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Today, according to the latest application information of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the new compact car of Chery, the Arize 5 GT, has appeared in the declaration catalogue. The new car adopts a new design in appearance and interior, and is positioned in a sports style. It is expected that the new car will be officially launched in August.

Combined with the official map released before and the declaration information, the appearance of the new car is more ferocious, the front part of the face adopts a design style similar to Lexus, showing an "X" shape of the forward air grille, the interior uses a black medium net and carries on a diamond design, which takes LOGO as the center, with the GT logo next to it, to improve the recognition of the whole vehicle. The headlights are designed with double lenses, and there are LED daytime driving lights with swirling darts, and black vents are arranged on both sides of the front, which enhances the sports atmosphere of the whole car.

On the side of the body, the overall shape of the new car is compact, using the front low and rear high waistline to create a diving body posture, and are equipped with double five-spoke rims, with orange brake cards look quite eye-catching. In terms of body size, according to the declaration information, the length, width and height of the new car are 4710/1829/1490mm, wheelbase is 2670mm, positioning compact car. Tyre specifications are available in 205Compact 50R17 and 205Compact 55R16.

In the rear part, the new car adopts a sports style design, which is equipped with a similar duckling sports tail, the two taillights are blackened and run through with decorative strips to form a penetrating effect, and the English logo of "Erize 5 GT" is hung on the lower left of the rear door, and the recognition of the new LED tail is extremely high when lit. The exhaust is decorated with carbon fiber, and the double-sided exhaust design has a strong sense of movement. The new car will also offer 17-inch double five-spoke blackened rims to make it more dynamic.

In the interior part, the new car will be equipped with a large-size joint screen, a full liquid crystal instrument and a large-size central control screen to form a penetrating double screen, equipped with a flat-bottomed sports steering wheel and an electronic block handle. In the detail part, a large number of leather or leather materials are used in the new car to improve the texture of the new car. at the same time, the new car also incorporates elements such as piano keys, metal drawing, orange stitches and so on.

In terms of power, the new car will be equipped with Chery's Kunpeng 1.6T engine, with a maximum power of 197hp and a maximum torque of 290Nm. The transmission system is expected to match a seven-speed wet double-clutch gearbox. Officials say its 0-100km/h acceleration time is only six seconds.

In terms of market competition, the new car will form market competition among major sports models such as GAC MOTOR Yingbao (the vehicle price is 9.83-136800 yuan), Changan UNI-V (the vehicle price is 10.89-139900 yuan) and SAIC Mingjue 6 (the vehicle price is 10.38-139800 yuan). For reference, the cumulative retail sales of Shadow Leopard from January to June this year were 23406; Changan UNI-V sold 28048; and Mingjue 6 sold 13056.

According to Chery's official website, there are currently six models on sale under the Chery brand, namely Ruihu 8, Ruihu 7, Ruihu 3X, Ruihu 5X, Arize 5 and Omenda, with positioning covering small SUV, compact SUV, medium-sized SUV and compact cars. Among them, Ruihu 8 positioning medium-sized SUV is the only medium-sized SUV under the Chery brand, the price range is 8.48-161900 yuan, Ruihu 7 positioning compact SUV, price range 7.73-112900 yuan, Ruihu 3X positioning small SUV, price range 4.79-66900 yuan, Ruihu 5X positioning small SUV, price range 5.99-91900 yuan Arize 5PLUS positioning compact car, the price range is 599-85800 yuan; ou Mengda is the latest launch of Chery's new compact SUV, the car officially launched on July 12, a total of seven new models, the vehicle price is 290000-126900 yuan. In terms of power, the new car is equipped with 1.5TCI and Kunpeng power 1.6TDGI engine, the former maximum power 156hp, matching CVT gearbox, the latter engine maximum power 197hp, peak torque 290Nm, matching 7-speed double-clutch transmission. In addition, as the first model in the evolution of Chery 4.0, Oomengda will also launch four-wheel drive, hybrid and all-electric models in the future, according to officials.

According to the plan, Chery will release four new models in the second half of this year. Chery revealed that it will launch four new cars, including the above-mentioned Arize 5 GT and the modified and mixed versions of Arize 8 and Ruihu 7 Plus from August. Among them, Irize 8 is a new compact car under the Chery brand, which has released official drawings and MIIT declaration charts one after another. the new car will provide two versions of the appearance style choice, of which the front part is blackened mesh grille models tend to sports style; another more dense model inside the grille tends to fashion style, the new car will go on sale in September this year, the price may be between 100000 yuan and 150000 yuan. On the power side, the vehicle will be equipped with a 1.6T engine and may supply a sports version with a 2.0T engine in the future; Ruihu 7's compact SUV is expected to be revamped in October and a plug-in hybrid model will be launched at the same time. As a reference, the Ruihu 7 on sale has a total of 14 models with different configurations, with a price range of 8.39-149800 yuan.

From the point of view of Chery's product layout, Chery already has a relatively perfect SUV product line, from small SUV to medium-sized SUV. Data show that Chery's cumulative sales in 2021 were 656846 vehicles (including exports), an increase of 46.3 percent over the same period last year, of which Ruihu 8 sold 120684 vehicles, accounting for 18 percent of the brand's total sales.

From January to June this year, Chery sold a total of 357429 vehicles, an increase of 25.9 per cent over the same period last year. According to the Federation of passengers, Ruihu 8 has cumulative retail sales of 51871 vehicles; Aizawa 5PLUS sales of 26508 vehicles; Ruihu 7 sales of 25084 vehicles; Ruihu 5X sales of 18249 vehicles; and Ruihu 3X sales of 6297 vehicles. For this year's annual sales target, Chery has set 1.5 million to 2 million vehicles. According to the target of 1.5 million, Chery has achieved 23.8% of its target in the first half of this year, meaning that Chery may face greater pressure in the second half of the year. As for whether a number of new cars can help Chery achieve its sales target after launching this year, it still needs more time and market performance to verify.

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