The Chery Cowin (), also known as Chery A15, Flagcloud, or Amulet, is a

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produced by the Chinese manufacturer

Chery Chery Automobile Co. Ltd., Doing business as, trading as Chery (), is a Chinese automobile manufacturer owned by Chery Holding Group Co., Ltd. Founded in 1997, it is currently the fourth largest automobile manufacturer group in China, with 2,6 ...

from 2003 to 2010. A facelifted variant was called the Cowin 2 and was sold from 2010 to 2016.

Overview

The Cowin is a restyled Chery Fengyun, itself based on the first generation of the

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. 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 ''

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'' reported that an Cowin it had crashed in accordance with the

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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, ''

'' called for the car to be withdrawn from the market. File:Chery A168.jpg, Chery A168 rear view File:Chery Cowin 2 01 China 2012-04-15.jpg, Chery Cowin 2 File:Chery Cowin 2 02 China 2012-04-15.jpg, Chery Cowin 2 rear File:Chery Cowin 2 facelift 01 China 2012-04-22.jpg, Chery Cowin 2 facelift File:Chery Cowin 2 facelift 02 China 2012-04-22.jpg, Chery Cowin 2 facelift rear

References

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