Chery Automobile is perhaps the most famous export from Anhui
province, well besides everyone's favourite Ayi of course.
Not being content with constructing fine automobiles that are
capable of outperforming a Ferrari F430 on Shanghai's Tianma
circuit, Chery Automobile has announced a joint-venture with
Uruguay-based armoured car company, Bognor Automotive Manufacture
and Assembly, to produce a bullet-proof version of their mid-range
Eastar sedan here in China.
Fan Shiwei, the Chery official in charge of the project, said in a
statement:
Bullet-proof cars are a new growth area. There are no makers of
bulletproof cars in China now, and this means Chery has once again
broken new ground...
There were no details of production numbers or targeted countries
for export, by the way.
Chery is probably most famous for its tiny QQ hatchback. In 2006,
Chery appears to have shrugged off allegations of blatant
re-engineering and became China's seventh largest automaker, and
fourth largest producer of sedans with sales of 302,500 vehicles.
In January this year, Chery sold 37,207 vehicles, second only to
the 40,570 units sold by Shanghai General Motors. Chery also
recently announced JV plans with American Daimler Chrysler to
produce a small-car for the US market.
Youtube link : Chery beats F430! @
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucMgVSrLb6c&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eshanghaiist%2Ecom%2F
taken from www.shanghaiist.com
