09/22/2022 | Premium Brand XPENG equips its new G9 SUV for the Chinese market with ACPS Automotive's fully electric disappearing trailer hitch
SUV can also tow and carry a lot of weight.
The emerging Chinese premium brand XPENG presents its new flagship SUV. Positioned as a luxury SUV, the XPENG G9, relies on trailer technology from ACPS Automotive.
XPENG's premium SUV, the G9, will be the world's fastest-charging mass-produced EV. With its entire focus on luxury and next-generation intelligence, the G9 offers an unprecedented driving experience. For maximum freedom and flexibility the G9 trusts in trailer technology from ACPS Automotive.
Disappearing trailer hitch
For drivers who have to transport heavier loads like a boat or bikes the new G9 SUV is equipped with ACPS Automotive`s innovative trailer hitch ORIS E3. This hitch is hidden under the rear bumper and can be deployed easily with the push of a button.
The ORIS E3 of ACPS Automotive which is now available in China when purchasing a new G9 SUV is able to tow 1,500 kg and carry up to 70 kg. The patented FIX4BIKE® system consisting of the hitch with pins and the bike carrier ORIS Tracc is the best rear rack solution currently available on the market. Bike carriers can be mounted as quickly and safely as never before.
German-engineered hitch solutions
ACPS Automotive has already reinvented hitches and carriers for car manufacturers around the world. ACPS Automotive now offers Chinese OEMs like XPENG access to its German-engineered hitch solutions which are purpose-built for EV fleet. ACPS Automotive’s hitch solutions move, adjust and add unprecedented safety and maintenance free durability in a cutting-edge design that adds to a vehicle’s value.
The company
ACPS Automotive is the market leader for towbars for cars, SUVs and vans. More than 140 patents worldwide stand for technology and innovation leadership. The company has significantly shaped the technological progress in the field of towbars. ACPS Automotive sets standards in engineering and manufacturing with the technology of its transport solutions at its headquarters in Ingersheim (Germany) and ten locations worldwide. Customers benefit from this – the international automotive industry in original equipment and European companies in the aftermarket in retrofitting. The towbars provide a particularly safe and convenient connection between vehicles and caravans, bicycle racks, boat and horse trailers in the private and commercial sector. ACPS Automotive has around 1,800 employees, was founded in Möglingen near Stuttgart (Germany) in 1955 and is known under the ORIS brand. Turnover in 2021 was around 300 million euros.
