{"id":349343,"date":"2025-12-15T10:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/349343\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T10:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:34:11","slug":"chery-to-join-the-24-hours-of-le-mans-race-with-exeed-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/349343\/","title":{"rendered":"Chery to join the 24 Hours of Le Mans race with Exeed brand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chinese state-owned automaker Chery<\/a> will join the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in five years with its Exeed<\/a> high-end brand. It will compete in the well-known motorsport racing system as a manufacturer\u2019s team alongside Porsche, Toyota, Aston Martin, Cadillac, BMW, and other automakers.<\/p>\n

The Chery-owned Exeed brand announced on December 15 that it signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Automobile Club de l\u2019Ouest (A.C.O). It is the creator and organizer of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Exeed announced a five-year \u201cRoad to Le Mans\u201d initiative as it aims to participate in this prestigious racing series.<\/p>\n

Exeed\u2019s five-year plan<\/p>\n

The disclosed plan includes three core phases. At first, Chery will launch the \u201cExeed Unified Race\u201d local endurance racing selection system. This step will enable the company to refine its technologies, build a strong team, and identify the necessary driver talents to participate in racing.<\/p>\n

Next, Exeed will join the Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS). This series comprises three main classes: LMP2 (Le Mans Prototype 2), LMP3 (Le Mans Prototype 3), and LMGT3 (Le Mans GT3). The latter segment requires automakers to produce over 2,500 vehicles per year for street use to compete in the series.<\/p>\n

The third phase is the establishment of \u201cExeed Le Mans Team\u201d that will enter the min race of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Moreover, Chery and A.C.O. agreed to build a Le Mans-certified track in Wuhu (where Chery is headquartered). It will host top-level racing events in China. Exeed will use this track as a laboratory to improve its mass-produced cars.<\/p>\n

\"exeed<\/a>Exeed cars at the Guangzhou Auto Show 2025. Credit: Exeed<\/p>\n

It is worth noting that Chery will become the first Chinese company to join the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Interestingly, this automaker\u2019s engine lineup isn\u2019t wide. The most powerful Chery-developed ICE is a 2-liter turbocharged four-cylinder for 192 kW (257 hp). However, this automaker pushes its C-DM plug-in hybrid technology with a combined output reaching 455 kW (610 hp).<\/p>\n

More Chinese automakers eyeing motorsport<\/p>\n

Chery isn\u2019t the only company that actively pursues goals in motorsport. For example, Geely\u2019s Lynk & Co<\/a> Cyan Racing became the most successful team in the FIA TCR World Tour series. Cyan Racing has claimed a total of nine world titles during the TCR era with the Lynk & Co 03 TCR race car of Geely Group Motorsport since 2019. Next year, Cyan Racing will switch to the new Geely Preface TCR race car.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Geely Preface TCR. Credit: Cyan Racing<\/p>\n

Moreover, Geely<\/a>\u2019s subsidiary Horse Powertrain (a joint venture between Geely, Renault, and Aramco) became the service partner of the Formula 4 junior racing series. At the same time, this company supports the Formula Student China university engineering competition.<\/p>\n

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