A refreshed one Chery Tiggo 9 was unveiled in Beijing, but it’s still unclear when it’ll come to Australia… and what it’ll be called.
The confusion is that Chery sells the Tiggo 9, Tiggo 9X, Fulwin T9 and Fulwin T10 in China.
The Tiggo 9X and Fulwin T9 share the same bodywork as the Australian-market Chery Tiggo 9 and offer petrol and plug-in hybrid power respectively, while the Chinese-market petrol Tiggo 9 and plug-in hybrid Fulwin T10 share the same bodywork as the domestic models Jaecoo J8 as the Omoda Jaecoo brand is not offered in China.
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It is therefore more likely that we will see this new Chery Tiggo 9 as Jaecoo J8 at some point, although Chery and Omoda Jaecoo Australia have not yet confirmed local availability.
“As the model was only launched in Beijing on April 22, there are currently no confirmed plans for Australia,” a company spokesperson said.
The refreshed Tiggo 9 for the Chinese market has the same 2820mm wheelbase as the Jaecoo J8, but features a revised front and rear design with refreshed lighting elements and what appear to be new bumpers.
There are bigger changes inside, where the 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen have been replaced by a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster and a huge 30-inch thin-bezel 6K ultra-high-definition screen.
There is also a redesigned steering wheel.
The base grade in China gets an eight-speaker sound system, while others get a whopping 23-speaker system.
Standard equipment across the range includes a panoramic sunroof, an electric tailgate and electrically adjustable front seats with heating and ventilation.
Other available luxury features include massaging front seats, 256-color “waterfall-style” ambient lighting and a fragrance system.
Under the bonnet is a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine producing 192kW of power and 400Nm of torque, mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission or an eight-speed torque converter automatic.
This output has increased by 9 kW and 15 Nm in the current Jaecoo J8, which is only offered with an eight-speed automatic transmission.
All Tiggo 9s available in the Chinese market come standard with MacPherson struts at the front and a multi-link rear suspension with continuous damping control, while you can choose between front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.
The Tiggo 9 is also available with the Falcon 500 suite of active safety and driver assistance technology, with features such as semi-autonomous parking assist with memory, forward and reverse autonomous emergency braking, reverse cross-traffic assist and Level 2 autonomous driving capability.
All five-seat variants have eight airbags, seven-seat variants also have two airbags. There is also a 360-degree dashcam.
In Australia, the Jaecoo J8 launched exclusively in petrol power in mid-2025 – although Omoda Jaecoo Australia previously confirmed it was considering adding a PHEV option. The Chery Tiggo 9 followed at the end of 2025, which is offered exclusively as a plug-in hybrid.
The two vehicles differ slightly in external dimensions (the J8 has a 70 mm longer wheelbase) as well as in interior design. Of course, they also differ from each other in front and rear design.
Omoda Jaecoo is a sister brand of Chery and is referred to as “Step-Up” but is not explicitly marketed as a premium brand.
If this strategy doesn’t make sense to you, the Chinese market story of these two separate vehicles (or four if you count the PHEVs separately!) is even more complicated.
The Tiggo 9X was formerly known as the Tiggo 8L, and the Fulwin T10 was known as the Fulwin T9… this name is now used by what we know as the Chery Tiggo 9.
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