GAC Motor Co., Ltd. ,[2] sometimes simply as GAC, is a Chinese automobile manufacturing company founded in 2008, with headquarters in Guangzhou.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Wholly owned by GAC Group,[9]
GAC Motor set up the International Business Department to arrange its overseas export operations in 2013.[15] In the same year, it participated in the Detroit Auto Show for the first time as the only Chinese automaker.[16]
It introduced the GA6 in 2014.[17] The company rolled out its first 7-seat SUV, the GS8, in 2016.[18] In January 2017, it premiered three new models at the Detroit Auto Show, the GS7, the GE3 and the EnSpirit plug-in hybrid concept.[19] In the same year, GAC Motor opened a R&D center in Silicon Valley.[20]
It stepped into Russia in December 2019.[21]
In July 2024, GAC Motor announced operation in Brazil.[22]
In July 2024, the company's Chinese name changed from (lit. GAC Passenger Car Co. Ltd.) to (lit. GAC Trumpchi Automotive Co., Ltd.).[23]