Chery is expanding its SUV offering in Australia even further, with its Omoda sub-brand bringing its 4 and 7 models this way.
Sitting below Omoda’s only Australian offering, the 9 large SUV, the 7 will enter the mid-size SUV category. Below that is the 4, a compact SUV Chery/Omoda hopes will bring younger customers to the brand.
The Omoda 4
Promising “advanced technology, strong value and electrified powertrain options”, the Omoda 4 and Omoda 7 debut in Australia at the Everything Electric show in Sydney.
Both cars are in crowded segments not just in the broader market, but within Chery’s own showrooms.
The Omoda 4 will butt up against the Chery Tiggo 4 ($23,990 driveaway), Chery C5 ($28,990 driveaway) and Jaecoo J5 ($25,990 driveaway), to name three.
Meanwhile, the Omoda 7 will fight for attention with the Chery Tiggo 7 ($29,990 driveaway) and Jaecoo J7 ($39,990 driveaway). There’s even more coming, with Chery’s Lepas L6 and iCaur V25 also Australia bound.
Details beyond that, unfortunately, are thin, with Chery/Omoda promising prices and specs closer to the 4 and 7’s launches next year.
Revealing them at the Everything Electric show, on 18th September, strongly implies both will have hybrid and/or electric powertrains. It’s plausible the 4 and 7 could inherit powertrains already sold with other Cherys.
The Omoda 7
There’s a lot of options. The compact Omoda 4 could recycle the Chery C5’s self-charging hybrid system, which pairs a turbocharged 1.5L engine with an electric motor driving the front wheels.
The same engine could join a plug-in hybrid system as per the Jaecoo J5, or use one of several fully-electric powertrains in the Chery stable.
The Omoda 7 could use the Jaecoo J7’s plug-in hybrid powertrain, which enables all-wheel drive. In the Jaecoo, an electric-only range of at least 80km is claimed.
The Omoda 7’s central screen can move to face the front passenger.
Chery Australia provided interior photos of the 7, but not the 4. The Omoda 7’s interior has two attention-grabbing features – a reclining front passenger seat and a central screen that can slide itself over to the passenger.
Australian sales of the Omoda 4 and Omoda 7 will start in the first half of 2027.
