Who Makes Jaecoo Cars? Everything You Need to Know
If you’ve noticed the boxy, upmarket-looking Jaecoo 7 on UK roads and wondered who’s actually behind it, you’re not alone, it’s one of the fastest growing search terms around new Chinese car brands right now. The short answer: Jaecoo is made by Chery Automobile, one of China’s largest and longest running car manufacturers, and the cars are built entirely in China.
Who Owns Jaecoo?
Jaecoo is owned by Chery Automobile, specifically through its international arm, Chery International. Chery itself was founded in 1997 in Wuhu, in China’s Anhui province, and has been the country’s largest independent vehicle exporter every single year since 2003, selling in more than 80 countries. Jaecoo was set up as a standalone brand in April 2023, alongside a sister brand called Omoda, both created specifically to sell cars outside China. Neither Jaecoo nor Omoda is actually available to buy within China itself, they exist purely as export marques, similar in spirit to how Toyota built Lexus for markets outside Japan.
The name Jaecoo blends the German word Jäger, meaning hunter, with the English word cool, which explains the brand’s deliberately rugged, outdoorsy design language.
Where Are Jaecoo Cars Made?
Every Jaecoo sold in the UK and elsewhere is built in China, at Chery’s manufacturing facilities in Wuhu.
The cars share underlying platforms and engineering with Chery’s other brands, including Omoda, which is why the Jaecoo 7 and Omoda 7 are closely related under the skin despite looking quite different.
Is Jaecoo a Chinese Car Brand?
Yes, unambiguously. Jaecoo has no British, European or other non-Chinese ownership at any point in its history, unlike a brand like MG, which started out British before Chinese ownership. Jaecoo was created by a Chinese company, for Chinese engineering, from day one, specifically to be sold abroad.
Are Jaecoo Cars Any Good?
This is genuinely one of the more interesting questions in the UK car market right now, because the early answer, based on sales figures, is a clear yes from consumers.
The Jaecoo 7 arrived in the UK in early 2025 and within its first year on sale had racked up tens of thousands of registrations, at one point becoming the country’s second best selling new car in a single month, behind only the Kia Sportage.
That’s a genuinely remarkable result for a brand nobody in Britain had heard of twelve months earlier.
Part of the appeal is straightforward: Jaecoo’s cars are priced well below comparable SUVs from established brands, while offering more standard equipment, and even four wheel drive as an option on the entry level Jaecoo 7, which is unusual at this price point. Some owners and reviewers have nicknamed it the “Temu Range Rover” for its boxy, premium-looking design at a fraction of the price of an actual Range Rover.
On the ownership side, every Jaecoo comes with a 7 year, 100,000 mile warranty, with hybrid and electric models getting a separate 8 year warranty on the battery specifically. Because the brand is so new to the UK, long-term reliability data genuinely doesn’t exist yet in the way it does for a brand that’s been here for a decade, so if you’re considering one, it’s worth weighing the strong initial sales and generous warranty against the fact that nobody can yet point to five years of UK ownership data the way they can for more established brands.
What Models Does Jaecoo Make?
Jaecoo’s UK lineup has grown quickly since that first Jaecoo 7 launch. The current range includes:
- Jaecoo 7 — the original mid-size SUV, sold with petrol and plug-in hybrid engines
- Jaecoo 5 — a smaller, more affordable SUV
- Jaecoo E5 — the fully electric version of the Jaecoo 5
- Jaecoo 8 — a larger, more powerful seven-seat flagship SUV
You can find full specifications, pricing and warranty details for each of these on our Jaecoo brand page.
The Bottom Line
Jaecoo is a genuinely new brand, but it’s backed by Chery, a manufacturer with nearly three decades of car-building experience and a huge existing export business. Whether that translates into strong long-term reliability in the UK is something only time will confirm, but the early combination of aggressive pricing, generous equipment and a long warranty has clearly resonated with British buyers so far.
