Chinese automaker Chery, whose budget-friendly Jaecoo 7 SUV earned the nickname the "Temu Range Rover" in Britain, is opening a research and development facility at UTAC Millbrook in Bedfordshire, England, giving it access to over 70 kilometres of purpose-built test tracks to adapt its vehicles for UK roads. The part state-owned company, which also produces the Omoda, Lepas, and Jaecoo brands, has seen its combined UK market share surge to nearly 8% as of July, up from 3% the previous year. The move is part of a broader British expansion strategy that already includes a deal with Nissan to manufacture Chery vehicles at its Sunderland plant from 2027, which would mark the first mass-market Chinese car production in the United Kingdom.