Beijing Auto Show 2012

Beijing auto show 2012
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China is well known for its inexpensive goods. Thus, the products of the Chinese automotive industry are quite popular due to the combination of low price and acceptable quality.

Today we will look at what Chinese cars of the present and future look like, using the company CHERY as an example.

Photos and text by Alexander Popov

It was my first time at an auto show, so I won't pretend to be knowledgeable about the new models. I'm not really in the loop. However, the event made a huge impression on me, both in terms of scale and the unknown Chinese car brands that were presented there.



CHERY (translated from Chinese, it means something like 'special blessing') is a Chinese automotive company founded in 1997. It is now a large state-owned enterprise of the joint-stock type.



In 15 years, the company has gone from a factory in the city of Wuhu in Anhui province to a brand whose products are represented in 80 countries. For example, in 2011, it sold more than 160,000 cars outside the country.

The design for the company is done by European body shops, or Chery invites designers from Europe.



The company even has a center for certification, testing, and crash tests. It opened in 2010 and is the largest in Asia.