GreenTech Automotive

U.S. electric automotive manufacturer

GreenTech Automotive

Industry	Automotive
Founded	2009
Founder	Charles Wang
Defunct	2018
Fate	Bankrupted
Headquarters	Tunica County, Mississippi , United States
Products	GTA Mycar
Parent	WM Industries Corp.
Website	gtaev.com

GreenTech Automotive (GTA) was a U.S.-based automotive manufacturer dedicated to developing and producing 100% electric vehicles. It was a subsidiary of WM Industries Corp.

History

GTA was founded in 2009 by Charles Wang.^{[citation needed]} In May 2010, GTA acquired Hong Kong based EuAuto Technology and its Mycar vehicle, and relocated the company's operations and manufacturing to the United States. GTA's first manufacturing facility was temporarily in Horn Lake, Mississippi.

The company merged with VL Automotive in 2014,^[1] developing a traditionally powered version of the Fisker Karma,^[2] called the WM Destino.

In September 2014, GTA completed construction on a new production facility in Tunica County, Mississippi. This was shut down in January 2017.^[3]

The company declared bankruptcy in February 2018.^[4]^[5]

Products

GTA Mycar, a 2-door, 2-seater Neighborhood Electric Vehicle designed in 2003 by Giorgetto Giugiaro, and developed by EuAuto Technology

References

^ Blanco, Sebastian (6 May 2014). "Destino's VL Automotive merges with GreenTech Automotive". Autoblog. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
^ Motavalli, Jim (16 May 2014). "GreenTech Scatters New Seeds". New York Times. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
^ Edelstein, Stephen (19 January 2017). "GreenTech shutters its doors, closes its Mississippi factory". Green Car Reports. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ Oliver, Ned (27 February 2018). "GreenTech files for bankruptcy". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
^ Yerak, Becky (28 February 2018). "GreenTech Automotive Files for Bankruptcy". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-02-06.

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