Chery QQ3
| Chery QQ3 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Chery |
| Also called | Chery QQ3 Chery IQ (Chile) Chery Sweet (Russia) Chery QQ (Brazil) MVM 110 (Iran) Miles ZX50S (United States) Dr Zero (Italy) |
| Production | 2003–present |
| Assembly | China: Wuhu, Anhui Indonesia: Jakarta (Unicor Prima Motor) Iran: Kerman (Modiran) Iraq: Iskandariya (SCAI) Russia: Kaliningrad (Avtotor) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | City car |
| Body style | 5-door hatchback |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 0.8 L SQR372 I3 (petrol) 1.1 L SQR472F I4 (petrol) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual EZ-drive semi-automatic transmission |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,340 mm (92.1 in) |
| Length | 3,550 mm (139.8 in) |
| Width | 1,495 mm (58.9 in) |
| Height | 1,485 mm (58.5 in) |
The Chery QQ3 (codename S11) is a city car produced by the Chinese manufacturer Chery Automobile since 2003. Until 2006, the car was known as the Chery QQ, it was renamed when Chery launched their new supermini, the Chery QQ6. It is sometimes difficult to discern if a mention of the Chery QQ refers to the entire QQ-branded product line, which comprises four models, or solely the QQ3, the original QQ mini car.
A slightly redesigned model was revealed at the 2011 Guangzhou Auto Show, and a new generation was introduced at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show.
Its cheap price (in 2008 it may have been the cheapest production car in the world) has made the car popular in China. In the 2000s, the QQ was often Chery's most sold model, and the company itself calls the car "a legend in the Chinese history of the automobile... a mini model with the highest cumulative sales in China". It may no longer be popular; the QQ was dropped from a list of top ten bestsellers compiled by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers c. 2010. Even if its popularity is flagging, it remains cheap. The lowest cost QQ is about US$4,000 as of 2012.
It was at the center of an intellectual property dispute between Chery and GM in the late 2000s.
The QQ is available with three gasoline-powered engines (both EURO III compliant):
General Motors claimed the car was a copy of the Daewoo Matiz (which is marketed outside South Korea as the Chevrolet Spark) and sued Chery in a Chinese court. The Detroit News reported that "the dispute reflects the confusion, risks and ambitions in China's new auto industry, where global carmakers are battling pugnacious upstarts for a piece of what may become the world's largest auto market."
GM China Group indicated the two vehicles "shared remarkably identical body structure, exterior design, interior design and key components" MotorAuthority.com and GM executives demonstrated the extent of the design duplication, noting for example that the doors of the QQ and those of the Spark are interchangeable.
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