Chery outlined the growth of its overseas business at the Chery Global Innovation Conference in Wuhu, China. Zhang Guibing, an executive vice president of Chery Automobile, said the company’s exports had grown from an initial 10 vehicles to shipments in the millions. The article’s timeline is inconsistent: it places the 10-vehicle figure in 2021, but also describes a roughly 20-year rise from 10 vehicles to 277,000 and says overseas sales increased to 1.14 million between 2021 and 2024.

Zhang said Chery is confident it can ship 2 million vehicles this year. The article names Omoda Jaecoo, Exeed, Luxeed, Exlantix, Lepas and iCar among the Chery Group brands gaining traction overseas. Zhang attributed the company’s progress partly to its brand image and cultural appeal, and said Chery is ahead of other Chinese brands in this respect.

Chery ranked fifth in global sales in August 2026, according to the report. It would need to overtake Toyota, BYD, Volkswagen and Hyundai to reach the top spot. Zhang also said that one in every four vehicles exported from China comes from Chery, though the article does not clarify the period covered by that comparison.