Chery will offer a mix of powertrain options for Australian customers going forward, with plans to roll out both hybrids and plug-in hybrids. These new powertrain options will complement its existing combustion-powered SUV range, as well as the recently launched electric Omoda E5 . “Each of the nameplates will have a mix of powertrains,” Chery Australia chief operating officer Lucas Harris told CarExpert.
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“We’ve got ICE, and PHEV is available in a few of the different nameplates that we would look at. I think Omoda E5 is one of a few EVs that we’ll have in the next 12 to 18 months. “A normal HEV is not that far away for an existing nameplate.
” Chery debuted the ‘Super Hybrid Power Platform’ last year , a plug-in hybrid platform supporting a pair of electric powertrains. The carmaker sells a variety of PHEVs in China under the Chery Fulwin banner, including a plug-in version of the Tiggo 8 Pro that’s available in Australia. However, the mid-sized Tiggo 7 Pro will likely be the first model to be sold in Australia with PHEV power.
Mr Harris hinted it’s a “fair assumption” that the Tiggo 7 PHEV will arrive Down Under by mid-2025. The PHEV versions of the Tiggo 7 Pro and Tiggo 8 Pro in China mate a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine with a ternary lithium battery, two electric motors, and a three-speed Direct Hybrid T.