In 1997, GAC Group was founded in Guangzhou, and its birth marked the transformation and upgrading of China’s automobile industry. 2008 saw the launch of GAC’s newest sub-brand, GAC-Tranqi, which takes “Build good cars for your family and fill the world with love” as the brand’s core concept, and opens up a new journey of breakthroughs for the GAC’s own brand. With its strength and forward-looking strategic layout, GAC has built a closed-loop system covering vehicle R&D, manufacturing, sales and full service. since its establishment, GAC has continuously enriched its own models, demonstrated itself in the market with strong technology and quality, and has successfully ranked among the mainstream vehicles in the industry, and sped towards a higher goal.
GAC has a number of intelligent vehicle manufacturing bases, and GAC’s PHEV Intelligent Eco-Factory is the world’s first lighthouse factory for new energy vehicles. Inside the factory, a flexible production line is used, which is able to support the mixed production of a variety of different vehicle models, and the fastest new vehicle can be rolled off the production line every 53 seconds. The plant is equipped with stamping workshop, welding workshop, painting workshop and final assembly workshop. The high-precision equipment in the stamping shop can accurately stamp high-strength steel into body coverings to ensure the high precision of vehicle components; the welding shop is equipped with a large number of intelligent robots, which freely utilize their robotic arms to carry out laser and arc welding of vehicle components, which not only improves the efficiency of the workshop’s operations, but also ensures the firmness of the body frame; in response to the global call for environmental protection, GAC uses environmentally friendly water-based paints in the paint shop and utilizes an automated spraying process for production operations;GAC has also introduced a number of big data AI systems as well as an intelligent logistics system, capable of accurately assembling engines, automotive interiors, and chassis components into vehicles, and supervising all aspects of production to ensure that every PHEV vehicle rolls off the production line to meet high quality standards. Overseas, GAC’s Thailand plant adopts the same homologous technical standards as the domestic lighthouse plant and integrates 30 global leading processes to provide a solid backing for the production of vehicles;The completion of GAC’s Kuala Lumpur plant in Malaysia in 2025 marks a new stage in GAC’s overseas localized production. The CKD plant in Malaysia adopts the SKD production model, enabling GAC to gradually localize the supply of core automotive components.
GAC’s R&D network layout covers many regions around the world, forming a multi-dimensional and multi-level R&D system. GAC Headquarters Research Institute in Guangzhou is mainly positioned for the R&D of global core technologies and the decision-making of coordinated technology strategies. In 2022, GAC established the GAC European R&D Center in Milan, Italy, which is led by Stephane Janin, former head of Renault Concept Vehicles, and is mainly responsible for the forward-looking styling design of GAC’s concept cars and pre-production models, and the optimized tuning of chassis and NVH for high-end models, among other functions. In addition, GAC’s Brazilian R&D center and North American R&D center i-performance are also in the planning stage. GAC has formed a globalization development strategy covering vehicle styling design, three-point technology, and intelligent driving by virtue of the overall strategy of “R&D in China and localization overseas”.
The core benefits of the GAC PHEV model are reflected in the following areas:
Currently, GAC’s PHEV models on sale include: Trumpchi E9 PHEV, GAC ES9 Hybrid, Trumpchi EMPOW Hybrid, GAC M8 PHEV, GAC GS4 PHEV and more!
Trumpchi E9 PHEV is a medium-large MPV, the front face of the vehicle is the design of the wake-up lion shape, large-size straight waterfall grille with full LED headlamps group, the bottom of the front side of the chrome decoration enhances the visual impact, so that the vehicle’s overall style is more business-oriented. The flat roofline and outwardly protruding wheelbrow design make the vehicle’s side more robust, and the vehicle’s rear has a combination of penetrating taillights with a rear spoiler and high-mounted brake lights to enhance the visual hierarchy of the rear. Inside the vehicle is a symmetrical center console, the overall layout is clear, three-spoke steering wheel, 12.3-inch LCD instrumentation, 14.6-inch center screen, 12.3-inch passenger entertainment screen to form a “four-screen linkage” of the intelligent cockpit. The seats are wrapped in leather+tumbled leather, the first row of seats are equipped with a driving memory function, the second row is a semi-aniline super zero gravity seat, supporting 16 adjustment modes, reducing the fatigue of long-distance driving, and the third row has a huge amount of seating space while it can be adjusted freely and flexibly to expand the capacity of the luggage compartment. The GAC Trumpchi E9 PHEV is powered by a 15.5kWh 4C supercharged cartridge battery, which can take the charge from 30% to 80% in just 8 minutes of charging time, with a pure electric range of 106km at WLTC and a combined range of up to 983km. The vehicle is equipped with a 2.0T plug-in hybrid system with strong power, a 100km acceleration time of 8.8 seconds, and a top speed of up to 175km/h. The model also features a number of user-friendly details, including: hot and cold insulated water cup holders, a 220V power supply with a separate small screen, and healthy air conditioning with no wind sensation.
From its establishment to today, GAC has won a number of honors in the automotive industry. GAC’s Trumpchi models have been ranked the No. 1 independent brand in China’s new car quality study for four consecutive years; the car’s graphene battery technology has been awarded the United Nations Green Technology Patent; and a number of models, such as the AION S and the AION V, have been awarded Germany’s Supreme Prize for Product Design. GAC has gained the respect of the market with its strength.
GAC’s PHEV models have been sold in many countries and regions, including the Middle East and Malaysia. Especially in the Southeast Asian market, GAC’s PHEV models have been optimized locally for local road conditions and consumer needs, and have been widely praised by local consumers.
Combining years of technological strength and excellent production capacity, GAC Group is committed to bringing consumers more efficient and environmentally friendly mobility solutions by taking science and technology as the forerunner in the context of global advocacy of green mobility, and continues to write a brilliant chapter in the domestic and even international arena.
