The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Chery Automobile: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $1.2B raised, 1 active incident. 1 source back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. is a Chinese automobile manufacturer founded in 1997 and headquartered in Wuhu, Anhui. The fifth-largest automaker in China by sales volume with 2.8 million vehicles sold in 2025, Chery has been the country's leading passenger vehicle exporter since 2003. The company went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (ticker 9973) in September 2025 in the largest automotive IPO globally that year, raising approximately USD 1.2 billion.
Beyond vehicles, Chery has deployed its AiMOGA humanoid robots (branded as Mornine) in dealerships worldwide and uses autonomous mobile robots from Forwardx robotics in its manufacturing facilities
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundIPO post-money
Key facts
Industry
Chairman
CEO
Vehicles sold 2025
Revenue 2024
Employees
Market cap
Ownership
Subsidiaries
Robot deployments
Global rank
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Chery Automobile has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1ForwardX Robotics1× joint1 total
- 2JSW Group1× joint
Most recent
- Chery x JSW Group EV brand partnership2025-07-24with JSW Groupjust announced
- with ForwardX Roboticsoperating
Chery Automobile on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jan 2025. Explore where Chery Automobile's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Chery Automobile deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Yin Tongyue Chairmansecondary-verified
- Shaodong Zhu CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Yin Tongyuecofounderno longer at company
previously at Chery Robotics
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Chery Automobile (1)
- Chery Fengyun X3L SUV crashes through guardrail at Tianmen Mountain during marketing stunt2025-11-12 · Property damage
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (1)
- Chery Automobile1 deployment
Recent coverage
Chery Automobile in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Financial state
- Total funding
- $1.2B
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
2 total · 1 operating · 1 just announced
Every company Chery Automobile has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Chery x JSW Group EV brand partnership2025-07-24with JSW Groupjust announced
- with ForwardX Roboticsoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1ForwardX Robotics1× joint1 total
- 2JSW Group1× joint
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- deployment2023-01-01operating
- Chery x JSW Group EV brand partnershipwithJSW Groupjoint venture2025-07-24announcedjust announced
Funding rounds (1)
- IPO2025-09-25
$1.2B · $12.0B post
Investors: Public Market (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Chery Automobile’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundIPO funding round
2025-09-25IPO raising $1200000000
PartnershipChery x JSW Group EV brand partnership
2025-07-24Chery Automobile agreed to supply technology and components to India's JSW Group to facilitate the launch of a new-energy vehicle brand in India by 2027. JSW Group, which holds a 35% stake in JSW MG Motor India (a JV with SAIC Motor), is expanding its EV portfolio using Chery platforms including the iCar V23, Jetour T2, and Jaecoo J5.
PartnershipChery Auto x ForwardX Robotics AMR deployment
2023-01-01ForwardX Robotics supplies vision-guided autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to Chery Automobile's manufacturing facilities. Deployments include 100+ AMRs at the Super One Factory (2023), 435 AMRs at the Dalian EV production site, and 98 AMRs at the Kaifeng final assembly workshop, totaling over 630 AMRs across three sites.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Incident recordedNov 12, 2025
Chery Fengyun X3L SUV crashes through guardrail at Tianmen Mountain during marketing stunt
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
AiMOGA (Mornine) at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Chery Automobile.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Chery Automobile from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Chery Automobile to acquire 10% stake in South Korea’s KG Mobility through $75M investment
Chery Automobile has agreed to invest $75 million in South Korea’s KG Mobility (KGM) through convertible bonds. If the bonds are fully converted into shares, Chery will hold…
Chery receives global autonomous driving safety certification from RDW - Gasgoo
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Chery receives global autonomous driving safety certification from RDW
Chery Automobile became the first Chinese automaker to gain UN/ECE R171 Safety Management System approval from the Netherlands Vehicle Authority (RDW), a critical certification…
Gasgoo Daily: Chery, Huawei-backed Yinwang deepen strategic cooperation on autonomous driving - Gasgoo
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Chinese auto giant pushes into robotics - State Council Information Office
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CHERY Joins Hands with AiMOGA Robotics to Usher in a New Era of Large-Scale Commercialization of Embodied Intelligence through Vehicle-Robot Synergy - Scott Coop
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Chery to Present AI Technologies and Robotics Developments at 2026 International Business Summit - Macau Business
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Chery to Present AI Technologies and Robotics Developments at 2026 International Business Summit - TMX Newsfile
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AI Reshapes Industry, Robotics Redefine the World: Chery to Debut Cross-Domain Intelligent Fruits - Macau Business
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Chery brings humanoid robot to general consumer market - CnEVPost
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Chery Brings Humanoid Robot to General Consumer Market - Moomoo
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China's Chery aims for 2027 start at newly acquired South Africa plant
Chery Automobile aims to begin production by end of 2027 at a South African plant it is acquiring from Nissan, expanding its global manufacturing footprint.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/chery-auto.md
- RSS feed: /companies/chery-auto/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/6762eacb-3681-4558-8113-36f3529d297a
- Revision history: /companies/chery-auto/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
CHERY EXEED STERRA ET Demonstrates Most Advanced Mobility Tech with Car Dancing and Amphibious Capabilities Chery Group recently showcased its cutting-edge automotive technologies in an impressive demonstration featurin
#ai #robot #usa On April 13, the Mornine M1 went live in AiMOGA’s JD.com self-operated flagship store, which is about $41,400, with stock expected after May 23
Chery Just Beat Tesla! The $42,000 Humanoid Robot is Now on Sale - Chery just shocked the tech world by putting a $42,000 humanoid robot on sale—and it could ch
Chery is replacing car salespeople with robots, and the results are more bizarre than futuristic. Meet AiMOGA—the robot that brings old-school sales tactics int
Check out this robot from @cheryinternational_official on display at Auto Shanghai #china #chinatiktok #humanoid #robot #chery #autoshanghai2025 #autoshanghai
Heat Index
Category contender79/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Chery Automobile draws attention at the 77th percentile but verifies reality at the 16th percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap +60.5, 4th widest among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Well-capitalized with $1.2B raised. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 17, 2026