Officially confirmed for South Africa in July, Chery affiliate Jetour has entered the market with an initial line-up of two SUVs.
Although based on the same platform as certain Chery models and powered by the same engines, Jetour operations and sales will be done separately.Its entry into the South African market announced back in July, Chery-owned Jetour officially launched its operations at the gala launch in Sandton City on Friday evening .
Included on the former are auto on/off LED headlights, a dual 10.25-inch infotainment system and instrument cluster, a four-speaker sound system, red stitched imitation leather seats with electric adjustability for the driver’s chair, a wireless smartphone charger and a drive mode selector with two settings; Eco and Sport.
A more upscale version of the standard X70 that went on-sale in China six years ago as one of the first Jetour badged model, the South African-spec X70 Plus uses the same frontal appearance as the now pre-facelift model – a facelift having premiered in the People’s Republic earlier this year.
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