Trumpchi (Chinese: 广汽传祺; pinyin: Guǎngqì Chuánqí) is an automotive marque owned by the Chinese automaker GAC Group.[1][2] It was launched in December 2010. The Trumpchi brand is operated in Chinese domestic market while it is rebranded as GAC Motor in overseas markets.
Product type | Automobile |
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Owner | GAC Motor |
Country | China |
Introduced | December 2010 |
Related brands | Aion |
Markets | Asia Africa South America |
Website | gac-motor.com |
History
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GAC began the construction of facilities to produce vehicles for a new own-brand automotive marque in 2008.[3] The first Trumpchi model to go into production, the Trumpchi GA5 sedan, a four-door mid-size saloon car model based on the platform of the Alfa Romeo 166, went into mass production in September 2010.[3] The first 500 Trumpchi sedans produced were delivered to the organizing committee of the 2010 Asian Games in October 2010.[3]
The Trumpchi Sedan was formally unveiled to the public at Auto Guangzhou in December 2010,[4] and public sales of the vehicles began in the same month.[5] The Trumpchi GS5, a sport utility vehicle based on the same platform as the Trumpchi Sedan, was launched in March 2012.[6][7]
The production version of the Trumpchi GA3 compact sedan was unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2013.[8][9]
Models
editCurrent models
editSedan
edit- Empow (2021–present), compact sedan
MPV
edit- M6/M6 Pro (2018–present), compact MPV
- E8 (2023–present), mid-size MPV, HEV/PHEV
- M8 (2017–present), full-size MPV
- E9 (2023–present), full-size MPV, PHEV variant of M8
SUV
edit- GS3 (2017–present), subcompact SUV
- GS4 (2015–present), compact SUV
- GS4 Plus (2021–present), compact SUV
- Emkoo (2023–present), compact SUV
- S7 (to commence), mid-size SUV
- GS8 (2016–present), mid-size SUV
- ES9 (2023–present), mid-size SUV, PHEV variant of GS8 II
Discontinued models
editSedan
edit- GA3 (2013–2014), subcompact sedan succeeded by the GA3S
- GA4 (2018–2022), compact sedan replacing the GA5
- GA5 (2010–2018), compact sedan succeeded by the GA4
- GA6 (2014–2023), mid-size sedan
- GA8 (2015–2023), full-size sedan
SUV
edit- GE3 (2017–2020), electric variant of the GS3
- GS4 EV (2017–2019), compact SUV, electric variant of the GS4
- GS4 Coupe (2019–2023), compact fastback SUV variant of the GS4
- GS5 (2011-2021), compact SUV, later renamed as GS4 Plus
- GS5S (2014–2018), compact SUV
- GS7/GS8S (2017–2021), mid-size SUV
Concept vehicles
edit- 2ALL (2018), a city car
- 2U (2018), a city car
- 2US (2018), a city car
- E-Jet (2014), a subcompact sedan
- E-Linker (2011), a subcompact hatchback
- EnLight (2016), a sports car
- Enpulse (2020), a sports car
- Time (2021) a full-size sedan
- EnSpirit (2017), a compact SUV
- Entranze (2019), a compact MPV
- Enverge (2018), a compact SUV
- GA6 concept (2014), a mid-size sedan
- i-Lounge (2015), a minivan
- iSPACE (2017), a subcompact MPV
- Space Concept (2022), a Minivan
- Moca (2020), a subcompact car
- VIP Lounge (2009), a compact sedan
- WitStar (2015), a compact SUV
- X-Power (2009), a compact SUV
Sales
editIn 2011, 17,000 Trumpchi vehicles were sold in China, the only market in which they were then available.[10] A total of around 32,000 Trumpchi vehicles were sold in 2012.[11]
In September 2012, GAC announced that exports of Trumpchi cars to markets including Eastern Europe, the Middle East, South America and Southeast Asia would begin in 2013.[10]
On 28 December 2021, GAC launched fully-imported CBU model Trumpchi GS3 Power in Malaysia through WTC Automotive.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2011 sales of Trumpchi below expectations". Gasgoo. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ Anderson, Gregory (2012). Designated Drivers: How China Plans to Dominate the Global Auto Industry. John Wiley & Sons. p. 127. ISBN 9781118328880.
- ^ a b c "GAC's first own-brand car". People's Daily. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "Guangzhou Auto Show: Guangzhou Auto Trumpchi Listed & Priced". Car News China. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "GAC unveils own-brand vehicle". Taipei Times. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "New GAC SUV to make market debut next year". Gasgoo. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "Guangzhou Auto Trumpchi GS5 listed & priced in China". China Car News. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "Guangzhou Auto Trumpchi GA3 hits the Shanghai Auto Show". Car News China. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "GAC Trumpchi GA3: Shanghai Motor Show in Pics". China Auto Web. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Trumpchi the latest brand in nation's export lineup". China Daily. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "GAC to revolutionize dealership model for its Trumpchi own brand". Gasgoo. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "GAC Motor GS3 launched in Malaysia - from RM89k". Paul Tan's Automotive News. 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
External links
edit- Official website (archived)