The Trumpchi GA3S or previously the Trumpchi GA3 is a

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sedan produced by

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under the

Trumpchi Trumpchi () is an automotive marque owned by the Chinese automaker GAC Group. It was launched in December 2010. History GAC began the construction of facilities to produce vehicles for a new own-brand automotive marque in 2008. The first Trum ...

brand in China and the GAC Motor brand globally.

Overview

The Trumpchi GA3 is based on the same platform as the later developed

Trumpchi GS3 The Trumpchi GS3 is a subcompact crossover SUV produced by GAC Group under the Trumpchi brand in China and the GAC Motor brand globally. Overview The Trumpchi GS3 is based on the same platform as the Trumpchi GA3S sedan, and it debuted on the 20 ...

crossover, positioning it under the

Trumpchi GA5 The Trumpchi GA5, or originally the Guangzhou Auto Trumpchi is a compact sedan produced by Guangzhou Automobile under the Trumpchi brand. It debuted at the 2010 Guangzhou Auto Show. Overview In 2009, Alfa Romeo had sold its 166/Kappa platform ...

sedan. Originally introduced as the Trumpchi GA3 sedan, it debuted on the 2013

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and was launch on the Chinese car market soon after in July 2013 with prices ranging from 80,000 to 120,000 yuan. The design of the Trumpchi GA3 is inspired by the Guangzhou Auto E-Jet concept car that debuted on the

Guangzhou Auto Show China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition (), also called Guangzhou International Motor Show () or Auto Guangzhou (), is an auto show held by Guangzhou Zhanlian Exhibition Service Co., Ltd, in November and December every year in the Gu ...

in December 2012. Engine options of the GA3 includes a 1.4 liter turbo engine and a 1.6 liter engine. A sportier variant named the Trumpchi GA3S was available as an option shortly after, and soon replaced the Trumpchi GA3 directly with the plug-in hybrid version dubbed the Trumpchi GA3S PHEV launched in 2016. Engines are the same as the regular GA3 sedan, a 1.6 liter engine with an output of 122hp, mated to a four-speed automatic transmission or a five-speed manual transmission.

Gonow E Mei and Gonow GA

The Trumpchi GA3 was originally the Gonow E Mei launched in 2014 and sold under the

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sub-brand of Guangzhou Automobile before being discontinued and rebadged as a Trumpchi product. Prices starts from 69,800 yuan to 96,800 yuan. The Gonow E Mei was also formerly known as the Gonow GA during development phase.

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Overview

Gonow E Mei and Gonow GA

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