AutoenGadget.com - Guangzhou Automobile Group will show a “high-performance, compact sport-utility vehicle,” dubbed the GAC Motor GS4, at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit this month. The automaker says the move will “reinforce its globalization drive.” GAC showed several cars at Detroit in 2013.
In
fact, the 2015 Detroit auto show marks the global premiere of the GS4 SUV,
signifying the Chinese automaker’s confidence in its improved development and
manufacturing abilities, according to GAC Motor. While GAC has already expanded
from China to the South Asian and Middle Eastern markets, the automaker is
using this Detroit auto show debut to indicate its future plans for expansion
into the North American and European markets.
"The
debut of GS4 at the North American International Auto Show will mark a milestone
in GAC Motor's history because it shows that our products have met the
international standards," said Wu Song, general manager of GAC Motor, a
subsidiary of GAC that focuses on passenger cars, in a release. "The
high-performance SUV is indeed a representative of Chinese brand vehicles which
are able to compete in the global market."
Few
details have been revealed about the GS4 SUV other than the teaser sketch
pictured above. GAC did say that it will be powered by a choice of turbocharged
engines: a 1.3-liter or 1.5-liter, both of which are most likely four-cylinder
powerplants. While GAC Motor says the GS4 SUV has a sporty shape “like a flying
machine,” we can’t help but notice it looks similar to the Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe concept.
The GS4 is also said to have a "high-tech" interior.
In
addition to the GS4 SUV, the automaker will also show the WITSTAR and GA6 GT
concept cars. Both concepts are range-extended EVs. The WITSTAR is said to have
a range of more than 370 miles and get approximately 117 mpg.
Other Chinese automakers have tried to get their
foot in the North American market's door by showing cars at Detroit, including
Changfeng Motor in 2007 followed by BYD, Chamco, Geely, and Brilliance. With
China becoming the world’s largest auto market, the country’s regulations will
begin to influence other Asian, European, and American automakers
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