Toyota, FCA, Honda and Mitsubishi will sell the same electric model in China
- Pressured by the announcement of Chinese electric car sales quotas that will be implemented in 2019, some manufacturers, who are not yet ready to produce these vehicles on their own, have decided to band together, at least during the first years, in order to to be able to offer their customers models that meet the requirements of the Chinese government.
- Thus for the first time, four major competing manufacturers will partner to sell the same electric model from the Chinese manufacturer GAC ‘s range i , the (C segment) TrumpchiGS4 EV SUV.
- The four automakers in question are Toyota, Fiat-Chrysler, Honda and Mitsubishi who do not have an electric SUV in their catalog (SUVs account for more than 40% of sales in China). Everyone will have their own logo on the electric SUV designed by GAC. Only the finishings and the price will differentiate the models.
- It is impossible to predict the impact of such an association on model sales, but it could be that the Trumpchi GS4 rebadged under these different brands improves its current 14th place in the Chinese market ...
- As a result, GAC, which manufactures this model at its Guangzhou site, could benefit from an increase in production today of nearly 500,000 units per year (under the Trumpchi brand). Until then, only Toyota and Honda announced wanting to work with GAC in the electric car field, without further details.
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