It will be a busy 2026 for Chery Malaysia as the company has announced four new models to be launched here, led by the new flagship Chery Tiggo 9 that will arrive in Q2 2026. While the exact model was not revealed, it is clear from the slides presented that ‘redefining flagship luxury’ implies its
It will be a busy 2026 for Chery Malaysia as the company has announced four new models to be launched here, led by the new flagship Chery Tiggo 9 that will arrive in Q2 2026.
While the exact model was not revealed, it is clear from the slides presented that ‘redefining flagship luxury’ implies its top tier model, which is the Tiggo 9, and is available with multiple powertrains.
One is the 2.0-litre turbocharged inline-four from the Tiggo 8 Pro. Outputs are 254 PS and 390 Nm of torque mated to an eight-speed automatic.
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On the other hand, the Tiggo 9 is also available as a PHEV, running on the plug-in Chery Super Hybrid (CSH) powertrain.
In this setup, it combines a 1.5-litre turbocharged inline-four engine that produces 156 PS and 220 Nm of torque on its own. This is combined with two electric motors at the front, the first making 102 PS and 170 Nm while the second 122 PS and 220 Nm. The total system output is 381 PS and 610 Nm of torque.
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While the next model coming is quite obvious, the remaining three might take some educated guessing to determine.
What is confirmed is a second facelift for the O5, or previously known as the Omoda 5. Nonetheless, that could fall under the purview of its sibling brand, Omoda & Jaecoo.
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The issue with the Chinese carmakers are the amount of overlap between models due to sharing under the umbrella group. In China, the new second-generation Tiggo 8 has been launched but with sister brand Lepas about to go live here, the two are practically twins and could cannibalise sales.
Another possible scenario is an update for the petrol Tiggo 7 Pro that sits below the Tiggo 7 PHEV.
However, considering that the Tiggo 7 PHEV and Tiggo 8 PHEV are quite new in Malaysia, the teased PHEV update in the local range could very well be the Tiggo 9 PHEV. It is expected that the pure petrol and CSH variants of the Tiggo 9 will be sold here once launched.
Chery Malaysia also disclosed that its dealer network currently comprises 59 dealerships with 25 body and paint outlets within that.
That extensive and ever-expanding network has helped the brand to sell 30,073 units since it was launched here in July 2023. Since the introduction of the CSH variants here, it has seen a healthy adoption rate by making up 21% of their sales in Malaysia and is expected to grow to 30% for 2026.