Chery QQ gets sequential gearbox and a boost from the government
One of the most well-known Chinese clones, the Chery QQ3, has been often been the target of retirement rumors. However, just like practically everywhere else, the Chinese auto market is getting help from the government, help that might help the QQ3 survive. One of the measures the Chinese government is applying is a tax reduction on certain vehicle niches, including vehicles mated to sequential gearboxes. Well, for the Chinese New Year, Chery is launching a new QQ3 model that, hey, uses a sequential gearbox. Mated to either a 0.8-liter or 1.1-liter engine, the gearbox manages to save 0.2 to 0.8 liters per 100 km. With the tax benefit, the prices for these QQ3 models have dropped 3,000 and 4,200 Yuan below the manual versions, respectively.
Gallery: Chery QQ official pics
[Source: Sohu via Le Blog Auto]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
gorr 5:27PM (1/06/2009)
Finnally everything is own and operated by goverments and high financial institutions.
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summazooma 7:28PM (1/06/2009)
How about a tax incentive for overhead valve, supercharged engines with 16 valves?
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summazooma 7:29PM (1/06/2009)
Or, better yet, large SUVs?.... oh, wait,....
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emdee 4:47AM (1/07/2009)
The Chery QQ is still so cuuuuute! I wish they offered that front end on the Chevrolet Matiz. If the QQ were available here, and was as safe as the Matiz, I would get one right away. You don't really need anything more to get you around.
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gorr 2:14PM (1/07/2009)
@EMDEE
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All that because my ideas are not put on the market and this have provoked the biggest economic and energy crisis never saw in history.
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Chris 4:46PM (1/08/2009)
Couldn't imagine driving a .8L or a 1.1. Driving my mothers Pontiac Vibe at 1.8 is unbearable as it is. I test drove the smart car and promptly returned to the dealership. I honestly don't know why people buy them.
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