Chery announces Tiggo SUV models for New Zealand
Chery has confirmed that the Tiggo 4, Tiggo 7, Tiggo 8 and Tiggo 9 SUV models will arrive in New Zealand in the third quarter of 2025.
The compact Tiggo 4 (pictured above) SUV will offer both ICE and hybrid powertrains, while the 7,8 and 9 will be equipped with a Chery Super Hybrid (CSH) plug-in powertrain. The Tiggo 4 and 7 seat five people, while the Tiggo 8 and 9 seat up to seven.
In Australia, the entry point Tiggo 4 is powered by a 108kW/210Nm 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine. It has become the market's most affordable new car and the brand hopes to replicate this in New Zealand. Behold, the Chery Tiggo 7
Chery Australia has retailed 5200 units in six months, with the Tiggo 4 Urban priced from A$23,990 and the Ultimate retailing at A$26,990.
New Zealand will receive the recently updated MY26 Tiggo 4, which offers newly designed 17- and 18-inch alloy wheels, and new LED taillights plus a light bar that stretches across the tailgate.
In Australia, all Tiggo 4 variants receive dual 10.25-inch LCD screens, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Hello Chery Intelligent Voice Command, a six-speaker sound system, seven airbags and driver assistance features.
The Tiggo 4 Ultimate model offers a 15W wireless phone charger, 360-degree surround view camera, artificial leather seats and colour-selectable ambient lighting. Combined fuel consumption is rated at 7.4L/100km with CO2 emissions of 168g/km. It's the Chery Tiggo 8
Hybrid and PHEV en route to New Zealand
Chery has confirmed it will offer the New Zealand market a MY26 Tiggo 4 hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) as well as plug-in hybrid (PHEV) versions of the Tiggo 7, Tiggo 8, and Tiggo 9 SUV models in the third quarter of 2025.
'New Zealand and Australia are very strict about emissions, and it's a very good time for us to grab some market share with the forthcoming arrival of our Tiggo HEV and PHEV models,' Chery International chief executive Mr Zhang Guibing says.
'It's good for customers, I think in people's minds Chery represents good value and technology,' he says.
The Tiggo 4 HEV will offer a 71kW/118Nm 1.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine, combined with a 150kW/310Nm electric motor and a 1.83 kWh battery to provide a range of around 1000km.
It is around 50kg heavier than its ICE equivalent but will sprint to 100km/h in 9.4 seconds.
The Tiggo T7, T8, and T9 PHEV models will all be powered by the 1.5-litre turbocharged Chery Super Hybrid (CSH) powertrain. The Tiggo 9
The company claims these powertrains provide thermal efficiency of 44.5%, a single-speed Direct Hybrid Transmission (DHT) with 98.5 per cent efficiency, and an all-electric range of 95km on the WLTP cycle via an 18.5kWh battery.
The combined range for the Tiggo 7 PHEV is a claimed 1080km, while the larger Tiggo 8 will offer more than 1200km.
Both models incorporate a four-cylinder 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine producing 108kW of power and 215Nm of torque, while the electric motor develops 150kW and 310Nm, with total power output of approximately 230kW.
The larger new Tiggo 9 PHEV uses the same 1.5-litre turbo-four petrol paired to a three-speed DHT transmission, and making up to 340kW and 700Nm, it will be offered in both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive powertrains.
The T9 PHEV will be offered in both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive powertrains.
In addition to the Tiggo SUV family in 2025, the Omoda 7 PHEV is expected to arrive in New Zealand sometime in 2026.
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