Several Chinese carmakers have tried and failed to crack the coveted US market, but if one Chinese car brand can make it, that marque could well be the “Trumpchi”.
Made by Guangzhou Automobile Group Company, the first Trumpchi rolled out of the Guangzhou-based factory in 2010 — well before its near namesake sought the US presidency.
Now the sixth-best-selling brand in China is poised to test the waters of the toughest car market in the world. At January’s Detroit auto show, Trumpchi became the first Chinese brand to feature on the event’s main floor, and Yu Jun, general manager, said the automaker was targeting its first US sales in 2019.