Chery Tiggo 7 SUV due this summer priced from £24,995

Chinese giant Chery has confirmed that its UK launch line-up will comprise the Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 SUVs, with the former priced from £24,995.

The Tiggo 7 is positioned as a Dacia Bigster rival, offering the choice of pure-petrol and plug-in hybrid power.

The turbocharged 1.6-litre petrol unit puts out 145bhp and 203lb ft, giving a 0-62mph time of 9.4sec.

The PHEV, priced from £29,995, employs a 1.5-litre petrol engine with two electric motors (one per axle) and an 18.3kWh lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery supplied by CATL. The set-up's combined outputs are 201bhp and 269lb ft and enable a 0-62mph time of 8.5sec. The car can cover 56 miles under electric power alone and emits 23g/km of CO2, placing it in the 9% benefit-in-kind tax band for company car users for 2025-2026.

Two trim levels will be offered, named Aspire and Summit. Aspire is the entry level, bringing synthetic-leather upholstery, dual-zone air conditioning, adaptive cruise control and a six-speaker Sony sound system. Summit upgrades the stereo to eight speakers and adds ventilated front seats, a heated steering wheel and hands-free boot opening.

Both get two 12.3in displays – one for instrumentation and the other as an infotainment touchscreen.

The news comes after Chery last week confirmed it will bring the seven-seat Tiggo 8 to the UK too.

The Tiggo 8, pictured below, uses the same powertrains, but prices have yet to be disclosed.

Both cars get a seven-year/100,000-mile warranty.

Chery's decision to bring its eponymous brand to the UK means it will have launched five marques here. Omoda and Jaecoo were first to arrive in 2024 and the value-focused Lepas and off-road-biased iCaur (known as iCar in China) brands are due in the coming months. Chery is also the driving force behind the revival of Freelander with JLR.