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Since Toyota and SAIC-Volkswagen Passat got the best and lowest results in PICC Research, the crash testing agency has been put in the spotlight, allowing many netizens to recognize only the results of the domestic version of "IIHS". A few days ago, the China Insurance Research Institute once again publicly announced that it would join the new 25% crash test on the right side, but some netizens revealed that Chery's Ruihu 8 became the first batch of this test model and failed the test.

Judging from the pictures of the revelations, a trailer holds two test vehicles marked with the logo of Zhongbao Research. Judging from the general appearance, it is indeed the Ruihu 8 of Chery's SUV model, and both cars are in a state of damage, which can be guessed to be the state after a collision test.

From the point of view of the damage to the vehicle, the front co-driver of the trailer was completely destroyed, which shows that the A-pillar has been seriously deformed, at the same time, the co-driver's seat has also been hit into a large area, and the rear model being towed is also the same. the degree of damage is very serious.

In response to this matter, netizens issued a consultation to the PICC official and asked whether the model was a Chery Tiger 8 model, and whether both cars were co-drivers tested by 25%. The netizen replied that it was the enterprise's small bias development test on the right side.

In fact, for the time being can not know too much about the specific situation of the model, the official has not yet released too many tests. The development test indicated by China Insurance Research Institute only means to test the test, not to test the vehicle. However, it can be guessed that the China Insurance Research Institute has accelerated the implementation of the test project for 25% collision on the right side of the vehicle, which is for car companies that adopt "test-oriented education" only for the reinforcement of the left driver's A-pillar in order to reduce costs. there's no doubt it's going to be a big blow.

At the end of December, C-IASI (China Insurance Automobile Safety Index) released a demonstration test of a 25% small offset collision on the front of the passenger side (also known as a 25% small offset collision on the right side) on the official Wechat account for the first time. The test model is Volvo's XC60, which performs well from official photos and videos, with no bend in the A-pillar and no intrusion by the co-pilot. The release of this test video for the first time means that PICC has incorporated the project into the test standards, reminding car companies that they should be psychologically prepared.

If this is the real collision effect of Ruihu 8, it may hit Chery again. In the 2018 batch of PICC Research, Chery's Erize 5 (2018 salute Youth CVT) received two P (poor) ratings, one for crashworthiness and maintenance economy index, and the other for dummy injury or poor rating due to side collisions.

According to the current sales of Irize 5, the monthly sales of less than 1000 units can no longer afford Chery's sales. Ruihu 8, a medium-sized SUV model owned by Chery Group, costs 8.88-155900 yuan and is also the best-selling car under Chery. It sold 116494 vehicles in 2019, up 130.4% from the same period last year, and sold more than 10,000 cars for five consecutive months.

If Ruihu 8 still achieves such results in the official collision, it may affect Chery's certain sales. At the same time, it also reminds car companies to strengthen the improvement of the quality of their models and not to lose their reputation because of cost.

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