into the Indian markets have not worked very well.
Just hope they don't bring substandard products in here.I don't think that will really work in India.What happened to the Premier Rio, folks?Maybe it is too early to tell.These guys sometimes move very very fast.
rpmx1000 is offline  
Old 27th November 2009, 16:04   #5
BHPian
 
Rotorhead's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Bangalore
Posts: 939
Thanked: 29 Times

Nice catch there by your friend. There were some rumors of a chinese company studying the feasiblity to get an electric vehicle to India, are these the ones?
Rotorhead is offline  
Old 27th November 2009, 16:07   #6
BHPian
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Kerala
Posts: 640
Thanked: 63 Times

I have been in a few Chery(s) recently in China. They can make the new Vista look like E-class in quality. If they launch them in India, I wish all luck!
Trapezio is offline  
Old 27th November 2009, 16:11   #7
BHPian
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Bangalore
Posts: 361
Thanked: 35 Times

None of the above cars are camouflaged - so why were the driver(s) bothered?
MuraliR is offline  
Old 27th November 2009, 16:11   #8
BHPian
 
rpmx1000's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Bangalore
Posts: 396
Thanked: 36 Times

Quote:
Originally Posted by Trapezio View Post
I have been in a few Chery(s) recently in China. They can make the new Vista look like E-class in quality. If they launch them in India, I wish all luck!
That, though probably not really a tribute to the Vista , is a welcome thing to hear! But that does not mean Indian companies can take things for granted.The prices of these cars can be a chink in their armour. But the Rio has priced itself out of the market.Hope these do the same.
rpmx1000 is offline  
Old 27th November 2009, 16:17   #9
Senior - BHPian
 
aaggoswami's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Vadodara
Posts: 4,982
Thanked: 2,928 Times

Great catch from your friend.

1) They are famous for copying designs from GM and almost every japanese manufacturer, except Hyundai in general.

2) Bajaj did file a case for Gulsar that was nothing but our first generation Pulsar range of bikes. I am not sure if Bajaj won or not. But nobody wins in China against chinese. If the spark copy comes up here, I would love to see GM VS cherry in India and I am sure GM will win.

3) The cars here are having a chance to get success only if they maintain overall quality and offer the cars at reasonable cost. I am sure they will manage to sell the cars at lower price, but I am not sure how is GM going to react to this.
I am not a fan of chinese cars mainly due to copied designs and general lack of quality. Off late they were picking up quality, but still not that good.

The SUV has a good chance of success if it comes below rs. 8 lakh OTR. Else brand or lack of brand value is going to kill them.

Frankly speaking, the way and extent to which copying has been done, I feel its an insult of automobile.
aaggoswami is offline  
Old 27th November 2009, 16:22   #10
Senior - BHPian
 
suman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Kolkata
Posts: 4,589
Thanked: 279 Times

Nice scoop!

And Dippy, that was quick & thoughtful work
suman is offline  
Old 27th November 2009, 16:24   #11
BHPian
 
harishnair's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Quilon/ Sharjah
Posts: 511
Thanked: 5 Times

Nice scoop coolbareilly

Chery QQ3
Spyshots: Chery-carcheryqq.jpg

Chery Tiggo
Spyshots: Chery-chery-tiggo.jpg
Spyshots: Chery-chery-tiggo2.jpg

The Suv looks similar to the 2nd gen Rav4 and does look sturdier than the Premier Rio.

Chery J1 TX1.3
Spyshots: Chery-chery-j1-tx1.3.jpg

Somehow I don't like the looks. The European Ford Fiesta inspired front doesn't gel with the rest of the car.

I don't mind the copied design of the SUV and might even consider buying one if its priced in the 6 to 7lacs range. VFM is the prime factor which both Indians and Chinese look for when buying a car.

Last edited by harishnair : 27th November 2009 at 16:37.
harishnair is offline  
Old 27th November 2009, 16:24   #12
BHPian
 
rpmx1000's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Bangalore
Posts: 396
Thanked: 36 Times

Quote:
Originally Posted by suman View Post
And Dippy, that was quick & thoughtful work
Sorry , What did Dippy have to do with this? (just curious)

Last edited by rpmx1000 : 27th November 2009 at 16:24. Reason: modifying post
rpmx1000 is offline  
Old 27th November 2009, 16:28   #13
BHPian
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Chennai
Posts: 411
Thanked: 529 Times

Japanese were called cheap, low quality, then the koreans and now the chinese. Time will tell if the chinese will also improve and start making their own cars instead copying. But till then, I just don't want to see these copycats on our roads.
pacman2881 is offline  
Old 27th November 2009, 16:28   #14
Senior - BHPian
 
tushky's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Pune
Posts: 1,231
Thanked: 2,700 Times

Very Good scoop there. The green one look crap. seems like made of plastic. the orange is okay. but still not in the condition to buy chinese car. i will buy Nano Instead.
tushky is offline  
Old 27th November 2009, 16:29   #15
Senior - BHPian
 
suman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Kolkata
Posts: 4,589
Thanked: 279 Times

Quote:
Originally Posted by rpmx1000 View Post
Sorry , What did Dippy have to do with this? (just curious)
He added watermarks across them so that they couldn't be used unscrupulously by someone else claiming them as their own
suman is offline  
Reply

Most Viewed
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Team-BHP.com
Proudly powered by E2E Networks