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As competition in the small all-electric SUV segment superheats Chinese brand Chery has announced its renamed 2025 Chery E5 is now thousands cheaper. Now priced from $39,990 plus on-road costs (ORCs) – $3000 less than before – the new Chery E5 was originally launched less than 12 months ago as the Chery Omoda E5.
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Overview TOPPING out the Haval H6 medium SUV line-up is the coupe-SUV style H6 2.0 Essence AWD (wagon) from $36,990 drive-away and the Chery Tiggo 7 1.6 The H6 GT Ultra shares its chassis and most other underpinnings with other ICE powered H6 wagon models and the Jolion SUV. It looks a bit like a Lambo.
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