GAC says it has implemented version 3.0 of its Toyota-inspired GAC Production System across all of its plants worldwide
GAC has taken the Aion i60 beyond China for the first time, launching the battery-electric model in Indonesia on 7 November after it passed 100,000 sales at home. The Chinese automaker is putting quality at the centre of its overseas pitch, pointing to Toyota-derived production methods and in-house electric vehicle technology as it extends its international reach.
Speaking at the launch, Masato Katsumata, Chief Technology Officer of GAC International, said: “Quality is the foundation of trust and must be built into every stage of vehicle development.” Katsumata spent more than 30 years at Toyota, and GAC says his international R&D experience is helping it develop products tailored to diverse overseas markets from the earliest stages.
GAC has also drawn on 22 years of collaboration with Toyota on the manufacturing side. The company combined the core lean principles of the Toyota Production System with its own practices and smart manufacturing technology to create version 3.0 of the GAC Production System (GPS), which it has now implemented at all of its plants worldwide to keep manufacturing standards consistent across its global models.
Alongside its manufacturing approach, GAC continues to develop core technologies in-house across intelligent systems and electrification. Its portfolio includes the Quark Electric Drive, the Magazine Battery and ADiMOTION.
The Aion i60 is built on GAC’s in-house Aion Electric Platform, which was designed specifically for battery-electric vehicles. The same platform underpins the Toyota bZ3X, a product of joint development between the two companies as both expand their electrified line-ups.
Source: PRNewsWire
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