GAC began the construction of facilities to produce vehicles for a new own-brand automotive marque in 2008.

[3] The first 500 Trumpchi sedans produced were delivered to the organizing committee of the 2010 Asian Games in October 2010.

[6][7] The production version of the Trumpchi GA3 compact sedan was unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2013.

[11] In September 2012, GAC announced that exports of Trumpchi cars to markets including Eastern Europe, the Middle East, South America and Southeast Asia would begin in 2013.

[10] On 28 December 2021, GAC launched fully-imported CBU model Trumpchi GS3 Power in Malaysia through WTC Automotive.