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The Riich M1 is a
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produced by the Chinese automaker
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 ...
between 2009 and 2014 and sold under the marque
Riich Riich () was an upmarket marque of the Chinese automaker Chery. Its models included a microvan, large sedans (the G5 and slightly bigger G6) and supermini Riich M series, including a five-door hatchback (M1), a small sedan (M5) and a five-door cr ...
in
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. The M1 was also known as the Chery M1 or Chery S18 in most of export market, and as a DR1 in
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assembled via CKD by
DR Motor DR Automobiles Groupe is an Italian automobile company established in 2006. It mainly sells rebadged vehicles from Chinese automakers BAIC Group, Chery Automobile, Dongfeng Motor Corporation and JAC Motors. It produces vehicles under 5 brands: ...
in
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. A
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version, called Riich M5, was introduced in 2010, but production ended in 2014 due to poor sales. In 2017, Chinese automobile maker
Hawtai Hawtai (officially Hawtai Motor Group) is a Chinese automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Beijing, with production facilities in Ordos (city), Ordos, Inner Mongolia, and Rongcheng, Shandong. Selling cars and SUVs under the Hawtai bran ...
acquired the license from Chery to build the EV-based M1 and production restarted in 2018. The Hawtai model was called S1 iEV360.


History

Developed on the same platform as the Chery QQ, the Riich M1 (Codeproject S18) was the smallest car marketed by Riich, the Chery division intended to sell better quality and better-finished cars than the rest of the parent company. In fact, the M1 was a totally new project compared to the old QQ that was still produced and updated several times. Launched the 16 August 2009 in China, the M1 has a five-door body with an MPV-like design. With a length of 3.60 meters the car was designed especially for export, in fact, it will be assembled under license in Italy by DR Motor going to be in direct competition with the European
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cars like the
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,
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and
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. At launch the car was equipped with two four-cylinder petrol engines from the
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family developed by Chery and AVL. The 1.0 16V and 1.3 16V. The gearbox was a five-speed manual, or optional 5-speed automated manual on the 1.3. The interior was characterized by central instrumentation. Subsequently, the 1.0 engine was replaced by the new 1.1 16V Acteco. In November 2010, the
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with an engine delivering and a total range of between came into production. In most Asian and
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markets, the M1 was exported from Chery to be sold under its own brand, being the Riich division specific to China. In 2013, the Riich brand closed and some vehicles continued to be sold under the Chery brand; the M1 then became Chery M1. Production ended in 2014 due to low sales.


Riich X1 (crossover version)

An estate version with crossover cues called the Riich X1 was also available featuring a wagon body and black plastic cladding. After
Hawtai Hawtai (officially Hawtai Motor Group) is a Chinese automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Beijing, with production facilities in Ordos (city), Ordos, Inner Mongolia, and Rongcheng, Shandong. Selling cars and SUVs under the Hawtai bran ...
's acquisition of the production license from Chery in 2017, the model was rebadged to Shendafei 2 XEV 360.


Riich M5 (notchback version)

In 2010, a
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- sedan version called Riich M5 (Codeproject S18C) was presented, characterized by the rear volume but with 5-door. The bodywork is extended by 30 cm, the third volume guarantees a much bigger boot. The M5 is a total of length and is powered by the only 1.3-litr 16-valve petrol engine with manual or automatic transmission. Compared to the M1, there is no difference in the interior, also the front and the doors are kept. Production of the M5 ends in 2014, due to poor sales.


License built version


DR1 (2009–2014)

The M1 was produced in CKD by
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in
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at the
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plant and renamed DR1. Production starts at the end of 2009 with a presentation at the
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2009 and compared to the Chinese version the DR1 presents a new redesigned bumper with a rectangular grille and better-finished interiors, moreover, all the safety devices have been re-homologated according to
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standards. Also, the structure had been revised to better fit the European driving, moreover, the body had been reinforced for the homologation in the
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s. Initially, it was proposed with the same 1.3 16V of the Chinese Riich M1. In 2011 the 1.1 16V was added. All the engines were also available with a dual-power supply with LPG system. Initially in Italy it was quite successful, however, sales later fell and production stopped in 2014. In Italy, a special version called ''DR1 Ambassador'' was also sold with enriched equipment and logos with the Italian flag applied on the side. The electric version (equal to the Riich M1 EV) had been exhibited at the Bologna Motor Show 2010 but has never entered production due to the low demand for electric vehicles in Italy. It has been replaced by DR Zero (rebadge of the second generation
Chery QQ Chery QQ is a series of city cars produced by Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery Automobile. The first of the series was the QQ hatchback in 2003, later renamed QQ3 in 2006 to sell alongside the QQ6. Other models have been included in the lineup ...
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Hawtai S1 iEV360 (2018–2023)

In 2017,
Hawtai Hawtai (officially Hawtai Motor Group) is a Chinese automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Beijing, with production facilities in Ordos (city), Ordos, Inner Mongolia, and Rongcheng, Shandong. Selling cars and SUVs under the Hawtai bran ...
Motor Group acquired the license for production of the EV version from Chery and in 2018 began assembly with the presentation at the
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Auto Show of the Hawtai version rebadged S1 iEV360. The car, compared to the original electric M1, has been re-engineered by adopting a new electric motor (with 58 horsepower) and new batteries that guarantee a range of about in the homologation in the NEDC cycle. The Hawtai version is sold only in China.Highlights of the 2018 Beijing Auto Show Day 2 Part 3
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