Gonow
Zhejiang Gonow Auto Co., Ltd.. (浙江吉奥汽车有限公司) is a Chinese manufacturer of automobiles, commercial vehicles and SUV's located in Taizhou, Zhejiang. The company markets its products under the brand name Gonow car in the home market and on all other markets as Gonow, shortened.
The company was founded on the 27th September 2003 with headquarters in Taizhou, Zhejiang. The campus covers an area of 268,000 m² . Production began with the Gonow AGE, the initial phase of 60,000 units per year were produced. Gonow enlarged in 2005 for about 351.5 million ¥ its grounds as much as 100 acres and increased production to 200,000 units per year. Furthermore Gonow started a cooperation with the Wuhan Industrial University, which construction of the Gonow Automobile R & D Center took over.
2006 Gonow presented itself as the first Chinese car brand in the European Union market, which the joint venture of the Italian company DR Motor Company SpA reached its climax. This took the license production of two SUV models, marketed under the brand name Katay Gonow. Popularity of the SUV model Victory had its attachment to another company be awarded the trails. The choice fell to a German company. The components for this are made in Italy.
In October 24th, 2010, Gonow was the first Chinese car to score points in a FIA world championship, with the 8th place of the Italian team Sonia Ielo - Francesca Olivoni in the Ecorally San Marino - Vatican City of the FIA Alternative Energies Cup[1][2].
In 2010, Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. (GAC) bought 51% of Gonow.[3]
Model overview
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Gonow / 吉奥汽车
- Gonow ALTER (since 2003)
- Gonow Aoosed G5 (since 2010) [4]
- Gonow Dual Luck (since 2003)
- Gonow FAN (since 2005)
- Gonow Finite (since 2010)
- Gonow GA6380 (seit 2010)
- Gonow GA6530 (seit 2010)
- Gonow GS-1 (since 2010)
- Gonow GS-2 (since 2010)
- Gonow GS50 (since 2005)
- Gonow GS50 Ⅱ (since 2005)
- Gonow GX6 (since 2005, Chinese version)
- Gonow GX6-2 (2007–2009, German manufactured version, in Germany it was sold as the GX6)
- Gonow Jetstar (since 2005)
- Gonow Minivan (2008–2010)
- Gonow Saboo (since 2010)
- Gonow Shuaijian (since 2003)
- Gonow Troy (since 2005)
- Gonow Star Wang (since 2010)
- 吉奥轻客 (since 2010, Translation of the Name needed)
Katay Gonow
- Katay Gonow Troy (since 2006)
- Katay Gonow Victor (since 2006)
- Katay Gonow Victory (since 2006)
References
- ^ Template:It Fabrizio Brunetti, Ecorally 2010: 500 km con un occhio ai consumi. Motori.it, 10-27-2010.
- ^ FIA Alternative Energies Cup
- ^ "Gonow marries GAC". ChinaAutoWeb.com.
- ^ "New Models from the 2010 Guangzhou Auto Show (5): GAC-Gonow Aoosed G5". ChinaAutoWeb.com.
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