GAC Trumpchi () is an automotive brand established by Chinese automaker

GAC Group Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (GAC Group) is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong. , it was the fifth largest automobile manufacturer in China, with 2.144 million sales in 2021. The com ...

in 2010. The Trumpchi name is used within the domestic Chinese market, while vehicles are marketed internationally under the GAC Motor brand.

Name

The brand's Western name is derived from its Chinese name, ''chuánqí'' (传祺), which means "spreading good fortune" and is a

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for "legendary" (传奇). The resemblance to the name of U.S. President

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is coincidental. Following the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the company reportedly considered changing its name for the American market due to the unexpected public response. Executives were surprised by the negative reactions received at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show and on social media. As a result, the brand was eventually renamed and is marketed as GAC Motor outside China.

History

GAC began the construction of facilities to produce vehicles for a new own-brand automotive marque in 2008. 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

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, went into mass production in September 2010. The first 500 Trumpchi sedans produced were delivered to the organizing committee of the

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in October 2010. The Trumpchi Sedan was formally unveiled to the public at

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in December 2010, and public sales of the vehicles began in the same month. The Trumpchi GS5, a

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based on the same platform as the Trumpchi Sedan, was launched in March 2012. The production version of the Trumpchi GA3 compact sedan was unveiled at the

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in April 2013. In 2017, GAC planned to enter the U.S. market by late 2019 with the Trumpchi brand. The plan was eventually cancelled.

Models

Current models

Sedan

* Empow (2021–present), compact sedan

SUV

* Emkoo (2023–present), compact SUV * GS3 (2017–present), subcompact SUV * GS4 (2015–present), compact SUV ** GS4 PHEV (2017–present),

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variant of the GS4 * GS4 Plus (2021–present), compact SUV * GS8 (2016–present), mid-size SUV ** ES9 (2023–present), mid-size SUV, PHEV variant of GS8 II * Xiangwang S7 (2025–present), mid-size SUV, PHEV * Xiangwang S9 (to commence), full-size SUV, PHEV

MPV

* E8 (2023–present), mid-size MPV, HEV/PHEV * M6/M6 Pro (2018–present), compact MPV * M8 / Xiangwang M8 (2017–present), full-size MPV, ICE/PHEV ** E9 (2023–present), PHEV variant of M8 File:Trumpchi Empow IMG001.jpg,

Trumpchi Empow The Trumpchi Empow (影豹, literally: Shadow Leopard) is a compact sedan produced by GAC Group under the Trumpchi brand in China and the GAC Motor brand globally. It was intended to be a sports sedan to differentiate from the GA4 compact se ...

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Trumpchi M6 The Trumpchi M6 and the previous GM6 is a compact MPV manufactured by GAC Group under the Trumpchi brand in China and the GAC Motor brand globally as the GAC GM6 or the GAC GN6. The GM6 name was changed in 2020 to M6 in China and GN6 globally f ...

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Trumpchi E9 The Trumpchi M8 is a minivan manufactured by GAC Group under the Trumpchi brand in China and the GAC Motor brand globally. Originally launched as the GM8 in 2017, it was renamed in 2020 to simply M8 in China and GN8 in global markets. The comple ...

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Trumpchi E8 The Trumpchi E8 is an plug-in hybrid minivan produced by Chinese automobile manufacturer GAC Group and sold under the Trumpchi brand since 2023. Overview Renderings of the Trumpchi E8 were first revealed online in August 2023. The plug-in hyb ...

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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),

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 File:GAC Trumpchi GA3 02 China 2014-04-15.jpg, Trumpchi GA3 File:GAC Trumpchi GA3S China 2015-04-08.jpg, Trumpchi GA3S File:GAC Motor GA4, Paris Motor Show 2018, IMG 0515.jpg, Trumpchi GA4 File:Trumpchi GA5 REV 001 China 2016-04-16.jpg, Trumpchi GA5 File:Trumpchi GA5 REV 01 China 2016-04-16.jpg, Trumpchi GA5 REV File:Trumpchi GA6 II IMG04.jpg, Trumpchi GA6 II File:Trumpchi GA8 facelift in the showroom 01.jpg, Trumpchi GA8 II File:Trumpchi GS4 Coupe 01 --2022-12-17.jpg, Trumpchi GS4 Coupe File:Trumpchi GS5 II 001.jpg, Trumpchi GS5 II File:GAC Trumpchi GS5 Super 01 China 2015-04-13.jpg, Trumpchi GS5 Super File:Trumpchi GS7.jpg, Trumpchi GS7 File:Trumpchi GS8S IMG001.jpg, Trumpchi GS8S

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 *

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(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. A total of around 32,000 Trumpchi vehicles were sold in 2012. 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. On 28 December 2021, GAC launched fully-imported CBU model Trumpchi GS3 Power in Malaysia through WTC Automotive.

References

External links

* {{Automotive industry in the People's Republic of China GAC Group divisions and subsidiaries Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2010 Electric vehicle manufacturers of China Cars of China Chinese brands Luxury motor vehicle manufacturers

Name

History

Models

Current models

Sedan

SUV

MPV

Discontinued models

Sedan

SUV

Concept vehicles

Sales

See also

References

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