Chery’s shortlisted names for KP31 bakkie South Africans can vote on are…

Chery has shortlisted six names for South Africans to vote on as part of a competition to determine the name of the new KP31 bakkie. The competition, launched earlier this month at the Kyalami Festival of Motoring, received over 20,000 suggestions. The six finalists are Bakkie, Brahman, Chief, Grootman, Nduna, and Orca. The winning name will be chosen by random selection and the winner will receive R100,000 towards the purchase of any new Chery vehicle, as well as the chance to travel to the brand's hometown in China.

Chery South Africa's National Marketing Manager, Verene Petersen, stated that they wanted to give South Africans a meaningful role in the bakkie's story. The KP31 will use a plug-in hybrid 2.5-litre turbodiesel engine and will be known as the P3X in China, where it will be produced by Chery's Rosslyn plant outside Pretoria.