Chinese auto brand unveils 1st off-road model in Egypt

Visitors try a new car at the launching ceremony of Jetour Auto's first off-road SUV model T2 in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

CAIRO, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Jetour Auto, a Chinese auto brand, unveiled its first off-road SUV model, namely T2, here on Monday evening.

Under the theme of "Travel Together," the launching ceremony held by Jetour at the Saladin Citadel, one of the most famous landmarks in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, attracted more than 600 guests from Egypt and China, including auto dealers, auto experts, internet influencers, and media representatives.

"T2 is our first off-road model launched in Egypt ... After its debut in the UAE (United Arab Emirates), Saudi Arabia, and other countries in the Middle East in the first quarter of 2024, it rapidly became the best-selling boxy SUV in the region," said Yuan Anguo, vice president of Jetour International Marketing Company.

According to the Chinese auto brand established in 2018, Jetour's cumulative sales have now exceeded 1.22 million worldwide.

In the first three quarters of 2024, a total of 4.312 million complete vehicles were exported from China to markets worldwide, a year-on-year increase of 27.3 percent, showed the latest data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.