WATCH: Jetour G700 shows its face at JETOUR World Lounge
Over the past six years, Jetour has been building its global footprint by introducing the brand to 80 markets and counting.
The fairly new automotive brand has sold more than 1.6 million cars since its establishment in 2019 and, in doing so, has become the first car manufacturer to achieve this milestone.
The Jetour G700 on stage during the Jetour business banquet in Shanghai, 22 April 2025. Picture: Shaun Holland
The Jetour Dashing was the first model to be launched in South Africa in late 2024, and since then, they announced the arrival of the Jetour T1 and T2 in late 2025.
The Citizen was invited as a guest of Jetour at the JETOUR World lounge, for a business conference, where they invited media from around the world to join them.
On Tuesday, they quietly revealed the G700 at a business banquet they hosted for media and investors at Jetour World Lounge in Shanghai.
The Jetour G700 on stage during the JETOUR business banquet in Shanghai, 22 April 2025. Picture: Shaun Holland
Guests were treated to a dazzling evening of live entertainment where they sneakily parked the Jetour G700 and Jetour T2 on stage.
During the banquet, Jetour representatives did not even acknowledge the model or inform guests about the G700.
We had to do some investing when we discovered that the Jetour G700 is destined for South Africa, although we will have to wait until 2026/2027.
The brand has grown in popularity in South Africa, and in March 2025, it achieved its best sales month with more than 600 cars sold.
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