China’s carmakers keep posting growth numbers that would make legacy rivals wince, and OMODA & JAECOO just delivered another one. The international brands of Chery Automobile — China’s largest vehicle exporter — said they shipped 75,102 vehicles globally in June 2026, a 178% jump from a year earlier and the second month running above the 75,000 mark.
The more striking figure is under the hood. New energy vehicle (NEV) sales — a bucket that covers both battery-electric cars and plug-in hybrids — hit 56,188 units, up roughly 310% year over year. That means electrified models now account for around three-quarters of everything the two brands sold last month, a remarkably fast shift for a badge that barely registered outside China a couple of years ago.
OMODA and JAECOO are Chery’s export-facing marques, built to sell across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Latin America and Europe rather than lean on the crowded home market. Models like the Omoda 5 and its electric E5 variant, alongside the Jaecoo 7 and its plug-in hybrid version, have anchored an aggressive overseas rollout that pairs sharp pricing with SUV styling aimed at younger buyers.
Big numbers, small base
Some context is worth holding onto. These are the company’s own delivery figures, and triple-digit growth is far easier when you are building from a low base — OMODA & JAECOO were a fraction of their current size in mid-2025, which flatters any year-on-year comparison. The new-energy label also does some heavy lifting, folding plug-in hybrids in with pure EVs, so the electric story is less clean than a headline 310% might suggest.
The momentum is real, though, and it lands at a delicate moment. Chinese automakers are under growing scrutiny in Europe, where tariffs on China-built EVs have already reshaped pricing, and in other markets weighing similar steps. Sustaining more than 75,000 vehicles a month — and proving the electrified demand is durable rather than a launch-driven spike — will be the harder trick as OMODA & JAECOO push further into contested territory. For now, the brands are one of the clearest signs of how quickly China’s export challengers are scaling.
