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.
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Native name | 广汽埃安新能源汽车股份有限公司 |
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| Formerly | GAC New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 28 July 2017 |
| Headquarters | , China |
Area served |
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| Products | Electric cars |
Production output |  480,003 vehicles (2023) |
| Parent | GAC Group |
| Website | www |
History edit
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 Group announced the independent operation of Aion, and GAC New Energy was renamed to GAC Aion.[4]
In 2021, GAC Aion announced that the latest 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, along with a new premium marque 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] The company entered the Hong Kong market in January 2024.[11]
Products edit
Current models edit
| Image | Name | Introduction | Current Model | Generation | Body Style | Notes |
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Aion S | 2019 | 2023 | First | 4-door compact (C) sedan | Also sold as Leahead iA5. |
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Aion S Plus | 2021 | 2023 | First | 4-door compact (C) sedan | Facelifted and enlarged variant of Aion S |
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Aion S Max | 2023 | 2023 | First | 4-door compact (C) sedan | |
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Aion Hyper GT | 2023 | 2023 | First | 4-door Executive sedan (E) | |
| Sports car | ||||||
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Aion Hyper SSR | 2023 | 2023 | First | 2-door Sports car (S) | |
| SUVs | ||||||
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Aion LX Plus | 2022 | 2022 | First | 5-door mid-size (D) crossover | Facelifted and enlarged variant of Aion LX |
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Aion V Plus | 2021 | 2021 | First | 5-door compact (C) crossover | Facelifted and enlarged variant of Aion V |
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Aion Y Plus | 2022 | 2022 | First | Compact (C) crossover | Facelifted and enlarged variant of Aion Y |
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Aion Hyper HT | 2023 | 2023 | First | 5-door mid-size (J) | |
Discontinued models edit
| SUVs | |||||
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| Image | Name | Production Period | Generation | Body Style | Notes |
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Aion Y | 2021-2022 | First | Compact (C) crossover | |
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Aion V | 2020-2021 | First | 5-door compact (C) crossover | |
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Aion LX | 2019-2022 | First | 5-door mid-size (D) crossover | Also sold by Hycan as the 007. |
Hycan edit
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.[12]
Sales edit
| Calendar year | S[13] | LX | V | Y | Total | Notes |
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| 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[14] |
See also edit
- Everus (GAC-Honda electric vehicles)
- Leahead (GAC-Toyota electric vehicles)
- Trumpchi (GAC passenger cars)
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "埃安官网". GAC Aion. 26 Nov 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "GAC Aims To Battle Tesla With Its New Aion S Electric Vehicle". CarScoops.com. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "GAC To Roll Out 12 New Aion Electric Cars, Including SUV, MPV". InsideEVs. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "GAC NE said to spin off Aion as independent brand". Gasgoo.com. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Hampel, Carrie (2021-08-22). "GAC Aion V charges in 8 minutes". electrive.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "Aion unveils incredible 480kW charger - CarNewsChina.com". 2021-09-14. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "GAC Aion unveils high-end Hyper marque to go upward". China Daily. 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ Roberts, Graeme (2023-09-12). "GAC Aion to build EVs in Thailand". Just Auto. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "【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.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2023-04-23 – via chinanews.com.
- ^ "GAC China auto sales figures". ChinaMobil.ru. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "【图】快讯_汽车之家". www.autohome.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-01-01.