GAC Motor

Not to be confused with GAC Group.

Guangzhou Automobile Group Motor Co., Ltd.
Native name
广州汽车集团乘用车有限公司[1]
FoundedJuly 21, 2008
Headquarters
Guangzhou
,
China
ParentGAC Group[2]
Websitegac-motor.com

GAC Motor (Chinese: 广汽乘用车;[3] short for Guangzhou Automobile Group Motor Co., Ltd.[4]), sometimes simply as GAC,[5] is a Chinese[6] automobile manufacturing company[7] founded in 2008,[8] with headquarters in Guangzhou.[9] Wholly owned by GAC Group,[10] it focuses on making complete vehicles, auto parts and their trading.[11]

GAC Motor made its first foray into overseas markets in 2013.[12] As of November 2021, it has entered the markets of the Middle East, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa.[13] In addition, the company set up exclusive distributors in several countries.[14][15]

History

GAC Motor set up the International Business Department to arrange its overseas export operations in 2013.[16] In the same year, it participated in the Detroit Auto Show for the first time as the only Chinese automaker.[17]

It introduced the GA6 in 2014.[18] The company rolled out its first 7-seat SUV, the GS8, in 2016.[19] In January 2017, it premiered three new models at the Detroit Auto Show, the GS7, the GE3 and the EnSpirit plug-in hybrid concept.[20] In the same year, GAC Motor opened a R&D center in Silicon Valley.[21]

It stepped into Russia in December 2019.[22]

In July 2024, GAC Motor announced operation in Brazil.[23]

References

  1. ^ "SAE 2018 China (Macau) Global Automotive Industry Summit" (PDF). SAE International. November 2, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Keith Bradsher (November 21, 2017). "China to Export Trumpchi Cars to U.S., Maybe With a New Name". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 21, 2017.
  3. ^ Colum Murphy (January 12, 2015). "GAC Motor considers building a plant in Russia". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022.
  4. ^ Reuters Staff (April 25, 2018). "BRIEF-Aisin Seiki unit to set up automatic transmission production JVs with GAC Motor and Geely Automobile". Reuters. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "GAC Motor now in PH". Daily Tribune. November 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Worland, Justin (January 18, 2018). "Why China Will Beat Tesla in the Electric Car Race". Time.
  7. ^ Spring, Jake (November 20, 2015). "China's GAC Motor to upgrade factories to make green cars". Reuters.
  8. ^ "Legado Motors named official PH distributor of GAC vehicles". The Manila Times. November 13, 2018.
  9. ^ Neal E. Boudette. "Chinese Auto Magnate Buys $9 Billion Stake in Daimler". The New York Times. February 23, 2018.
  10. ^ "Mutawa Alkazi Company launches GAC vehicles". Kuwait Times. December 14, 2014.
  11. ^ "China's GAC Motor sells electric cars in Israel". Xinhua News Agency. February 3, 2020. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
  12. ^ Wang You. "The internationalization of domestic auto brands is a long way to go". Yicai.com. September 29, 2015.
  13. ^ Alvin Uy. "President Duterte graces GAC Motor brand launch". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 21, 2018.
  14. ^ "Domasco launches GAC Motor's first blockbuster GN8 MPV". The Peninsula Qatar. December 4, 2019.
  15. ^ "GAC Motors unveils three saloon, SUV models". The Guardian. December 8, 2017.
  16. ^ "GAC Group announced a series of leadership adjustments and rotations". Auto Review. August 1, 2019. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020.
  17. ^ "GAC releases new brand, makes debut at U.S. auto show". The Guardian. February 5, 2015.
  18. ^ Theodore Opara. "GAC, GA6 Sedan for the elite". Vanguard. February 24, 2015.
  19. ^ "GAC Motor introduces its first 7-seat SUV, the GS8". Green Car Congress. October 20, 2016.
  20. ^ Mike Hanley. "China's GAC Motor Outlines Its U.S. Future in Detroit". Cars.com. January 11, 2017.
  21. ^ Bomey, Nathan (January 15, 2018). "Chinese automaker at Detroit auto show: We're coming to the U.S. in 2019". Detroit Free Press.
  22. ^ Yang Jian. "China's GAC launches Russia sales". Automotive News. December 17, 2019.
  23. ^ "Quem é a GAC, nova chinesa que anunciou operação no Brasil com Alckmin". Jornal do Carro - Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
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