GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. () is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, sou ...
, China and a
joint-venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...
Toyota Motor Company
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...
for manufacturing Toyota's model platform in the Chinese market.
It was founded on 1 September 2004.
As of 2009, the company had a 320,001 units-per-year production capacity at a
Nansha District
Nansha District and Nansha New Area is one of 11 urban districts and a state-level new area of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. It is the home of the present-day port of Guangzhou, as well as ...
production base and had established a target production capacity of 500,000, which by now may have been achieved. Such figures may consider engines and whole vehicles discrete.
History
The company was founded in 2004 as Guangzhou Toyota, and began production in May 2006 with the
Aurion
The Toyota Aurion is a mid-size car produced by Toyota in Australia and parts of Asia from 2006 to 2017. In the two generations it was produced, the Aurion was derived from the equivalent Camry. Changes were mainly limited to revised front- ...
-based Camry model. The company began producing the Yaris in May 2008, the
Highlander
Highlander may refer to:
Regional cultures
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SUV in May 2009, the Camry Hybrid in April 2010, the E’Z in June 2011 and the Levin in July 2014. The company was then renamed to GAC Toyota in December 2008.
Subsidiary
* GAC Toyota Engine Co., Ltd. (GTE)
Current products
File:2022 Hakone Ekiden Headquarter car bZ4X (cropped).jpg, 2022–present 广汽丰田bZ4X ''GAC Toyota bZ4X''
File:2018 GAC-Toyota Camry (front).jpg, 2017–present 广汽丰田凯美瑞 ''GAC Toyota Camry''
File:Toyota C-HR Hybrid 001.jpg, 2018–present 广汽丰田C-HR ''GAC Toyota C-HR''
File:Toyota Frontlander In Guangzhou Auto Show 2021 (cropped).jpg, 2021–present 广汽丰田锋兰达 ''GAC Toyota Frontlander''
File:Toyota Levin 001.jpg, 2019–present 广汽丰田雷凌 ''GAC Toyota Levin''
File:GAC Toyota Levin GT For Guangzhou Auto Show 2020 (cropped).jpg, 2021–present 广汽丰田凌尚 ''GAC Toyota Levin GT''
File:GAC Toyota Levin Hybrid E210 of guangzhou auto show 2018.jpg, 2019–present 广汽丰田雷凌双擎 ''GAC Toyota Levin Hybrid''
File:Toyota Levin Hybrid 01 China 2018-03-20.jpg, 2018–present 广汽丰田雷凌双擎E+ ''GAC Toyota Levin Plug-in Hybrid''
File:Toyota Sienna in Shanghai 20220129a.jpg, 2021–present 广汽丰田赛那 ''GAC Toyota Sienna''
File:Toyota Venza In Guangzhou Auto Show 2021 (cropped).jpg, 2021–present 广汽丰田威飒 ''GAC Toyota Venza''
File:Toyota Wildlander Hybrid.jpg, 2019–present 广汽丰田威兰达 ''GAC Toyota Wildlander''
File:Toyota Yaris L.jpg, 2013–present 广汽丰田致炫L ''GAC Toyota Yaris L''
File:Toyota Yaris L sedan 02 China 2017-04-06.jpg, 2016–present 广汽丰田致享L ''GAC Toyota Yaris L Sedan''
Current imported products
File:Toyota Alphard AH30 01 China 2016-04-13.jpg, 2015–present 丰田埃尔法AH30 Toyota Alphard AH30
File:Toyota Alphard AH20 China 2012-08-09.JPG, 2010–2015 丰田埃尔法AH20 Toyota Alphard AH20
File:Toyota Camry XV10 01 China 2016-04-08.jpg, 1991 丰田凯美瑞XV10 Toyota Camry XV10
File:Toyota Camry XV30 facelift China 2014-04-25.jpg, 2004–2007 丰田凯美瑞XV30 Toyota Camry XV30
File:Toyota FJ Cruiser China 2016-04-13.jpg, 2007–2013 丰田FJ酷路泽 Toyota FJ Cruiser
File:TOYOTA VENZA 2013 01.JPG, 2013 丰田威飒 Toyota Venza
Leahead
Leahead () is an
electric car
An electric car, battery electric car, or all-electric car is an automobile that is propelled by one or more electric motors, using only energy stored in batteries. Compared to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, electric cars are quiet ...
marque owned by GAC Toyota. It was announced in October 2014. A
concept
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They play an important role in all aspects of cognition. As such, concepts are studied by ...
of the first production car for the marque, the Leahead i1, was unveiled at the 2015
Shanghai Motor Show
Auto Shanghai (), officially known as the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (), is a biennial international automobile show that alternates with the Beijing Auto Show (Auto China) as China's yearly international automotive ...
and the production-ready version was unveiled at the Guangzhou Auto Show later that year. The i1 is based on the Yaris and has a autonomy range of about . It has a 22 kWh battery and the motor delivers up to . Leahead is a
portmanteau
A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordsTakata airbags.
See also
*
FAW Toyota
Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (TFTM) () is an automobile manufacturing company based in Xiqing District, Tianjin, China. It is a manufacturing and supervising affiliate of the joint venture between Toyota Motor Company and First Automobi ...