Chery Case

Grace Augustine — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:25:28 -0400

WDI has just published a teaching case on Chery Automobile, one of China's most prominent "hidden dragons" and the organization's potential entrance into the U.S. market. If anyone is interested in learning more or purchasing the case, feel free to send me an email.

Interview with Chery's CEO, Fourth Bigest Chinese Car Manufacturer

Manuel Bueno — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:04:18 -0400

May 13, 2008 - 12:00, McKinsey Quarterly

Selling China's cars to the world: An interview with Chery's CEO

Story Link: http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Automotive/Strategy_Analysis/Selling_Chinas_cars_to_the_world_An_interview_with_Cherys_CEO_2136

Teaser:
Few people took Chery Automobile seriously when it was established, a little more than a decade ago, in the city of Wuhu, in Anhui Province, China. Chery was a newcomer in a small area that had little tradition of manufacturing and was far from the country’s traditional centers of auto production, in Beijing, Changchun, Shanghai, and Wuhan. When the start-up failed to find buyers for a motor engine it had developed, there was little choice but to manufacture a car of its own so that the engine could find a home.

Few people took Chery Automobile seriously when it was established, a little more than a decade ago, in the city of Wuhu, in Anhui Province, China. Chery was a newcomer in a small area that had little tradition of manufacturing and was far from the country’s traditional centers of auto production, in Beijing, Changchun, Shanghai, and Wuhan. When the start-up failed to find buyers for a motor engine it had developed, there was little choice but to manufacture a car of its own so that the engine could find a home. After this first car had been built, bureaucratic obstacles prevented the company from selling it. As chairman and chief executive officer Yin Tongyao puts it, “Chery kept hitting the wall over the past decade. Every time we hit a wall, we just reoriented and moved on.”

Chery truly has moved on. In 2007, it sold 381,000 passenger cars, generating 20 billion renminbi ($2.86 billion) in sales and ranking fourth in the domestic passenger-car market. (The top three are brands associated with joint ventures between Chinese and foreign automakers; Chery is an independent manufacturer.) The company is among a handful of Chinese carmakers that have proprietary technology to build core components, such as engines, gearboxes, and chassis. It has also been the top Chinese passenger-car exporter for five consecutive years—in 2007, it sold 119,000 units abroad, accounting for 30 percent of that year’s total sales. Today, Chery’s Tiggo, Eastar, and A5 models can be found on the streets and roads of nearly 70 countries, and the company has seven foreign assembly plants, in Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Ukraine, and Uruguay.

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Chery Case

Interview with Chery's CEO, Fourth Bigest Chinese Car Manufacturer