Trumpchi Explained

Trumpchi 广汽传祺
Type:	Automobile
Currentowner:	GAC Motor
Origin:	China
Related:	Aion
Markets:	Asia Africa South America

Trumpchi 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

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

See also: List of GAC vehicles.

Current models

Sedan

• Empow (2021–present), compact sedan

MPV

• 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

• GS3 (2017–present), subcompact SUV
• GS4 (2015–present), compact SUV
  • GS4 PHEV (2017–present), PHEV variant of the GS4
• 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

Sedan

• 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
  • GA5 PHEV (2014–2018), PHEV variant of the GA5
• GA6 (2014–2023), mid-size sedan
• GA8 (2015–2023), full-size sedan

SUV

• 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

• 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

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

• Automobile manufacturers and brands of China
• List of automobile manufacturers of China

External links

• (archived)

Notes and References

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