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Trumpchi
广汽传祺
Logo used until 2019
Product typeAutomobile
OwnerGAC Motor
CountryChina
IntroducedDecember 2010; 13 years ago (2010-12)
Related brandsAion
MarketsAsia
Africa
South America
Websitegac-motor.com

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.

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

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Current models

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Sedan

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  • Empow (2021–present), compact sedan

MPV

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  • 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

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  • GS3 (2017–present), subcompact SUV
  • GS4 (2015–present), compact SUV
  • GS4 Plus (2021–present), compact SUV
  • Emkoo (2023–present), compact SUV
  • GS8 (2016–present), mid-size SUV
    • ES9 (2023–present), mid-size SUV, PHEV variant of GS8 II

Discontinued models

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Sedan

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  • GA3 (2013–2014), subcompact sedan succeeded by the GA3S
    • GA3S (2014–2019), subcompact sedan replacing the GA3
      • GA3S PHEV (2016–2019), PHEV variant of 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

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  • GE3 (2017–2020), electric variant of the GS3

Concept vehicles

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  • The Trumpchi NEV E-Jet extended range hybrid electric sedan concept
    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
    Concept Enverge
  • 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

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In 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

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References

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  1. ^ "2011 sales of Trumpchi below expectations". Gasgoo. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  2. ^ Anderson, Gregory (2012). Designated Drivers: How China Plans to Dominate the Global Auto Industry. John Wiley & Sons. p. 127. ISBN 9781118328880.
  3. ^ a b c "GAC's first own-brand car". People's Daily. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Guangzhou Auto Show: Guangzhou Auto Trumpchi Listed & Priced". Car News China. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  5. ^ "GAC unveils own-brand vehicle". Taipei Times. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  6. ^ "New GAC SUV to make market debut next year". Gasgoo. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Guangzhou Auto Trumpchi GS5 listed & priced in China". China Car News. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Guangzhou Auto Trumpchi GA3 hits the Shanghai Auto Show". Car News China. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  9. ^ "GAC Trumpchi GA3: Shanghai Motor Show in Pics". China Auto Web. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Trumpchi the latest brand in nation's export lineup". China Daily. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  11. ^ "GAC to revolutionize dealership model for its Trumpchi own brand". Gasgoo. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  12. ^ "GAC Motor GS3 launched in Malaysia - from RM89k". Paul Tan's Automotive News. 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
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