Chery Suddenly Stops Sales Of 5 GT Omoda In Australia, What's Up?

Omoda 5 GT. (Doc. Chery Automobile)

Chery has reportedly stopped sales of the Omoda 5 GT in Australia. This model is the most powerful variant in the compact SUV family.

Launching from Drive, Friday, December 6, the manufacturer said the Omoda 5 GT was meant to be sold in a limited amount of time. Although, they did not mention in January that the Omoda 5 GT sales would stop in the middle of the year in the country.

Unfortunately, until now, Chery has not disclosed how many units of the Omoda 5 GT were sold in the country.

The SUV is equipped with a 1.6 liter 4-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine capable of generating 137 kW of power and 275 Nm of torque, combined with a dual-clutch transmission of seven accelerations.

Despite its higher performance, the Chery Omoda 5 GT still offers quite efficient fuel consumption, with 6.8 liters per 100 km. Although not as many as the previous two variants (BX and EX) which reached 6.9 liters per 100 km for the front wheels and 7.4 liters per 100 km for the driving type of all wheels.

In terms of design, Omoda 5 GT still carries a design language that is typical of the Omoda 5 series, but the difference lies in the goal with orange accents and the "Omode" emblem which undergo changes to the front and back.

Turning to a price, the 5 GT Chery Omoda will be sold starting from USD 38,990 or approximately IDR 398.6 million for the front wheel drive variant, up to USD 40,990 or around IDR 419 million for the all-wheel drive variant, based on current exchange rate.

For the Indonesian market, PT Chery Sales Indonesia (CSI) still sells this variant with prices ranging from Rp453.8 million to the most expensive Rp493.8 million On The Road DKI Jakarta.