Chery has announced that it will compete in the 2010 Dakar Rally, and with that be the first Chinese automaker to participate in what’s famously known as “The World’s Toughest Race”. Next year’s Dakar will again be held in South America over the challenging terrain of Argentina and Chile. Chery acknowledges the difficulty that lies ahead – it calls the race “devil rally”!
Chery will campaign its Rely fleet of SUVs – two X5 race cars, one X5 conductor car and one H5 support car. Ningjun Lu, who has raced in Dakar five times, will lead the driver lineup. Jiang Yaoheng is the other driver with Dali Ma as the team manager. “It’s definitely stressful to attend the 2010 Dakar Rally, but X5, as a real Chinese brand, has different meaning, we have to get good scores,” said a motivated Lu.
Rely is a sub-brand created by Chery for its home market focussing 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 will start on New Year’s Day at Buenos Aires and end on January 16 in the same city. This year, the route will measure 9000 km, with a long stint in the Atacama Desert.
Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.
all the best, made in china..
Yam Seng to the Chinamen for their bravado and commitment to instilling confidence in their cars. My next car a Chery be next !!
SHOCKING! But its not unbelievable~~ Kudos to the emerging Chinamen!
China world domination in auto world just begun!
watchout men!
if proton did this,sure kena maki one..mmbazir la and many2 more..
the next 80KM.. all component broken.. ! next few KM's … driver will be on their feet walking in the desert..
the result proven that they success. they get no 28 and 29 over 140 participant and finish the race. for me it a great success for their 1st time involve in this raly dakar. good job
Uh. I thought BMW X5.
1st!
I thought BMW X5. Haha.
chery chassis but who knows they will use different engine.btw,all the best chery,after this who will enter dakar rally….durian.haha
micth said,
December 16, 2009 @ 5:21 pm
the next 80KM.. all component broken.. ! next few KM’s … driver will be on their feet walking in the desert..
LOL.. thats really funny..
will this car survive.. test crash also fail.. how lah
I think the next 10 years we will see the Koreans gaining ground. A survey with the Japanese concluded that the Japanese are more afraid of the Koreans than any body else.The Koreans have made much progress in their new cars and have been able to sell them at bargain prices.Where were companies like Hyundai,a few years ago. After that watch out for the Chinese.The Chinese still need a lot of catching up to do.
even goin for international race also use copy cat name aa? dunno how the chinese thinks, but for me at least change the name x5 to something else lor…
they might not copy x5 from bmw, but since all the world know x5 is bmw's suv, at least have a respect and use something else laa. its not hard maa to come out with other name.
Funny how their race cars are called X5s, it just brings to mind the BMW X5. They really are bad at thinking of unique names, aren't they.
I think BMW will have something to say about that. They threatened to sue Mercedes when they launched the ML45 SUV as the M45, so I'm sure they're not afraid to sue Chery, and BMW do have the right of course.
hahahaa wtf….
adui…just a name pun nak sue sue???malaysia learn from china la…car made in china and the driver from china too…not mat salleh tau???
btw…china more rich then malaysia zilllion times…so no complaint from thier rakyat….malaysia suck all rakyat money then go do motorsport….
to enter this Dakar rally it's just small matter to china…money not a problem for them…
Malaysia got Lotus F1 Team !!
Eks Fai do rely wor… so terror. LOL!
Like seat-belt said, if this is Proton, sure kena left right center one. But then Chery's sales (380,000 in 2007) already almost near our total country sales and they've already churned out more than 1 million units in 2007. I think they need to keep expanding their market to keep up with the other Chinese automakers.
Funny how they come out with names…Relly (Rally), Riich (Rich), Karry (Carry), X5 (well X5!).
They got the balls to do it, kudos to them! To skeptics, their Taikonauts have gone to space with their own spaceship. Not tumpang someone else and make him a hero.
well just like china made half way breakdown and no spare part so they bring along their parts as back up, luck for them all the bull but china make sucks tht all
Yup, Koozold said spot on…
better than the brabus merc.
Rely=Rally
bmw X5=Chery X5
Gosh! its fail even before started the race!
haha , by the time thy reach the finish line , only the chasis,wheels and steering wheel left !
To those who said the X5 name doesn't matter at all.
Don't blame Proton when they come out with a Proton Civic.
if name also want to copy…
that shows how lazy they are find new name
and shows their level of creativity… zero maybe…
koozold said,
December 16, 2009 @ 7:37 pm
adui…just a name pun nak sue sue???malaysia learn from china la…car made in china and the driver from china too…not mat salleh tau???
btw…china more rich then malaysia zilllion times…so no complaint from thier rakyat….malaysia suck all rakyat money then go do motorsport….
to enter this Dakar rally it’s just small matter to china…money not a problem for them…
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Eleh, if Proton were to name a Proton as a Proton 5-Series, sure kondem! If China does it, oh no problem. Hello, BMW's reputation on the line! If the Cherry X5 have bad rep, ppl might think that the BMW X5 have the problem, especially if the ppl getting info about it don't know the difference between the Cherry X5 & BMW X5!
And BTW, how you know Chinese ppl in China won't complain about misuse of money? Pah, Internet censorship, jailing of dissidents, even worse than Malaysia.
Proton Exora Evolution will be joining the 2011 Dakar Rally lah!!
It's time china home brand proofing their ability and reliability.
chery is a relatively new brand in china – but they are rapidly improved in quality, design and brand name.
let's see the chery Tiigo SUV, not bad actually …
good luck
Original Chinese brand machines/electronics are mostly SHIT. You will regret buying it. They need perhaps another 30 years to become reliable because most Chinese want to earn FAST MONEY; using one ringgit to generate ten-thousand ringgit in ONE YEAR (as in CNY song), if possible in one day, even more happy. Produk Hati Hitam.
China rules ~
koozold said,
December 16, 2009 @ 7:37 pm
…car made in china and the driver from china too…not mat salleh tau???
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let see how stupid you are.
SO YOU THINK …
Michael Schumacer (Germany) MUST NOT DRIVE Ferrari (Italy)
Barichello(Brazil) MUST NOT DRIVE Ferrari (italy) or BRAWN Merz (germany)
Pergi belajar tingkatan 2 semula lah kamu.
Chery expose themselves now to the world..will they make it to the level playing ground..will see it who can..
Great expsure for cherry!!
Great!!
http://www.bkkautos.com/Thailand+International+Mo…
"And then there is DFM and Chery! I find it hard to believe that there are so many people willing to part with their cash for such rubbish."
hahahaha i love ur comments here, damn hilarious, first 15km all patah, next 80 all pecah, hahahah
china is unethical in everyway, they'll copy everything as long as theres a market and able to sell
koozold said,
December 17, 2009 @ 11:51 am
to whom kodem me kaw kaw memang tak learnt history…go back to secondary school before kondem ppls okay?
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You should be the one who goes back to school. Your statement is highly illogical and factless
I always believe in BMW, I'm sure the X5 will do well in Dakars Relly
"koozold said,
December 16, 2009 @ 7:37 pm
adui…just a name pun nak sue sue???malaysia learn from china la…car made in china and the driver from china too…not mat salleh tau???"
how many car manufacturers in the world of international racing actually race with their own drivers? If you run a race team, your objectives are to win, and to get the best possible exposure possible for your team and sponsors. driver choice is down to who is the best driver you can afford, and also how much in terms of brand and marketing power the driver has.
you should take some time to go look at the china rally championships.. you'll be surprised just how many foreign drivers ply their trade in china. anything wrong with that? i dont think so.. and i didnt see any local chinese going "why they hire white ghost to drive? why not our local chinese?", they were too busy cheering them on…
1st to the last?
2nd to the last?
or 3rd to the last?
anyway , china made it happen to dakar.. proton not yet after 26years in motor production.
leaveacomment said,
December 17, 2009 @ 9:02 am
1st to the last?
2nd to the last?
or 3rd to the last?
anyway , china made it happen to dakar.. proton not yet after 26years in motor production.
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Interesting you trying to find anything possible to put something on proton..
Proton doesnt even have SUV and they are not particularly keen to penetrate the market…
And why the heck they want to enter dakar anyway??
leaveacomment said,
December 17, 2009 @ 9:02 am
1st to the last?
2nd to the last?
or 3rd to the last?
anyway , china made it happen to dakar.. proton not yet after 26years in motor production.
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come on, why must u bring Proton in this topic.Proton already has a team in S2000 class, why should they joint Dakar rall?
Since the Chinese has sold million of cars, where is their team in S2000?
anyway, good luck for them. Just wait for the result. Hopefully this site will provide the outcome and then we can comment kaw-kaw
will burn in halfway rally
paul why comment didn't out in here
Jimmy, is it because you didn't want to pay higher price for their local designed top end stuff?
This car will beat the sorry @#$ out of Mitsubishi's Triton/Pajero… muahahaha
LAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
sure they'll done a good job…let's see then…
to whom kodem me kaw kaw memang tak learnt history…go back to secondary school before kondem ppls okay?
long live the mitsubishi team
koozold said,
December 17, 2009 @ 11:51 am
to whom kodem me kaw kaw memang tak learnt history…go back to secondary school before kondem ppls okay?
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You should be the one who goes back to school. Your statement is highly illogical and factless
long live india. tata dakar rally team the best
Name me some top end stuffs like cars, LCD/Plasma TV, refrigerator, mobile phone, etc that is locally designed in China herself, not invested from other countries, that are reliable one? RM90 000 for Tiggo/China MPV? I will go for Sportage or even the overpriced empty-spec Vios S (not City ha, because at least City is more value for money).
Lmao!! Rely!
JUST ANOTHER shit ON THE ROAD…..BUY CHINA MADE .u will regret cheap to buy expensive to maintain….. body is chasis is T…body is BMW…engine is Mitsu….rim is merc….headlight from jag…rear light from bently….alyooo sham on them….
I bet went they jump of a desert dune… Everything will break off like lego blocks ….. hehe
Still got the nerves to join Dakar Rally even the best car manufactures having major mechanical problems in the race. ! One of the toughest race in the world.
Cap Ayam rally.
seat-belt said,
December 16, 2009 @ 5:20 pm
if proton did this,sure kena maki one..mmbazir la and many2 more..
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nope.. proton dun even c&c (copy and cloned) an SUV..
how about perodua kembara & nautica in 2010 Dakar Rally? why? memalukan aje?
i want to buy cherry mpv. is it worth it?
juz wondering how much of the car parts will fall out all the way to the finish line? will it left wif steering oni (with or without the driver)?