Chery is expanding its Omoda sub-brand, with a new model set to be revealed at this week’s Beijing motor show.
The Chery Omoda 7 will slot in above the existing Omoda 5, and the Chinese carmaker has released a single teaser image ahead of a reveal on April 28.
The image shows the side profile of the car, which features unusual lighting elements up front and ‘lightning’ tail light graphics.
There’s also a similar C/D-pillar treatment to both the Chery Omoda 5 and Tiggo 7 Pro with a “floating” roof treatment and a sharp point to the belt line.
Chery has yet to reveal dimensions, but the Omoda 7 will almost certainly be larger than the Omoda 5 which measures 4400mm long, 1830mm wide, 1588mm tall and which sits on a 2630mm wheelbase.
The carmaker treats Omoda as a sub-brand in some markets– joining the Arrizo range of sedans in China and the Tiggo range of SUVs in both China and Australia, for example – and its own brand in markets like Europe and South Africa.
Exeed RX (aka Omoda 9) 
Chery Omoda 5
In some markets, Chery will sell the RX from its more premium Exeed brand as the Omoda 9.
The Exeed RX/Omoda 9 measures 4781mm long, 1920mm wide and 1671mm tall on a 2815mm wheelbase, or 34mm shorter, 20mm wider and 24mm lower than a Kia Sorento on an identical wheelbase.
That points to the Omoda 7 being close to the mid-sized Toyota RAV4, or Chery’s own Tiggo 7 Pro.
Chery hasn’t confirmed local launch timing for the Omoda 7, but it will soon have a total of three mid-sized SUVs on offer in Australia even if it doesn’t end up bringing it.
Chery Tiggo 8 Pro 
Jaecoo J7
There’s the seven-seat Tiggo 8 Pro due here in May, plus the mid-sized J7 from spinoff brand Jaecoo due here in the second half of 2024.
The former is a rival to the likes of the Mitsubishi Outlander, while the latter is being pitched as a “more premium product offering… targeted towards a more adventure focused consumer”.
The Jaecoo J7, however, is sold as a Chery in China.
Stay tuned for more on the Omoda 7 as part of our Beijing motor show coverage.
