On August 21, the 2026 Chengdu International Auto Show officially opened. Chery Group, with the theme "Chinese Cars, Global Champions", brought 38 models from its five major brands Chery, Exeed, Jetour, iCAR, and Traverse to Land at Hall 5 of China Western International Expo City. Among them, the Chery brand displayed 12 models, with Fengyun A9 and Fengyun T7 "Beauty Twin Stars" appearing on stage together, the QQ3 Modern Edition starting a trial experience, and the global quality family sedan new benchmark Arrizo 7 welcoming its global premiere.

Fengyun T7: Pre-sale orders break 16,000 in 9 days, officially launched on August 26

As Chery's first original global model in the smart electric era, the Fengyun T7 is positioned as a "Global Quality Pure Electric SUV". The new car adopts a "Wind-Taming Aesthetics" exterior design, equipped with a 65.05 kWh Rhino Battery, combined with a wide temperature range heat pump air conditioning and high-voltage PTC system, achieving a CLTC pure electric range of 600 km. Regarding intelligence, it is equipped with a Cockpit-Driving Integrated 8775 Chip, Lingxi Smart Cockpit 2.0, and Falcon 500 Driving Assistance System.

The pre-sale price of the Fengyun T7 is 109,900 yuan to 129,900 yuan. Official data shows pre-sale orders broke 16,787 units in 9 days. According to the plan, the new car will be officially launched on August 26. Regarding the launch rhythm, the Fengyun T7 has already been launched in South Africa and Thailand, will land in China and Indonesia markets in August, enter the EU in September, and land in the UK, Malaysia, Australia, etc., in October.

Li Xueyong, Executive Vice President of Chery Automobile Co., Ltd., stated at the press conference: "Chery believes that a true global car is not developed domestically and then modified for export, but anchored to the global market from the start of R&D."

[Global Quality Pure Electric SUV Fengyun T7]

Arrizo 7 Global Premiere: The "Dynamic Water Momentum" of the 80,000-level Family Sedan

The classic family sedan Arrizo 7, silent for many years, officially returned at this auto show, welcoming its global public premiere. The new car is positioned as a "Global Quality Family Sedan New Benchmark", anchoring the 80,000 to 100,000 level market.

The most noteworthy thing about this car is the design. Arrizo 7 draws inspiration from the dynamic and static changes of water, forming the "Dynamic Water Momentum" design language—when stationary, the body is spread out and steady; when moving, the surface flows with momentum. Regarding power, the new car provides C-DM Super Power Electric Hybrid and Kunpeng Petrol Version choices. According to official information, the Arrizo 7 is expected to officially launch in Q4 2026.

[Global Quality Family Sedan New Benchmark Arrizo 7]

Fengyun A9L Sports Edition On Display: 4WD 470kW, 0-100 4-Second Level

The Fengyun A9L Sports Edition appeared simultaneously at the auto show. The new car is equipped with a full set of exclusive performance upgrade kits, including blacked-out front ventilation outlets, spoiler components, 20-inch wheel rims, six-piston fixed calipers, and FNC-coated large ventilated slotted brake discs.

Regarding power, the new car is equipped with the Kunpeng Super Power Electric Hybrid CDM 6.0 System. The 4WD version has a combined power of 470 kW, peak torque of 854 N·m, 0-100 acceleration enters 4-second level, and combined range exceeds 2,000 km. The chassis adopts a front double wishbone + rear multi-link suspension structure. The data level is indeed impressive. However, the top-spec pricing at the 230,000 yuan level, in this price segment, the competitors faced are not only Chinese brands, but also Tesla Model 3 and Volkswagen ID. series. Whether this positioning as "Global True C-Class Flagship" can be accepted by the market at the terminal, still needs continuous sales to answer.

[Global True C-Class Flagship Fengyun A9L ULTRA 4WD Version]

QQ3 Modern Edition: Neo Retro Futurism

The QQ3 Modern Edition is another interesting product on the Chery stand. The No. 001 official modified version, Neo Retro design concept, fuses classic elements of the automotive industry with the tech feel of the smart electric era. Essentially, it is making friends with young people using design language.

The new QQ3 sold over 10,000 units monthly for four consecutive months, broke 10,000 units in the first month overseas. The QQ series has a global cumulative 1.6 million users, with users aged 20-35 accounting for 41%. In the global market, small car categories often carry emotional value beyond transportation tools. The logic of the QQ3 Modern Edition is very close to this logic: it sells not just a commute tool, but a form of personality expression.

[QQ3 Modern Edition]

Rhino Battery and Three Major Core Technologies

The Rhino Battery zone is the core of this technology showcase. A safety experience special line was set up on site, where the audience can watch extreme demonstrations of battery puncture and cell extrusion followed by water soaking.

[Rhino Battery Cell Squeeze and Water Soak Safety Demo]

The logic of the Rhino Battery is "Three Defense Lines": Rhino Crystal (Material/Cell)—Cathode standard strict 16%, Anode strict 20%, Separator strict 14%, Electrolyte strict 20%; Rhino Shield (Pack Structure)—31 layers of protection, 980DP high-strength steel underbody guard; Rhino Cloud (BMS Smart Control)—7x24h cloud monitoring.

Several tests shown on site: 10-needle puncture (10x national standard) no smoke no fire; bottom extrusion 50% (3x national standard) then 3-needle puncture no smoke; end-side extrusion 40% then fully soaked in water then discharged no smoke. 400Wh/kg sulfide all-solid-state battery was displayed simultaneously, according to official plan mounted on cars in 2026, mass market in 2027.

Manta Smart Intelligent Chassis i is another forward-looking technology. 4-in-1 Smart Driving Unit, integrating brake-by-wire, steer-by-wire, hub motor, active suspension, can achieve 90° wheel turn angle lateral driving, "0" meter turn in place, Elk test ≥ 90 km/h. But the cost, regulations, and supply chain maturity of the brake-by-wire chassis are still in the early stage, mass production landing takes time.

Regarding Kunpeng Power, Kunpeng Tianqing thermal efficiency 48.57%, oil-electric conversion efficiency > 4.0 kWh/L; Variable flux motor CLTC efficiency 96.7%, high-speed range increased by 10%. Lingxi Smart Cockpit-Carmind Large Model integrated 10 billion parameters, 550ms semantic response, supports 2,000+ in-car tool calls.

Final Thoughts:

At the 2026 Chengdu Auto Show, Chery used 38 models, 5 major brands, and a string of hard data to give its answer to "Global Cars".

From Fengyun T7's original R&D logic, to Arrizo 7's Oriental aesthetics expression, to QQ3 Modern Edition's youthful attempt, to Rhino Battery's systematic safety—Chery is doing something rarely done by Chinese brands: defining products with global standards, supporting overseas expansion with technical capabilities, and communicating with the world through design language.

This logic has been preliminarily validated by the market in the past few months: July single-month exports first broke 200,000 vehicles, global share rose to ninth in the first half of the year, January-July cumulative exports 1.146 million vehicles. And the achievement of 16,000 orders for Fengyun T7 in 9 days of pre-sale, also indicates that this "Original Global Car" logic is being accepted by more users.

Of course, from "Chinese Cars" to "Global Cars", from "Going Out" to "Going Up", there is still a long road ahead. But at least at Hall 5 of the Chengdu Auto Show, Chery has already shown people a clear direction—not selling Chinese cars to the world, but making global cars come from China. This direction is worth continued attention.