A foot in the door

GAC Motor Executive Vice President Songguang Zhan, left, greets incoming NADA Chairman Charlie Gilchrist. Next to Gilchrist is 2018 NADA Chairman Wes Lutz, and NADA CEO Peter Welch is at right. Chinese automaker GAC has been meeting with potential dealers at the NADA Show as it works to establish a U.S. sales network. Its first product, the GS8 crossover, is scheduled to begin sales in June 2020.