Chery's Jaecoo ET Set to Lead Canadian EV Debut Next Spring, Priced at C$65,000–$70,000

Chery Automobile is set to open its Canadian lineup with the Jaecoo ET, a premium five-seat electric SUV that is essentially a rebadged Exeed ET, when its Omoda and Jaecoo brands arrive next spring, according to GlobalChinaEV and Le Guide de l'auto. The starting price has been estimated at C$65,000 to C$70,000 — an outside estimate, not a price Chery has officially announced.

Chery has not yet confirmed the model. The official Omoda & Jaecoo Canada website names no vehicle, price, or retailer, and notes that the vehicles shown are intended for other markets. In late September, the same site said the brands were coming in late 2026, while a late-winter or early-spring launch is now expected.

The vehicle behind the badge

The ET comes from Exeed, Chery's upmarket brand, which sells only in China. Outside China, essentially the same vehicles are sold under the Exlantix name. For Canada, the ET is reported to get minor changes and its own design cues, including a front grille with vertical openings, and it rides on Chery's EOX platform for larger electrified models.

At about 5 metres long with a 3-metre wheelbase, the ET is larger than a Ford Mustang Mach-E or a Tesla Model Y but is pitched at the same buyers, with more space and comfort. Chery quotes 3.45 cubic metres of cabin space for the export ET, which also gets adaptive air suspension with continuous damping control.

Powertrain and range

In China, the Exeed ET is 4,955 mm long with a 3,000 mm wheelbase, and its battery-electric versions use CATL packs of 77 kWh and 100 kWh on an 800-volt platform. Battery-electric prices for the 2025 model run from 219,800 CNY (about US$32,700) to 279,800 CNY (about US$41,700) for the dual-motor Ultra. That all-wheel-drive version is rated at 655 km on China's CLTC cycle.

The Canadian version is reported to come standard with all-wheel drive and two motors making a combined 473 horsepower, fed by a 100 kWh battery on an 800-volt architecture. That output matches the 353 kW Chery quotes for the export Exlantix ET, which it says reaches 100 km/h in 4.8 seconds.

Preliminary figures point to about 525 km of WLTP range — roughly 410 km on the EPA cycle — with average consumption approaching 25 kWh/100 km. DC fast charging is reported to peak at 290 kW. In China, Chery says the 800-volt ET can add 475 km of CLTC range in 11.5 minutes. Those numbers could still be revised before sales begin.

Cold-weather readiness

Chery is reported to have made cold-weather changes for Canada: a heated steering wheel, heated mirrors, heated front and rear seats, a rear-camera washer, and a heated windshield, with battery preconditioning standard. Pop-out door handles are reported to have been swapped for conventional ones that cope better with ice, and the charge-port door has been strengthened.

Inside, the reported Canadian specification includes Nappa leather and massaging front and rear seats, an electrochromic glass roof, and a 2,140-watt, 23-speaker audio system. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are included.

Rebate eligibility and the import quota

The ET would miss out on the federal Electric Vehicle Affordability Program (EVAP), which excludes Chinese-made vehicles. Its rebates require a vehicle to be made in Canada or in a country with a free-trade agreement with Canada, and cap the transaction value at C$50,000 for vehicles not built in Canada. The program pays up to C$5,000 when the dealer's eligibility assessment is submitted in 2026, and up to C$4,000 in 2027.

The ET would enter under Ottawa's quota for China-built EVs, assessed at a most-favoured-nation tariff of 6.1 per cent with a permit. The first quota year allows 49,000 vehicles, with 32,794 permits remaining as of a November 6 update. The second quota year opens on March 1, 2027, around the time the ET is expected to go on sale. Global Affairs Canada can also set aside part of the quota for automakers, including new entrants.

Leasing terms are still being set, with Chery working on lease offers with J.D. Power and several financial institutions. A second model, the Jaecoo 5, is expected a few months after the ET, pending Transport Canada certification, at an estimated C$35,000.

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