Chery sets its sights on Volkswagen and wants its factories to produce its cars.

Victor Alós Yus @sepelaci April 30, 2025 2 min.

Chery sets its sights on Volkswagen and wants its factories to produce its cars.

Chinese automaker Chery plans to begin manufacturing some of its brand models in Germany and hopes to acquire or lease two VW plants.

The Chinese manufacturers They are trying to start manufacturing their models in Europe, to avoid tariffs imposed by the European Commission and reduce manufacturing costs. Chery is working on this and is known to be interested in the Barcelona Free Trade Zone plant where the models are being manufactured ebro, but it does not want to stop there and is looking for new plants in several European countries to increase its production in Europe.

A rumor that has been growing over the last few weeks is that The Chinese manufacturer could buy or lease two Volkswagen plants in Germany., to produce cars for that part of the continent. Volkswagen's plants, located in Dresden and Osnabrück, are close to being closed by the German manufacturer and could thus become property of the Chinese company.

It is not the only one interested in operating these two plants, but it is said that The deal between Volkswagen and Chery to acquire or lease the two plants is quite advanced. and could be made public in the coming days. This will allow Chery to establish itself in the European market with its brands and exponentially increase its market share.

For now, Chery has confirmed that it is ready to enter the German market., although it has not confirmed that it will do so with these two plants. According to the manufacturer, They are evaluating all supply chains, costs and other variables which will make them decide on the location of their new plants in Germany, so the decision could be made in a short time.

The production of the models of will be located in the German plants Leave, the new brand that Chery unveiled a few weeks ago. It also expects to incorporate new variants of Tiggo models, aimed not only at the European market but also at the global market. These models include two compact SUVs and one midsize SUV, all with combustion, hybrid, and fully electric engines.

As for the Barcelona plant, Chery expects inject a significant investment into the modernization of the factory. Its objective is to prepare it to produce the Tiggo PHEV SUV and add electric versions of the Jaecoo and Omoda models for marketing in Europe.