GAC Toyota explained

GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
Native Name:广汽丰田汽车有限公司
Type:joint venture
Location City:Guangzhou
Location Country:China
Area Served:China
Industry:Automotive
Products:Automobiles
Owner:GAC Group (50%)
Toyota Motor Corporation (50%)
Num Employees:Approximately 5,600
Subsid:GAC Toyota Engine Co., Ltd.
Homepage:https://www.gac-toyota.com.cn/

GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Guangzhou, China and a joint-venture between GAC Group and Toyota Motor Companyfor manufacturing Toyota's model platform in the Chinese market.It was founded on 1 September 2004.

History

The company was founded in 2004 as Guangzhou Toyota, and began production in May 2006 with the Aurion-based Camry model.[1] The company began producing the Yaris in May 2008, the Highlander SUV in May 2009, the Camry Hybrid in April 2010, the E’Z in June 2011 and the Levin in July 2014.[1] The company was then renamed to GAC Toyota in December 2008.GAC Toyota covers an area of 1.87 million square meters and has a construction area of 440,000 square meters. As of June 2010, there are more than 6,800 employees.

Subsidiary

Products

Former imported models

Leahead

See main article: Leahead. Leahead is an electric car marque owned by GAC Toyota. It was announced in October 2014.[3] A concept of the first production car for the marque, the Leahead i1, was unveiled at the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show and the production-ready version was unveiled at the Guangzhou Auto Show later that year. The i1 is based on the Yaris and has an autonomy range of about 128km (80miles).[4] It has a 22 kWh battery and the motor delivers up to 70kW.[5] Leahead is a portmanteau of .[6]

Recalls

In 2018, Leahead i1s were recalled for replacing their defective Takata airbags.[7]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: GAC-Toyota rolls off one millionth car in China. 12 April 2012. China Automotive Review. 8 September 2011.
  2. Web site: Asia Pacific Global Operations Facilities Profile Company. 2021-12-03. Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website. en.
  3. Web site: 新品牌领志/雷凌混动 广汽丰田规划曝光!. New marque, Leahead. GAC Toyota automotive planning revealed! . Zhang . Wen . zh . auto.sohu.com . Sohu . 14 January 2019 . 18 October 2014.
  4. Web site: 广州车展:广汽丰田领志i1量产版首亮相 . Guangzhou Auto Show: GAC Toyota's Leahead i1 production version debut . Wu . Yutong . zh . xcar.com.cn . 14 January 2019 . 20 November 2015.
  5. Web site: Leahead i1 EV . 6 September 2016 . 14 January 2019 . Wattev2buy.com.
  6. Web site: GAC-Toyota rolls off one millionth car in China. 14 January 2019 . Car News China . 19 October 2014.
  7. Web site: 上半年共召回汽车486万辆 日产、奥迪、福特召回数量较高 . In the first half of the year, a total of 4.86 million vehicles were recalled. Nissan, Audi and Ford recalled a higher number . zh . auto.people.com.cn . People's Daily - Auto Channel . E . Zhichao . Wu . Xiaoqin . 14 January 2019 . 5 July 2018.