Guangzhou Peugeot Automobile Company

Guangzhou Peugeot Automobile Company
GAC Peugeot
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1985
Defunct1997
FateMerged into GAC Honda in 1997
HeadquartersGuangzhou,
Guangdong
,
China
ProductsAutomobiles

The Guangzhou Peugeot Automobile Company (GPAC) is a former automobile manufacturer located in Guangzhou, China. It was a joint venture between the Guangzhou municipal government and the Peugeot brand of the French automobile manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroën.[1]

The company was founded on 26 September 1985 and was defunct by March 1997 when Peugeot sold their stake in the joint venture.[2]

Citroën, a sister brand in PSA Peugeot Citroën, already had a successful joint venture which began production in 1992, (Dongfeng-Citroën). In 2002, the Peugeot brand was reintroduced to China through Dongfeng.[3]

After the company had gone defunct, Honda joined with the Guangzhou government to establish its own joint venture company, Guangqi Honda Automobile.

  1. ^ Fernandez, Juan Antonio; Liu, Shengjun (2007), China CEO: a case guide for business leaders in China, Singapore: John Wiley and Sons, p. 78, ISBN 978-0-470-82224-1
  2. ^ PSA Peugeot Citroën in China (Press Kit) (PDF), PSA Peugeot Citroën, June 2004, p. 4
  3. ^ World of Cars 2006·2007, p. 230