Chery Automobile sustainability score: 26/100
Limited independent evidence: only two independent sources cover this company. The score may change as more evidence appears.
Chery Automobile makes and sells passenger cars and car parts. In 2025 combustion-engine cars brought in 58.1% of its revenue, new-energy cars 32.6% and parts 7.2%, and more than half of its revenue came from outside China.
More about Chery Automobile
Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. was incorporated in China in 1997, has its head office in Wuhu, Anhui, and listed in Hong Kong in 2025. It had 70,103 full-time employees at the end of 2025 and CN¥300.3B revenue that year.
Founded 1997Head office Wuhu, ChinaStaff ~70,103 full-time (31 December 2025, year-end)Revenue ~CN¥300.3B (2025)Website ↗
Chery's footprint was 97.0 million tCO2e in 2025, its first year with value-chain figures, and most of it comes from the use of the cars it sells and the parts it buys. Its operational emissions are rising. Green electricity was 42.86% of its electricity use, a mix of on-site solar, green power trading and certificates. Its targets are self-set: 60% less manufacturing emissions per vehicle by 2030 against 2023, carbon-neutral operations by 2037 and value chain by 2047, with no SBTi commitment. It recycled or reused 93.80% of its waste. Lead the Charge's 2023 supply-chain scorecard gave it a score of 0.
Chery Automobile scores 26/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified November 2026.
That places Chery Automobile joint 834th of 986 companies scored, and joint 25th of 36 in Automotive.
What is Chery Automobile doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Targets & Commitments (0/10, 3/10).
Where Chery Automobile lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations6/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain5/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling0/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water5/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Chery Automobile's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Chery Automobile's score based on?
8 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
38% of them were published by Chery Automobile itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“In 2023, Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions totaled 503,467.9 tons of CO₂ equivalent.”
“Scope 1 emissions rose from 140,000 to 203,000 tonnes of CO₂e in 2024”
“Scope 1 emissions totalled 233,321 tCO₂e, and market-based Scope 2 emissions stood at 466,411 tCO₂e.”
“Faring worst of all, though, are Chery and BYD, which both scored zeros”
“aiming at supporting the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of over 10 million hectares of ecosystems worldwide.”
“an audit by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology disqualified subsidy claims by Chery and BYD, totaling $53 million”
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How does Chery Automobile compare with other automotive companies?
Where Chery Automobile sits among automotive peers.
Among the 36 major automotive brands we've scored, Chery Automobile is tied =25th of 36, with 4 others.
Who scores higher in Automotive?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Chery Automobile.
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