Greeting! LE's friends!
2024 Guangzhou Auto Show is being held, and I visited last week, I had talked with staff of GTE (GAC-Toyota Engine).
A disassmbled A25D is displayed on GTE's booth with undisassembled local production M20 Series(M20C/M20F hybrid).
During the communication with GTE staff, I asked about whether domestic engines such as M20/A25/M15C will be replaced by the new 1.5T engine released in June. The staff replied that the current M20/A25 two machines only deal with the current national 6B emission regulations. If stricter emissions regulations are implemented, these machines will be replaced.
As for the local mass production plan of the new engine, it can be learned from the vague answer of the staff that the 1.5T machine will be made by GTE, and the 1.5T may be exclusive to the Chinese market for a period of time, while the new 2.0T engine may still not be implemented domestically, that will continue to be imported from Japan.
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