Chery participated in the 2010 Dakar Rally, and with that became the first Chinese automaker to participate in what’s famously known as “The World’s Toughest Race”. Chery appeared with its Rely fleet of SUVs – two X5 race cars, one X5 conductor car and one H5 support car. Ningjun Lu, who had already raced in Dakar five times, lead the driver lineup. Jiang Yaoheng was the other driver with Dali Ma as the team manager.
Rely is a sub-brand created by Chery for its home market focusing on “high-end all-round commercial vehicles”. Besides Rely, Chery also has Riich (premium passenger cars) and Karry (compacts) brands under its portfolio, but just for use domestically.
The 2010 Dakar Rally started on New Year’s Day at Buenos Aires and ended on January 16 in the same city. This year, the route measured 9000 km, with a long stint in the Atacama Desert.
Out of nearly 128 cars in competition, Chery drivers finished 28th and 29th respectively. The other Chinese marque in the competition GWM crew ended rally on 33rd place with their Hover SUV..
Overall rankings:Dakar : Standings
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Now, is the van a Chery product, or is it just a HiAce?
I like the look of this car (Y)
no the van is also a Chery product, a hiace lookalike
Prices less, or about the same?
its having alot of resemblance with the hiace
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good looking Hiace... although its copy paste
this vehicle should be introduced in PK
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Nice! I had reported their intentions to enter Paris Dakar earlier and was really looking forward to the outcome.
https://www.pakwheels.com/forums/automobile-news/122652-chinese-automakers-enter-dakar-rally
nice chery is moving up
@Proverbial_Slang
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its good to see chery doing it.
So what was the result??
^Chery finished at 28th & 29th place while the Greatwall Hover secured 33rd place among nearly 128 other vehicles
some pics of the GW HOVER SUV
COOOOOLChinese prices Japanese luxury
28/29 out of 128 sounds pretty good. I wonder what big names they managed to beat.
