UPDATE: Chery Alado launches locally assembled Chery Eastar 7-seater MPV
Alado Automobile has introduced the Chery B240 in Malaysia, another CBU fully imported model for us to consider soon after launching the Chery Tiggo earlier.
The Chery B240 is a 7-seater SUV powered by a 2.4 litre 16 valve SOHC Mitsubishi engine that makes 130 horsepower and 198Nm of torque, likely a similiar unit to the one found in the LMG Trekker, Shuttle, and Tourer. It is mated to a 4-speed gearbox with manual shifting features.
Features include a 6-CD changer audio system, a sunroof, electronic headlamp levelling, a pollen filter for the air conditioning system, dual front airbags, anti-lock disc brakes on all four wheels, electronic brake distribution as well as an option for a stability control program that comes at extra cost.
It costs RM132,972.20 including insurance. No word on how much the version with stability control costs. This 7-seater B240 and the Chery Tiggo SUV were the two models that have been previously reported to be assembled locally in Malaysia soon, perhaps at Proton’s plant using it’s excess production capacity. No word on that as far as I know, and the B240 remains a CBU import for the moment.
More photos of the Chery B240 here, and check out a video after the jump.
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The price difference is due to import duties. If you buy it CBU at 130K and it is assembled locally later the price will drop like a ton of bricks together with your resale value. That’s what happened with my friend who bought the kia carnival CBU, At least if you buy a CBU from Europe you are getting good quality assembly but from China?? And 130hp from a 2.4 L engine does seem modest.
where is the hydroxene technology? go through so much fanfare but came out with nothing. it shows the expertise of our university professors. rubbish local universities.
so much for forcing us to write so many essays about 2020, educational hub, msc and proton crap. all of which have failed miserably. i wonder what crack they are forcing the kids now to write.
china car no matter how cheap also cannot buy one…more or less a proton. just as ugly, just as bad. just made with cheaper slavery.
Expensive for a china car
2fast said,
July 2, 2007 @ 5:15 pm
Expensive for a china car
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I 2nd that…
Yes, Expensive and priced like Korean counterparts.
Wondering wheter the NCAP crash test is Zero (0) just like the China SUV (forgot the name).
ERR… In term of technology.. seems that they are better then p1. Got 4-speed auto manual shifting features, got optional stability control..6-CD changer audio system, a sunroof, electronic headlamp levelling, a pollen filter for the air conditioning system.. Well hard to get an original P1 with all of that.. Even 7-seater SUV or MPV P1 also haven come out… But for sure, i am scare about china car safety.. They are dare devils, and they are moving faster the P1.. If no tax i think the price must be only half..
design is ok, i like those headlights.
but the price is slightly too high…..
B240 vs. Wish vs. Grandis vs. Stream
this car looks bad… n interior looks even terrible to me… i would spend less in a Naza Ria
errr, ewwww. not nice one… somemore from china.. ayo, how about the crash test leh…????
This is the car to be in if you're travelling to Klang or Johor Bahru!!
Almost 0% chance of getting hijacked…
the side is nice….but…purple interior…. wierd front….130k??? i rather buy smthng else…
and the video looked like some really really bad powerpoint presentation
ya owaief,
agree with tht…
the beginning of d video is so lame, probably using the templates from internet..
Features OK, price really expensive even compare with Korean and as few people pointed out the safety. Me too. Must be very exciting to see how they archieve with this Chery B240 7 Seater MPV.
To Alifz. The answer is Jiangling Landwind X6 SUV conducted by ADAC. The Chery QQ also did very bad in the crash test results..
rubbish.
half copy of satria neo front headlight. but i think. from side, it's nice look than nazaria.
the original artist sketch impression is more better look. Why real model always different too much?
looks like Korean car but price….also like that
http://www.autoweek.nl/images/480/4/63a2b24391382…
this old Evasion looks purposeful and sensibly styled, compared to rm133k chinese 7 seater
Eeewww…..who will spend such a money into this CHINA make car?
the 1st quote 4 the price is 80k plus but now? a stark difference man….
sorry to say this but that's a Nissan Presage's tail rip-off !
ture it got the design of Nissan Presage’s tail …so obvious….
cherry is not as bad as v think la, oto is made in china but that's xport quality,for 130+k (RM) is still acceptable for a suv,i don think is xpensive for cherry, this is a normal price for a baseline suv. compare with p1's perdana v6, i prefer cherry b240,the headlamp looks like toyota MARK X, it's ok.GOOD.i don know hows the interior, but from the pic,i think maybe that's a leather seats … bla bla bla..this car worth for it's tech,.10 years b4, china seems like a hopeless land,but now,seems like our country is the 1 falling behine,that's y china's production would be much more reliable and safety than our LOKAL-ly made's car ,those are just my opinion, hope this wont cause any argue alr.
i say sorry here if what i'm saying above made ppl no syok.
Quality maybe goog but I dont think it has advance tech. Maybe the automated manual gearbox is just as lousy as korean car automated manual gbox. How bout handling..like korean maybe. Fun to drive? Resale value?
wah… who wants to buy a china car at 130+k?? anyone?? well the design was quite stylish but how bout the safety???
china car got design but dosnt got safety!!~…
hehe.. the most thing i like bout this car is the rim!!~ wow.. looks lime the one design buy foose in overhaulin'…. i dont mind to buy it 2nd hand!~ the size also quite big maybe 17" or 18"… huhu.. i hope proton comes with more beautiful rims next time!~
very expensive. buy other else.
for 130k++ u can consider into many japanese cars.
topgunthang, dont simply blind bash our local universities as rubbish. Do you think its easy & cheap to commercialize a new technology to the mass market?
I agree that the Chery is not worth the money. If I have130K, I would buy the latest Sonata 2.4, Civic 2.0 or 2nd hand Odyssey, Stream or Wish.
Pure rubbish. How come Alado never learnt from their mistakes? Look at the A160 and QQ, who wants to buy them?
agree with u all.. the price may too high..
for some1 wanna buy for the 7seat car, sure they may prefer the Naza Ria.
is hard to find a Chery work shop too while having maintenance.. services after sale is a concern here..
130 is a bit high for what it is.
You could get the Citra for under 80k now with the promotions they are coming out now, they the rather long in the tooth Ria at 115k. To me they give you better value for money with less risk of massive depreciation when a CBU car gets CKD'ed
However, i wont discount these chinese marques so easily. They will be a force in a few years. Its only because of the NAP that the price of Chinese vechicles are uncompetitive since they are all CBU.
There is little doubt that even Protons might be better than the first generation Chinese cars, but to see them actually being bought and driven on the road is "refreshing", showing the loss in confidence in Proton by some members of the car buying public. This is despite, the chinese cars being more expensive.
Same was said (maybe still said) about Korean cars when they first came out and competed on the global market (and the Japanese that first preceeded them). The Chinese wont be far behind.
This Chery MPV maybe overall P1 … but let it say it sell 130k … erm ppl will c the cars only … if it sell 80k maybe ppl will test drive it or some will buy it … but our VW + P1 = having new MPV ???
wahlaueh…
look at the 140ps horsepower & 198Nm of torque, i consider this is low performance for a 2.4lit car… i am not sure the figure for Naza Ria. I also wonder this MPV will be a FC monster like Ria.
If it can sell at 90k plus… then only many will consider to buy a china car.
What a crappy video, even multimedia uni students can do better than that. For a unproven China MPV, this is too expensive. Far more expensive than any Korean or Japanese rival. If anyone can fork out that amount of cash, can nearly invest in a continental MPV. I'll take any Japanese/Korean CKD MPV over a China CBU anytime!
RM132,972.20 for this china made creature?!!! kuahkuahkuah! wat a joke.
even RM32,972.20 it will NOT make a sale
the only thing i can see is that the chinese are slowly catching up in terms of design…
After seing China cars fold like paper in crashes… The confidence level for China cars arent very high in me right now.
aiyahhh….too expensive lahhh…boleh bungkus la china made…nobody will spend a lots of money to buy this china product…better i'll take wish…much more betterrrrrrr
mahal
I think they are out of their mind to offer this for 130. Probably they took the feature list of the Wish, thought it's the same car and made it 10% cheaper. After all it's a Chinese car with unproven quality… and all of the Chinese cars seem to have failed so far.
I would rather buy a Wish and the RM 20 K or wait for the Nissan Grand Livina. Grand Livina has a smaller engine, but at least it's up to date, so the difference in power and torque probably wouldn't kill you.
If you compare engine specs of the Naza Ria to this, forget it. Naza Ria is one of the slowest cars I have ever driven, despite of 170 hp. The Chery will be faster, I am dead certain about it.
moto_moto, you selling one at RM32,972.20 ??? I'll snap it rightaway dude! LOL.
aerodynamic ??? cheat by the video
. tall rear end create turbulance or somewhat low preasure.
unless they have a negative spoiler effect would straightened the line (smoke line) hence reduce drag by reducing low pressure area.
too expensive !
Wah, very expensive. Can buy 3 Perodua Vivas with that amount of money
normaluser said,
July 3, 2007 @ 7:33 am
topgunthang, dont simply blind bash our local universities as rubbish. Do you think its easy & cheap to commercialize a new technology to the mass market?
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bingo you got the point. now tell that to proton who wants to sells mass market cars to the world or lmg or that professor with his hydroxene technology.
Mahal & mata terbeliak MPV..
Don't buy this Chinese crap. Naza Ria is far better
Have been to the showroom at Jln Ampang, to view the car.
The salesman mention that the car they have on display was for showcase only, so quality is not there yet. But i doubt it will be any different when the commerical car is out. This is the same reason they gave for the Tiggo.
The shape is not bad, but the interior is still of very bad quality.
NO 2nd or 3rd row blower. How can this be for a MPV car. The salesman mention that the front middle blower is very poweful, can reach the back easily…NOPE, don't think so, unless the fan is spinning so fast, but then it would be too damn loud right.
For 130K, i don't see how this car can sell, against cheaper and better quality cars like Innova. Or a second-hand recon 1.5 years CBU WISH would cost about 130K, but 300% better than this B240 anytime.
China made cars still has long way more to go…
Guys, more appropriate to say CHINA MADE CARS or MAKE IN/BY CHINA VEHICLES/CARS instead of using CHINESE CARS. CHINESE IS RACE. So don't get it wrong. Every where in this world also got Chinese people.
Please take note. Thank you.
can i say that the p1 also the malay cars.
To PTAllTheBest. No. Malay is also race (people), just like some people say Chinese car. Is not really appropriate. That's why I made the comment. More appropriate to say which country's car manufacturer.
Back to the topic. I don't think the car will sell well. With that kind of price I rather get one Japan marque.
ok. i follow u this time. just another gentle reminder that chinese is a race and u malay also is a race. dun be confuse. dun use race to specify a car
sorry for the unicons, i'm mentioning ahmadmckk. no offend on u.
BEtter buy KIA RONDO ( rm 88,888 )… or Citra new face ( rm65,888 ) 7 seater also..
correct ka rm 132, xxx? last 2 weeks, i went to showroom…the price only rm81k to 84K. why so differences?
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