Chery · 2003–2016
Chery A15
The Chery Cowin (simplified Chinese: 旗云; pinyin: Qiyun), also known as Chery A15, Flagcloud, or Amulet, is a compact car produced by the Chinese manufacturer Chery from 2003 to 2010. A facelifted variant was called the Cowin 2 and was sold from 2010 to 2016.
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Predecessor: Chery A11 · Successor: Chery A13
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Overview
The Cowin is a restyled Chery Fengyun, itself based on the first generation of the SEAT Toledo. The vehicle also has a fuel-efficient, low-emission engine. It has been marketed in South America and in European countries such as Ukraine and Russia. It was launched in August 2003, as a successor to the A11, and has been exported to more than 30 countries in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. In 2010, it was locally assembled and went on sale in Russia as the Vortex Corda in 2012.
Safety
It has several safety features, including anti-lock brakes and electronic brakeforce distribution. However, the Russian car magazine Autoreview reported that an Cowin it had crashed in accordance with the Euro NCAP test standard performed even worse than the 1-starred Brilliance BS6 sedan and that the dummy used had to be dismantled into pieces in order to be removed. Consequently, Autoreview called for the car to be withdrawn from the market.
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Specifications
- name
- Chery Cowin
- aka
- Chery A15, Chery A168, Chery Amulet, Chery Flagcloud, Chery Qiyun, Chery Viana, Vortex Corda
- Manufacturer
- Chery
- Production
- 2003–2016
- Class
- Compact car
- Body style
- 5-door liftback
- Engine
- 1.5 L SQR477F I4 (petrol)
- Transmission
- 5-speed manual
- Length
- 4393 mm
- Width
- 1682 mm
- Height
- 1424 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1140 kg
- Wheelbase
- 2468 mm
- Predecessor
- Chery Fulwin
- Successor
- Chery Fulwin 2
- Related
- SEAT Toledo Mk. I
- Assembly
- China: Wuhu, Anhui, Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia (ZAZ), Russia: Kaliningrad (Avtotor, from 2006 to 2008), Russia: Taganrog (TagAZ), Iran: Mashhad (Sanabad Khodro)
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1070492CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chery_CowinCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1348428269 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chery_A15.jpgCC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo: KongFu Wang · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.