Omoda Omoda 9

Since its Australian relaunch in 2023, with its humble and fumbled reentry with the Omoda 5, Chery has expanded rapidly Down Under. The Omoda 5 was, Asking circa-$70,000 and boasting sports car performance, the Omoda 9 is a very different kind of Chinese SUV, but can it hold up under long-term pressure?

In early 2023, Chery introduced the Omoda 5 – a vaguely coupe-like small SUV which appeared to buck the trend of other export markets by being branded as With more than a dozen Chinese brands already in Oz, Chery has just added another one – Omoda, technology-savvy, pseudo-premium SUV brand sold alongside Jaecoo.