The 2026 Chery International User Summit opened today at Chery’s global headquarters in Wuhu, China, with Chery International UK’s marques – OMODA&JAECOO, Chery and LEPAS – and recently announced brand iCAUR among the headline names. Running until 24 October under the theme “Eco-Tech For Our Future Life”, the summit brings together users, partners and media from around the world for a week of global debuts, technology demonstrations and owner events across each brand.
The summit opens at a time of rapid international growth. Chery Group sold 292,308 vehicles worldwide in September, up 4.2% year on year, with exports reaching a record 207,814, up 51%. Across the first nine months of 2026, the Group sold more than 2.2 million vehicles, including 1.55 million exports, up 65.6%, and 858,524 new energy vehicles (NEVs), up 46.1%*. Chery Group has now exported more than seven million vehicles – the first Chinese automaker to do so – and its global customer base has passed 20.73 million, including more than 7.39 million overseas*.
That momentum is reflected in the UK. In September, Chery International UK became the UK’s third-largest automotive group, registering 32,823 vehicles across OMODA, JAECOO, Chery and LEPAS for a 9.36% share of the market**.
OMODA&JAECOO: DRIVE TO THE NEXT VIBE
OMODA&JAECOO arrives in Wuhu having passed one million global sales within three years, with a footprint that now spans 77 markets, including 22 European countries. Tomorrow, 20 October, the brand house hosts its OMODA&JAECOO International User Summit under the theme “DRIVE TO THE NEXT VIBE”, built around NEXT product strength, NEXT Super Hybrid technology and NEXT intelligent technology.
The centrepiece is OMODA X Night, where the new OMODA X makes its debut. Extending OMODA’s CROSS DNA, the OMODA X blends the athletic feel of a sports car with rugged off-road styling, reinforcing the brand’s ambition to become “the World’s Leading Crossover Brand”. The OMODA Super Hybrid Marathon, themed “Technology for Maximum Thrill”, puts the OMODA 4 SHS-H, OMODA 5 NEXT and OMODA 7 SHS-H through full-scenario validation, including the global debut of a new 5-kWh large-battery HEV system, under the slogan “More Electric, More Powerful, More Fun”. Meanwhile, the Super Intelligent Experience Lab is demonstrating Super Intelligent Valet Parking (SIVP) and Super Intelligent AI Space (SIAS), technologies designed to take in-car intelligence from “IQ” to “EQ”.
The proprietary Super Hybrid System (SHS) story has strong UK roots. The JAECOO 7 SHS-P recently covered 828 miles on a single tank and a single charge at UTAC Millbrook in Bedfordshire – 11.14% beyond its official WLTP range – while the JAECOO 8 SHS-P earned a Guinness World Records title in Indonesia with a 1,660 km combined range.
CHERY: FOR FAMILY
Chery has brought its “For Family” philosophy – built on the three pillars of Safety, Space and Chery Super Hybrid (CSH) – to Wuhu. The brand is staging the global debuts of the all-new TIGGO 7 and TIGGO X7 at Chery Brand Night, alongside the global media premiere and test drive of the pure-electric Chery Q – recently revealed at the Paris Motor Show – designed for urban families and younger drivers with its “Space. For Family” cabin.
Safety is a central theme. Following its Black Sea safety challenge in Constanța, Romania, Chery’s “Guardian. For Family” challenge culminates in a public full-vehicle crash test during the Chery Brand Safety Challenge. Visitors can also experience Super Intelligent Valet Parking (SIVP) at the Chery SIVP Experience Carnival, APA & RPA (Automatic Parking Assist & Remote Parking Assist), together with the “One Tap Departure” and “One Step Home” functions. Ahead of the summit, Chery showed TIGGO 4, TIGGO 7, TIGGO 8 and Chery Q at the 2026 Paris Motor Show under the banner “For EU. For Family”.
LEPAS: TOGETHER IN ELEGANCE
In its “Year of Delivery”, LEPAS – the design-led new energy vehicle brand – is hosting its first Global Elegant Lifestyle Week during the summit, themed “TOGETHER IN ELEGANCE”. The brand’s first owners from around the world, invited as “Global Elegant Lifestyle Partners”, are taking part in the LEPAS Global Journey of Elegant Driving in the L6 EV, test drives of the L4, L6 and L8, and demonstrations of Automated Parking Assist (APA), Remote Parking Assist (RPA) and, on the L8, Super Intelligent Valet Parking (SIVP). The week also includes the world premiere of the LEPAS Concept Car on Thursday 22 October and the unveiling of the brand’s Next-Generation Leopard Aesthetics design language. The L6 and L4 are both due to launch in the UK in the coming months.
LEPAS now has more than 500 sales and service outlets worldwide. The L8 PHEV and L6 EV have been shortlisted for the 2027 World Car of the Year, while the L6 won Best Interior Design in the City Car category at the 2026 Torino Automotive Design Award. Following its European debut at Milan Design Week in April, LEPAS has expanded into markets including the UK, Italy, Spain and Romania, where it opened its first flagship store in Sibiu on 30 September. In the UK, the flagship L8 PHEV – developed against the 2026 Euro NCAP protocols, with chassis tuning by a European team – is priced from £34,900 OTR***. LEPAS has also signed almost 60 standalone UK dealerships, with an ambition to grow the network to around 90 by the end of 2027.
iCAUR: MAKE IT YOURS
iCAUR – confirmed for the UK market last week – is now present in more than 40 markets worldwide and today opens the 2026 iCAUR International User Summit, which runs until 23 October with delegates expected from nearly 100 countries. Under the theme “Make It Yours”, the event centres on personalisation and user co-creation, built on the brand’s belief that “vehicle delivery is not the end of the product story, but the beginning of the user’s story”.
Highlights include the global launch of the iCAUR V25, which sits between the compact V23 and the flagship V27, and the inaugural iCAUR MOD FEST today, which brings modified vehicles from owners around the world together on one stage for the first time. A Life Ecosystem Exhibition and a Multi-Scenario Test Drive Camp showcase the V-series’ modification potential, and the V27’s Golden REEV range-extended powertrain and i-AWD intelligent all-wheel drive system.
AiMOGA: CAR–ROBOT SYNERGY
Chery Group’s intelligent robotics brand, AiMOGA, is also holding a product launch during the summit under the theme “Car–Robot Synergy, Real-World Impact”. The highlight is the global debut of a new home robot designed for everyday household needs, joining a portfolio that already includes humanoid robots and robotic dogs. AiMOGA robots are in use today in automotive retail, public information and guidance, smart policing, healthcare navigation and reception services, and carry CE marking in the EU and FCC compliance in the US. More than 3,000 units have now been delivered across more than 60 countries and regions*.
Green technology across the Group
Across its brands, Chery Group is showcasing nearly 20 green technology and ecosystem innovations at the summit, reflecting its ambition to become a “global high-tech green ecosystem enterprise”. These include a hybrid engine with 48.57% thermal efficiency, an all-solid-state battery in development targeting an energy density of 400 Wh/kg, and AiMOGA embodied-AI humanoid robots. Renewable energy now accounts for 52.77% of electricity consumption at the Group’s vehicle plants, which include five national-level green factories and two zero-carbon factories, while R&D spending rose by 28.3% to RMB 6.672 billion in the first half of 2026*.
Commenting on the summit, Gary Lan, CEO of Chery International UK, said: “The Chery International User Summit shows the scale of what stands behind each of our marques. OMODA&JAECOO, Chery and LEPAS each have their own identity, and each is backed by a global R&D network, proprietary Super Hybrid technology and a growing international community of owners. iCAUR also follows with the same energy, and I look forward to bringing more information about the brand and its flagship V27, which is now confirmed for the UK market, as we edge closer to iCAUR’s brand launch.
“Much of what is being shown in Wuhu this week has a direct connection to the UK – from the JAECOO 7 SHS-P’s 828-mile run at Millbrook, our growing family of Chery TIGGO SUVs, the LEPAS L8 PHEV now on sale here, and our new R&D Centre of Excellence opening at Millbrook later this year. As we continue to grow, British customers will benefit directly from the technology, safety and design work being shared on the global stage this week.”
Chery International UK’s portfolio spans petrol, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fully electric powertrains, supported by a growing retail network and continued investment in customer care. This includes a strengthened 7-year/100,000-mile manufacturer warranty and expanded support through the RAC.
* Chery Group / Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. (HKSE: 9973.HK) company data, September–October 2026
** SMMT, smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/car-registrations
*** Prices correct at time of writing, October 2026
