The Chery Group already has its eponymous brand here as well as Omoda Jaecoo, and Lepas is due to launch in Australia mid-year. Now it seems there is another one to add to the list.
JetourFounded by Chery in 2018, it has now applied for several roles LinkedIn based in Sydney, including a product director, a network director, an HR generalist, an after-sales director and a finance manager – all in the last few days.
This follows Chery’s application to trademark the Jetour name and logo with IP Australia on November 7, 2024 Automotive News Report from May this year confirming an Australian launch of Jetour in 2025.
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It is understood Jetour will be treated as a separate arm of Chery’s business in Australia – unlike the Chery and Omoda Jaecoo brands, which are sold together and share the same PR team, among other synergies.
It’s unclear what this means for Jetour in terms of distribution.
Jetour operates in more than 100 markets, including Russia and countries in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. In 2025, 622,590 vehicles were delivered worldwide.
The brand says its vision is to become “the world’s leading hybrid off-road brand.”
It is currently in what it calls Stage 3.0 of its launch – Stage 1.0 included its crossover SUVs, Stage 2.0 included “comfortable off-road vehicles” like the T1 and T2, and now Stage 3.0 will include “professional off-road vehicles” such as the G700, G900 and F700, “positioning itself in the international luxury off-road segment.”
While Jetour’s older crossover SUVs like the X70 and the
Jetour is one of many Chinese brands releasing edgier SUVs with a greater focus on off-road capability, and the T2 bears some resemblance to the Land Rover Defender – particularly the extended seven-seat version, which is clearly reminiscent of the Defender 130 with its rear overhang.
The T2 is available with either turbocharged 1.5-liter or 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engines or a turbocharged 1.5-liter four-cylinder plug-in hybrid powertrain (PHEV).
According to Jetours UAE website, the latter’s combined power and torque figures are 447kW and 915Nm. The T2 iDM PHEV uses a 43.24 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, providing an electric range of 160 km on the WLTC cycle.
It is 4617mm long (4785mm including spare tire cover), 2006mm wide and 1875mm high with a wheelbase of 2800mm. The extended length version offered in China increases the overall length to 5034 mm due to the rear overhang.
The T1, which sits alongside the T2 and shares its platform, is 4706mm long, 1967mm wide, 1845mm high and has a wheelbase of 2810mm, about the same size as a Mitsubishi Outlander.
It is therefore similar in size to the T2, but the T1 has a softer design and places slightly less emphasis on off-road capability. Like its boxier sibling, the T2 offers the choice of a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine or a 1.5-liter plug-in hybrid turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
And although the T1 and T2 are considered more robust than many other crossover SUVs, they are still available with front-wheel drive.
Both the T1 and T2 are manufactured in right-hand drive and sold in the South African market.
The G700, which went into production in 2025, is the brand’s largest vehicle. The right-hand drive version has not yet been unveiled, but the brand told the South African website Cars that it is “in the pipeline”.
It is 5,198 mm long, 2,050 mm wide and 1,956 mm high, with a wheelbase of 2,870 mm, making it even larger than a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series. It offers space for six passengers in three rows. Unlike the T1 and T2, it is based on a new body-on-frame architecture.
It offers a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder plug-in hybrid powertrain with two electric motors, a two-speed direct hybrid transmission and a 34.13 kWh LFP battery from CATL.
The claimed WLTC electric range is between 80km and 100km, while the total system output is 665kW and 1135Nm.
It has an 800 V on-board electrical system and supports DC fast charging of up to 170 kW.
Front and rear differential locks are available, as are crawl and tank turn modes and air suspension, while the interior includes a 15.6-inch touchscreen infotainment system and available luxury features such as heated, ventilated and massage seats.
A related model, the F700, was introduced as a concept in 2024.
Jetour is not the only brand in the Chery ecosystem that could launch here independently of brands like Chery, Omoda Jaecoo and Lepas.
Soueast, which was acquired by Chery in 2024, has confirmed it plans to enter right-hand drive markets, but an Australian launch has yet to be confirmed.
There are other Chery brands not yet confirmed for Australia, including premium brand Exeed – although one of its vehicles, the RX, is sold here as the Omoda 9.
