Milestones of Chery.doc

Milestones of Chery March 1997 The ground-breaking ceremony of Chery No 1 Engine plant marks the beginning of construction of Chery Automobile Co.,Ltd. May 1999 Chery’s first engine rolled off the production line (CAC480). December 1999 The first Chery car came off the production line. May 2001 The 10,000th Chery engine rolled off the production line. October 2001 The first batch of Chery cars were exported to Syria. May 2002 Chery Automobile become the first in China to successfully passes the side impact test at the China National Automobile Test Center in Tianjin. August 2002 Chery company passed on-site auditing by TUV Rheinland, Germany, thus becoming the first Chinese automaker to pass ISO/TS 16949 certification. 2003 February 2003 Chery singed a CKD agreement of producing Chery cars in Iran with Iranian SKT Group. February 2003 The inspection and acceptance meeting for the Chery Hybrid Power Passenger Car, an important special project of Electronic-powered Vehicle in China National 863 Planning, is held. March 2003 The 100,000th Chery car rolled off the assembly line. April 2003 The 100,000th Chery engine come off the production line. July 2003 Chery QQ3 model and Eastar model were launched in China. August 2003 Chery Cowin model was launched in China. 2004 February 2004 Excavation work for the fourth Phase Project begins in Chery. August 2004 Chery signed a contract with Cuban government of selling 1,100 units Chery car to Cuba October 2004 Chery and Egyptian CIG Group held a grand launch ceremony in Cairo for Chery QQ3 model and Fulwin model. November 2004 Chery signed a cooperative agreement with Malaysian ALADO Company By the End of 2004 Chery expanded its reaches to more than 24 countries all over the world. 2005 March 2005 The first SUV model of Chery, Tiggo, was launche