Gumpert Aiways Automobile GmbH

About Gumpert

Gumpert Aiways Automobile GmbH, headquartered in Ingolstadt, is a system developer for methanol fuel cell technology. The company develops the Gumpert Power Cell, a CO2-neutral drive system for the transport industry, especially for heavy commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 3.5 tonnes and above, buses and ships. The goal is qualification of the system for series use in vehicles of established commercial vehicle manufacturers; the company does not offer in-house vehicle manufacturing. The approach uses methanol as a liquid energy carrier at ambient pressure and temperature, so that existing refueling infrastructure can be converted with manageable effort. Founder Roland Gumpert, former Audi motorsport chief, previously founder of Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur in Altenburg, presented the RG Nathalie sports car with this fuel cell technology in 2018. In 2022, the company tested the technology in a delivery van.

Site

Ingolstadt

Processes

Development of methanol fuel cell systems (Gumpert Power Cell), System development for series use in the transport industry, Vehicle development with alternative drives

Founded

2004

Industries

Transport industry (heavy-duty trucks, buses, ships), Automotive industry

1. 01

   Methanol fuel cell system development

2. 02

   Integration into electric drive architecture

3. 03

   Testing and test vehicles

4. 04

   Qualification for series use at commercial vehicle manufacturers

Locations

Ingolstadt

DE

Company headquarters and system development

Altenburg

DE

Former company headquarters and production (Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur)

Components & Systems

Inside the production

History

1. 2002

   Project start: racing car for the road by MTM and Nitec Engineering

2. 2003

   Roland Gumpert takes over project management

3. 2004

   Founding of GMG Sportwagenmanufaktur Altenburg

4. 2006

   Apollo at the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring

5. 2011

   Presentation of the Gumpert Tornante at the Geneva Motor Show

6. 2012

   Insolvency petition filed at Gera District Court

7. 2013

   Successor company GSM Gumpert founded; production discontinued

8. 2014

   Sale of brand rights to a foreign investor

9. 2015

   Investor from Hong Kong acquires rights to the sports car manufacturer

10. 2016

    Apollo Automobil GmbH (Denkendorf); Roland Gumpert leaves the company

11. 2017

    Presentation of the Apollo IE

12. 2018

    Founding of Gumpert Aiways Automobile GmbH in Ingolstadt; presentation of the RG Nathalie with methanol fuel cell technology

13. 2022

    Testing of the fuel cell technology in a delivery van