2025 was quite a ride for Chery. While their local passenger car stock kept on rising, there was a lot of commotion on its bakkie side of things too.
After revealing its long-awaited first bakkie under the Himla badge in Shanghai in April, Chery stated that the double cab was not meant for export. South Africa was set to only get the next bakkie the Chinese manufacturer is working on, which was still under development at the time.
Chery bakkie to get new nameYet in October Chery announced that the Himla bakkie will come to Mzansi after all likely under a new name. The name is in reference to the Himalaya Mountains which crosses into China and probably wont resonate with local buyers.
