Chery pushes deeper global integration across supply chain, R&D and local operations

By AI, Created 9:53 AM UTC, May 20, 2026, /AGP/ – Chery used its International Business Summit in Wuhu to outline a globalization strategy built on localized manufacturing, supplier partnerships and social investment. The company says the approach is meant to help it navigate regionalized supply chains, new energy competition and trade uncertainty while expanding in markets from Europe to Southeast Asia and South Africa.

Why it matters: - Chery is positioning full-industry-chain integration as the core of its overseas expansion strategy. - The approach is meant to reduce exposure to supply-chain shocks, trade barriers and geopolitical shifts. - Chery is also tying global growth to local jobs, supplier development and community investment.

What happened: - The CHERY International Business Summit ran from April 24 to 28 under the theme “New Era, New Heights.” - On April 28, Chairman Yin Tongyue said Chery’s global philosophy is “In somewhere, For somewhere, Be somewhere.” - Yin said full-industry-chain ecological integration is the critical path for Chery’s globalization. - Chery framed the summit as a roadmap for long-term growth with global partners.

The details: - Chery is building its global supply chain through integration across six dimensions. - The company uses a “1+4+N” global procurement system in manufacturing integration. - Chery says the system has created more than 18,000 supply-chain-related jobs overseas in Europe, Southeast Asia and Latin America. - Chery has strategic partnerships with 85 of the world’s top 100 automotive suppliers. - The company is focusing supplier and R&D work on safety regulations, data protection, intelligent driving updates and localized driving behavior. - Chery has named 2026 its “Global Quality Year.” - The company says its compliance work ranks first among Chinese automakers in CSA supply chain ratings. - Chery says it upgraded global smart logistics and spare parts distribution systems to speed market response. - The EBRO project in Spain has created more than 1,000 local jobs. - Chery says the EBRO project is building vehicle models tailored to local user preferences and deepening ties with European suppliers. - The company says the Spain model is being expanded to Southeast Asia and South Africa. - Chery says it has more than 14,000 overseas employees across 130 countries. - Chery is continuing its education partnership with UNICEF. - After donating $6 million from 2023 to 2025, Chery plans to give another $6 million over the next three years to support education for vulnerable children in six key countries. - Chery and the International Union for Conservation of Nature created the “Cherish the Nature” Partnership. - The partnership focuses on nature conservation, environmental education and community outreach. - Projects under the partnership are active in Spain and Malaysia.

Between the lines: - Chery is signaling that its global strategy is no longer just about selling cars in more countries. - The company is linking overseas growth to local industrial ecosystems, labor markets and social programs. - That model can help a carmaker look more embedded in each market, which can matter as regionalization reshapes the auto industry. - Yin’s emphasis on long-termism suggests Chery wants to be seen as a durable industrial partner, not a short-term exporter.

What’s next: - Chery plans to keep expanding its localized operating model into new regions. - The company is extending the EBRO-style approach into Southeast Asia and South Africa. - Chery will continue its UNICEF education funding and nature-conservation projects under the IUCN partnership. - The company says its next phase will focus on sustained collaboration with local governments, suppliers and communities.

The bottom line: - Chery is betting that deeper local integration, not just wider market reach, will drive its next stage of global growth.