Chery Automobile Co Ltd^[1] (simplified Chinese: 奇瑞汽车股份有限公司; traditional Chinese: 奇瑞汽車股份有限公司; pinyin: Qíruì Qìchē, English pronunciation: /ˈʃɛri/) is a state-owned^[1] automobile manufacturer in the People's Republic of China.

Chery became the 7th most-productive Chinese vehicle manufacturer in 2010, selling nearly 700,000 units.^[2

Founded as a state-owned enterprise in 1997, auto production commenced in 1999^[1] using a chassis licensed from Volkswagen's SEAT Toledo.^[3]

In 2009 Chery produced 508,500 units,^[4] although by that time it probably had a per-year production capacity of 650,000.^[5] More than 400,000 of its 2009 sales were sedans.^[6] Production capacity figures may consider engines and vehicles as discrete.