Trumpchi
File:GAC Trumpchi.png | |
Product type | Automotive marque |
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Owner | GAC Group |
Country | China |
Introduced | December 2010 |
Markets | China |
Website | trumpchi.gacmotor.com |
Trumpchi (Chinese: 传祺; pinyin: Chuánqí) is an automotive marque owned by the Chinese automaker GAC Group.[1][2] It was launched in December 2010.
The brand is sold to domestic Chinese consumers, but the company plans overseas sales in the U.S. as soon as 2019 although doing so may require a name-change (due to its similarity with current U.S. president Donald Trump), in addition to meeting US regulatory hurdles.[3]
History
GAC began the construction of facilities to produce vehicles for a new own-brand automotive marque in 2008.[4] 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.[4] The first 500 Trumpchi Sedans produced were delivered to the organizing committee of the 2010 Asian Games in October 2010.[4]
The Trumpchi Sedan was formally unveiled to the public at Auto Guangzhou in December 2010,[5] and public sales of the vehicles began in the same month.[6] The Trumpchi GS5, a sport utility vehicle based on the same platform as the Trumpchi Sedan, was launched in March 2012.[7][8]
Trumpchi made its first ever appearance at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January 2013.[9] The Trumpchi NEV E-Jet extended range hybrid electric sedan concept car made its world debut at the show. In 2017, the company came back and showed three suvs and two sedans. Later in January 2018, Trumpchi brought five new models and a concept suv, the Enverge [9][10]
The production version of the Trumpchi GA3 compact sedan was unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2013.[11][12]
Products
Current Trumpchi models
The following Trumpchi vehicles are currently available in China:
- GA3S (Subcompact sedan) Successor to the GA3 and launched in 2014
- GA4 (Compact sedan) Successor to the GA5 and launched in 2018
- GA6 (Mid-size sedan) Launched in 2014
- GA8 (Full-size sedan) Launched in 2015
- GS3 (Subcompact crossover) Launched in 2017
- GS4 (Compact crossover) Launched in 2015
- GS5S (Compact crossover) Successor to the GS5 and launched in 2014
- GS7 (Mid-size SUV) Launched in 2017
- GS8 (Full-size SUV) Launched in 2016
- GA3S PHEV (Plug-in hybrid version of the GA3S) Launched in 2016
- GE3, (Electric version of the GS3) Launched in 2017
- GS4 EV (Electric version of the GS4) Launched in 2017
- GS4 PHEV (Plug-in hybrid version of the GA4) Launched in 2017
Discontinued Trumpchi models
- GA3 (Subcompact sedan) Launched in 2013, succeeded by the GA3S in 2014
- GA5 (Compact sedan) Launched in 2012, succeeded by the GA4 in 2018
- GS5 (Compact crossover) Launched in 2011, succeeded by the GS5S in 2014.
- GA5 PHEV (Plug-in hybrid version of the GA5) Launched in 2014, discontinued in 2018 due to discontinuation of the GA5
Trumpchi concept cars
- E-Jet (Inspiration of the GA3 subcompact sedan) Revealed in 2014
- E-Linker (compact electric hatchback) Revealed in 2011
- EnLight (Supercar) Revealed in 2016
- EnSpirit (Coupe-styled SUV) Revealed in 2017
- EnVerge (Crossover SUV) Revealed in 2018
- GA6 (Inspiration of the GA6 mid-size sedan) Revealed in 2014
- i-Lounge (Inspiration of the GM8 minivan) Revealed in 2015
- iSPACE (Internet-connected electric car Revealed in 2017
- VIP Lounge (Inspiration of the GA5 compact sedan) Revealed in 2009
- WitStar (electric SUV) Revealed in 2015
- X-Power (Inspiration of the GS5 compact SUV) Revealed in 2009
Product Gallery
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Trumpchi GE3
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Trumpchi GA3
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Trumpchi GA3S
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Trumpchi GA4
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Trumpchi GA5
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Trumpchi GA5 REV
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Trumpchi GA6
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Trumpchi GA8
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Trumpchi GS3
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Trumpchi GS4
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Trumpchi GS5
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Trumpchi GS5 Super
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Trumpchi GS7
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Trumpchi GS8
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Trumpchi GM8
Sales
In 2011, 17,000 Trumpchi vehicles were sold in China, the only market in which they were then available.[13] A total of around 32,000 Trumpchi vehicles were sold in 2012.[14]
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.[13]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Spring, Jake (21 April 2017). "Eyeing U.S. market, Chinese automaker may change Trumpchi brand name". Reuters. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "2013 Detroit Auto Show: Chinese Auto Giant GAC Is Showing Its Own Cars, Albeit On The Fringes". International Business Times. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "China's GAC Group brings E-jet Concept, and bad translation, to Cobo". Auto Blog. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "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.