Wuhu, 23 October 2026 – Chery Automobile expects more than half of the vehicles it exports to be manufactured outside China by the end of 2026, according to Executive Vice-President Zhang Guibing. The group is targeting an overseas-produced share of 60% in 2027 and 70% by 2030 as it expands assembly and supply networks closer to customers.
The shift matters to Asian manufacturers and investors because it changes Chery’s export model from shipping finished vehicles towards operating a distributed production system. The targets are management plans rather than guaranteed outcomes, but they point to heavier overseas capital commitments, deeper localisation and a more complex balance between market access, cost control and execution risk.
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