[4][5] Originally introduced as the Trumpchi GA3 sedan, it debuted on the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show and was launched on the Chinese car market soon after in July 2013 with prices ranging from 80,000 to 120,000 yuan.

[6][7] The design of the Trumpchi GA3 is inspired by the Guangzhou Auto E-Jet concept car that debuted on the Guangzhou Auto Show in December 2012.

[9] A sportier variant named the Trumpchi GA3S was available as an option shortly after, and soon replaced the Trumpchi GA3 directly with the plug-in hybrid version dubbed the Trumpchi GA3S PHEV launched in 2016.

Engines are the same as the regular GA3 sedan, a 1.6 liter engine with an output of 122hp, mated to a four-speed automatic transmission or a five-speed manual transmission.

[10] The Trumpchi GA3 was originally the Gonow E Mei launched in 2014 and sold under the Gonow sub-brand of Guangzhou Automobile before being discontinued and rebadged as a Trumpchi product.