The Jetour brand – which was previewed at the Malaysia Autoshow 2024 in May – will be officially launching its first two models in our market ‘after Chinese New Year’ next year. As CNY will be in late January 2025, Jetour’s SUVs could hit the market as soon as February 2025.
This was revealed to paultan.org by Jetour Auto International vice president Kevin Xu at the ongoing Jetour Global Travel+ Conference in Fuzhou, China. Xu confirmed that the two models are the Dashing and X70 Plus, both of which were previewed in May. Obviously, the X70 Plus will have another name in Malaysia as Proton has already claimed the ‘X70’ name for its Geely Boyue-based SUV.
Xu said that all Jetour products for our market will be CKD locally assembled, including the T2 off-road SUV that is scheduled for a Q3 2025 introduction in Malaysia. However, Jetour’s APAC boss declined to reveal the company’s local assembly partner as it is a listed company and protocols must be followed.
By the way, the T2 is a butch-looking off-road SUV that has the ‘retro modern’ 4×4 look carried by the Land Rover Defender and Ford Bronco. Jetour claims that it sells an average of 15,000 units of the T2 a month in China – that’s double the volume of the GWM Tank 300, and enough to make it the leader in the ‘boxy SUV’ market. The T2 is the brand’s hot product of the moment and overseas distributors are reporting high demand and long waitlists.
The T1 is similar to the T2 at a glance, but has slightly less ‘hardcore’ styling – the difference is more apparent in its rounder rear end, which lacks the ‘spare wheel’ on the tailgate. The T1 will also come to Malaysia, but it will be after the T2 and it will be positioned slightly lower as the more ‘urban’ model.
The T2 and T1 are the ‘off-road’ models in Jetour’s portfolio, which will be joined by the T5 model domestically in October 2025. The Dashing and X70 Plus are in the ‘family SUV’ side of the range – click on the links for full details on the duo.
By the way, Jetour is a brand under the Chery umbrella, but it operates independently of Chery across the globe, and this will also be the case in Malaysia. Separate team, separate office, unlike Jaecoo Malaysia, which is closely linked to the mothership.
GALLERY: Jetour Dashing preview in Malaysia
GALLERY: Jetour X70 Plus preview in Malaysia
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