Trumpchi

Trumpchi 传祺
Product type Automotive marque
Owner GAC Group
Country China
Introduced December 2010 (2010-12)
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

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

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:

Sedan

Minivan/MPV

SUV/CUV

Hybrid/EV

Discontinued Trumpchi models

Sedan

SUV/CUV

Hybrid/EV

  • GA5 PHEV (Plug-in hybrid version of the GA5) Launched in 2014, discontinued in 2018 due to discontinuation of the GA5

Trumpchi concept cars

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

  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. ↑ Spring, Jake (21 April 2017). "Eyeing U.S. market, Chinese automaker may change Trumpchi brand name". Reuters. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "GAC's first own-brand car". People's Daily. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Guangzhou Auto Show: Guangzhou Auto Trumpchi Listed & Priced". Car News China. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "GAC unveils own-brand vehicle". Taipei Times. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "New GAC SUV to make market debut next year". Gasgoo. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Guangzhou Auto Trumpchi GS5 listed & priced in China". China Car News. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  9. 1 2 "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.
  10. ↑ "China's GAC Group brings E-jet Concept, and bad translation, to Cobo". Auto Blog. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Guangzhou Auto Trumpchi GA3 hits the Shanghai Auto Show". Car News China. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "GAC Trumpchi GA3: Shanghai Motor Show in Pics". China Auto Web. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  13. 1 2 "Trumpchi the latest brand in nation's export lineup". China Daily. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  14. ↑ "GAC to revolutionize dealership model for its Trumpchi own brand". Gasgoo. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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