A Look at chery-JLR’s first Freelander model to launch on September 3
The Freelander 8’s pre-sales price after incentives starts at 329,900 yuan ($48,650), with official pricing to be announced at the launch event.
The Freelander 8’s pre-sales price after incentives starts at 329,900 yuan ($48,650), with official pricing to be announced at the launch event.
Chery Auto sold 262,990 vehicles in August, including 187,154 exports, which accounted for 71.2% of the total.
The limited edition is the most expensive Freelander 8 variant, with a pre-sales list price of 459,900 yuan ($67,820) and production limited to 1,000 units.
Chery plans to install solid-liquid hybrid batteries in vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2026 and begin vehicle validation of all-solid-state batteries in 2027.
The Freelander 8, developed by a joint venture between Chery and JLR, starts at 289,900 yuan ($42,770) after incentives.
The Freelander 8 starts at 289,900 yuan ($42,750) after incentives and has a CLTC battery-only range of 310 km.
The Freelander 8 features a 46.3-inch 8K screen and comes standard with Huawei’s Qiankun ADS 5 assisted-driving system.
Chery began construction of the new Malaysian plant in February 2025, with an initial annual capacity of 100,000 vehicles.
The Freelander 8 will roll off the production line at the joint venture’s Changshu plant in Jiangsu on July 30, with pre-sales set to begin on August 10.
Chery Group exported 943,817 vehicles in the first half of this year, up 71.5% year-on-year.