Tony Liu

Chief Executive Officer, Chery South Africa

Tony Liu is Chief Executive Officer of Chery South Africa.

Chery South Africa is the local arm of the Chinese carmaker Chery Group, which is recommissioning the former Nissan assembly plant in Rosslyn, Tshwane. Production is planned from the third quarter of 2027, starting with the Omoda C4.

In the job

  1. Chery met South African officials at the Sixth South Africa Investment Conference, where it set out plans for a multi-billion-rand car plant at the former Nissan Rosslyn site. Source

  2. Chery hosted 23 Chinese component makers in South Africa to start building a local parts network around the Rosslyn plant. Source

  3. Chery confirmed that the Omoda C4 hybrid will be the first model built at Rosslyn, from the third quarter of 2027. Source

Sources

  1. engineeringnews.co.za
  2. engineeringnews.co.za
  3. moneyweb.co.za
  4. dailymaverick.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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