Leahead
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Native name | 领志 |
|---|---|
| Company type | Automotive marque |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Defunct | 2018 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | China |
| Products | Electric automobiles |
| Parent | GAC Toyota |
| Website | http://www.leahead.com |
Leahead (LEE-ə-HED) was an electric car sub brand by GAC Toyota, a joint venture between GAC Group and Toyota Motor Corporation, founded in 2014.
History
In 2013, the Sino-Japanese joint venture GAC Toyota announced a plan to introduce a new brand electric cars Leahead to the domestic Chinese market. Its announcement was the Ranz Concept crossover prototype presented at the Shanghai Auto Show.[1][2] Leahead's next study was the urban hatchback i1 EV Concept presented in April 2015 at the Beijing Auto Show, closer in form to the future first production model.[3]
The series variant Leahead i1 was presented in November 2015, being a twin design to the second generation Toyota Yaris produced by GAC Toyota on the local Chinese market in 2008 –2013.[4] The car remained the only design offered under the Leahead brand and did not go into mass production except for a trial copy. The company retained a marginal position in the alliance in favor of GAC Toyota focusing on offering co-built Electric Cars as part of the Japanese company's local portfolio from 2018.
Products
i1
The i1 was an electric supermini hatchback based on the 5-door second generation Toyota Vitz and had a range of about 128 kilometres (80 mi).[5] It has a 22 kWh battery and the motor delivers up to 70 kilowatts (95 hp).[6]
The i1 was sold for the 2015-2016 model years.[7]
In 2018, Leahead i1s were recalled for replacing their defective Takata airbags.[8]
Leahead i1 Concept
Leahead i1 Concept
iA5
The iA5 was an electric compact sedan based on GAC New Energy's Aion S, with a redesigned front and rear different from the Aion S.[9][10]
Leahead iA5 (front, left side)
Leahead iA5 (rear)
iX4
The iX4 was an electric compact crossover SUV based on the facelifted electric Trumpchi GS4 and was revealed at the 2018 Chengdu Motor Show.[11] It was also sold as the Mitsubishi Eupheme Qizhi, Honda Everus Shirui, and Fiat Yuejie, though the iX4 was a pure EV while the others were plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Leahead iX4 (front, left side)
Leahead iX4 (rear)
See also
References
- ^ "Default GAC Toyota China-only brand (Lingzhi/Leahead)". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Toyota To Launch Cheap EV Sub Brand In China". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Guangzhou-Toyota Leahead i1 EV concept launched on the Shanghai Auto Show". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Leahead i1 EV debuts on the Guangzhou Auto Show in China". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Wu, Yutong (20 November 2015). "广州车展：广汽丰田领志i1量产版首亮相" [Guangzhou Auto Show: GAC Toyota's Leahead i1 production version debut]. xcar.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Leahead i1 EV". Wattev2buy.com. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "【图】领志i1_领志_领志i1报价_领志i1图片_汽车之家". www.autohome.com.cn. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ E, Zhichao; Wu, Xiaoqin (5 July 2018). "上半年共召回汽车486万辆 日产、奥迪、福特召回数量较高" [In the first half of the year, a total of 4.86 million vehicles were recalled. Nissan, Audi and Ford recalled a higher number]. auto.people.com.cn (in Chinese). People's Daily - Auto Channel. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "GAC Aion S Will Soon Have A Sibling: GAC-Toyota To Release All-Electric iA5". ChinaPEV.com. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "GAC Toyota iA5 Is Totally A Sibling Of GAC Aion S". ChinaPEV.com. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "GAC Toyota launches pure electric SUV at Chengdu Motor Show 2018". Gasgoo. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
