Chery Australia is ready to venture beyond the boundaries of its current SUV lineup, with plans to introduce three new model lines over the next 18 months .

Speaking to CarExpert exclusively at the Chinese automaker's headquarters in Wuhu last week, Chery CEO Shaodong Zhu confirmed the company's bold expansion plans.

"Because Chery is now a global brand, we are trying from the beginning of each new model development to consider all global markets," he said.

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"So, especially, for example, for the hatchback and also for the pickup, both of these are very good global markets.

"With pickup especially, the yearly volume in the global market is around five million [units], and surely as we are one

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