Chinese auto maker Chery has filed a report to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine for a recall of its Oriental Son models which were produced between July 14,2003 and May 6, 2005 . This is the first such action by a Chinese sedan brand in China.

Qin Lihong, vice general manager of Chery's marketing company, said in an interview on Nov. 20 that Chery has made full preparation and guarantees sufficient supply of components and parts for this move which will begin as of Nov. 26.

The national quality watchdog issued its annual report on the implementation of regulations on recall of defected automobiles recently. Since the regulations were promulgated in Mar. last year, 29 such actions have had been initiated by 21 Chinese and foreign auto makers by Sept. this year, involving 33 models and 339,696 units recalled.

However, all the previous recall actions were either launched by joint ventures or involved imported cars. Chery's recall this time, although prompted by a ��minor�� defect on the vanity mirror of the sun visor, is the first of such move by an indigenous brand.

By People's Daily Online