Qoros will make a low-price brand, sharing the same platform with Chery

As the middle-and-high-end brand in Chery Group, Qoros Auto has five models on sale including Qoros 3 and Qoros 5. The total sales volume reaches 24,000 units in 2016. It’s learned from insiders that Qoros will launch a sub-brand “Model Young”, sharing the same platform technologies with Chery. Besides, it will also launch a new SUV and a new BEV car this year.

The entry-level brand “Model Young” is set at a lower price compared with the current models, targeting at young customers. It will cover cars, SUV models and electric vehicles in the future.

Qoros new SUV shares the same platform with Tiggo 7, with the newly-designed front face combining with Qoros’s family style. The bumper uses the new design, showing some crossover style from Cross models in the bottom silver shield. The new model will equip with 1.5TCT engines, equipping with 6-speed MT or dual-clutch transmission. It’s learned that the new model will be officially launched in Chengdu Auto Show this August.

Qoros also plans for a BEV car model, with similar front face design with Arrizo 5e. The model will equip with a PMSM with the maximum power of 90 KW, with range of 350 kilometers. Besides, the new model equips with knob-type electronic lever, mobile phone mapping, remote control charging and other equipments. It’s known that the new model will be put into mass production this December and launched into market.

It’s learned that four major platforms including A3X, M1X, T1X and M3X will be launched in the future. Qoros BEV car is researched on T1X platform, and its new small-size SUV is developed on T1X platform. Bai Leimeng, Vice General Manger of Qoros Auto and person in charge of Shanghai R&D center, once said that, “M3X platform is the key point for Chery’s trans-brand strategy in the future.” We will see more Qoros models based on M3X platform in the future.