Summary
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.
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Native name | 领志 |
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| 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 |
History edit
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 edit
i1 edit
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]
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Leahead i1 Concept -
Leahead i1 Concept
iA5 edit
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]
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Leahead iA5 (front, left side) -
Leahead iA5 (rear)
iX4 edit
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.
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Leahead iX4 (front, left side) -
Leahead iX4 (rear)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.