GAC Aion

GAC Aion New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd., trading as GAC Aion (Chinese: 广汽埃安; pinyin: Guǎngqì Āiān) is a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Guangzhou, China. A subsidiary of GAC Group, it was established in 2017 as the GAC New Energy Automobile. The company was renamed in November 2020.

GAC Aion New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd.

Native name	广汽埃安新能源汽车股份有限公司
Formerly	GAC New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd.
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Automotive
Founded	28 July 2017; 6 years ago (28 July 2017)
Headquarters	Guangzhou , China
Area served	China Southeast Asia
Products	Electric cars
Production output	480,003 vehicles (2023)
Brands	Aion Hyper
Parent	GAC Group
Website	www.aion.com.cn

History

GAC New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. was established on July 28, 2017 as a subsidiary of GAC Group to develop connected new energy vehicles.^[1] Aion was introduced as an electric vehicle sub-brand under GAC New Energy in 2018. The first model, the Aion S, was shown to the public in November at Auto Guangzhou.^[2] In 2019, GAC announced 12 new models, which eventually included the LX, V, and Y.^[3]

In November 2020, GAC New Energy was renamed to GAC Aion, and became an independent operation separate from other GAC operations.^[4]

In 2021, GAC Aion announced that the Aion V would be equipped with a graphene battery that can charge from 0 to 80% in 8 minutes, adding 70 kWh of charge.^[5] In 2021, GAC Aion announced A480 charging station, 480 kW, 1000 V. 35.1kWh (30-80%) charge to the new Aion V 6C in less than 5 minutes and 0-80% charge in 8 minutes.^[6]

In September 2022, GAC Aion revealed a new brand logo. The company also introduced a new premium brand called Hyper (Chinese: 昊铂) and its first product, Hyper SSR.^[7][8]

GAC Aion entered the Thailand market in September 2023 by launching a right-hand drive Aion Y Plus in the country. The company will begin assembly of electric cars in Thailand by June 2024.^[9][10] In January 2024, company entered the Hong Kong market, and started previewing its product in Malaysia.^[11][12]

Products

See also: List of GAC vehicles

Current models

Image	Name	Introduction	Current Model	Generation	Body Style	Notes
Sedans
	Aion S	2019	2023	First	4-door compact (C) sedan	Also sold as Leahead iA5.
	Aion S Plus	2021	2023	First	4-door compact (C) sedan	Facelifted and enlarged variant of Aion S
	Aion S Max	2023	2023	First	4-door compact (C) sedan
	Aion Hyper GT	2023	2023	First	4-door Executive sedan (E)
Sports car
	Aion Hyper SSR	2023	2023	First	2-door Sports car (S)
SUVs
	Aion LX Plus	2022	2022	First	5-door mid-size (D) crossover	Facelifted and enlarged variant of Aion LX
	Aion V Plus	2021	2024	Second	5-door compact (C) crossover	Facelifted and enlarged variant of Aion V
	Aion Y Plus	2022	2022	First	Compact (C) crossover	Facelifted and enlarged variant of Aion Y
	Aion Hyper HT	2023	2023	First	5-door mid-size (J)

Discontinued models

SUVs
Image	Name	Production Period	Generation	Body Style	Notes
	Aion Y	2021-2022	First	Compact (C) crossover
	Aion V	2020-2021	First	5-door compact (C) crossover
	Aion LX	2019-2022	First	5-door mid-size (D) crossover	Also sold by Hycan as the 007.

Hycan

Main article: Hycan

In 2019, GAC and Nio announced the establishment of a new joint venture, GAC-Nio, to produce Hycan brand electric vehicles. This joint venture produced two vehicles, the Hycan 007 and Hycan Z03, both based on existing Aion vehicles (the Aion LX and Aion Y, respectively). In 2021, the joint venture changed its name to Hycan.^[13]

Sales

Calendar year	S^[14]	LX	V	Y	Total	Notes
2019	32,126	1,341	-	-	33,467	S sales start in May LX sales start in October
2020	46,141	2,745	10,709	-	59,595	V sales start in June
2021	69,220	1,004	15,826	32,109	118,159	Y sales start in April
2022	115,655	3,991	31,826	119,689	271,161
2023					480,003^[15]

See also

• Everus (GAC-Honda electric vehicles)
• Leahead (GAC-Toyota electric vehicles)
• Trumpchi (GAC passenger cars)

External links

• Official website  

References

1. "埃安官网". GAC Aion. 26 Nov 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
2. "GAC Aims To Battle Tesla With Its New Aion S Electric Vehicle". CarScoops.com. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
3. "GAC To Roll Out 12 New Aion Electric Cars, Including SUV, MPV". InsideEVs. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
4. "GAC NE said to spin off Aion as independent brand". Gasgoo.com. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
5. Hampel, Carrie (2021-08-22). "GAC Aion V charges in 8 minutes". electrive.com. from the original on 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
6. . 2021-09-14. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
7. Yang, Allen (15 September 2022). "GAC AION Officially Launched Aion Hyper SSR with 1.9s 0-100km/h Acceleration performance". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
8. "GAC Aion unveils high-end Hyper marque to go upward". China Daily. 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
9. Roberts, Graeme (2023-09-12). "GAC Aion to build EVs in Thailand". Just Auto. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
10. Chen, Dong Yi (2023-09-09). "GAC Aion Y Plus all-electric SUV launched in Thailand, price starts at 29,900 USD". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
11. "【图】广汽埃安2024年1月全球销量为24947辆_汽车之家" [Global sales of GAC Aion in January 2024 were 24,947 vehicles]. www.autohome.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
12. Tan, Danny (2024-01-31). "GAC Aion Y Plus EV previewed in Malaysia - roomy SUV with 63.2 kWh batt, 430 km range; 1H 2024 launch". Paul Tan's Automotive News. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
13. Bai, Haotian (2022-05-12). "广汽蔚来已成过去式 凭"EDG"破圈的朱一航能否挽救合创汽车". The Beijing News. from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2023-04-23 – via chinanews.com.
14. "GAC China auto sales figures". ChinaMobil.ru. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
15. "【图】快讯_汽车之家". www.autohome.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-01-01.