GAC Aion

GAC Aion (Chinese: 广汽埃安; Chinese: 廣汽埃安; pinyin: Guǎngqì Āiān; lit. 'GAC Aian') is a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

GAC Aion New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd.
Native name
广汽埃安新能源汽车股份有限公司
FormerlyGAC New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd.
TypePrivate
Aion
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2018 (2018)
Headquarters
Guangzhou
,
China
ParentGAC Group
Websitewww.aion.com.cn

History

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.[1] In November 2020, Aion was announced as a marque under GAC Group, replacing GAC New Energy.[2]

In 2019 GAC announced 12 new models, which eventually included the LX, V, and Y.[3]

In 2021, GAC 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.[4]

In 2021, 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.[5]

In September 2022, Aion revealed a new brand logo, along with a new premium marque Hyper (Chinese: 昊铂) and its first product Hyper SSR.[6][7]

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 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 2020 2024 First 5-door compact (C) crossover Facelifted and enlarged variant of Aion V
Aion Y Plus 2023 2023 First Compact (C) crossover Facelifted and enlarged variant of Aion Y

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.

Future models

Hycan
Main article: Hycan

In May 2019, GAC and Nio announced they would form a joint venture electric vehicle brand called Hycan. 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 early 2021, NIO's stake in Hycan was diluted to 4.5%[8] and by August 2021, announced intentions to develop its own entry-level brand, putting the company's future involvement in Hycan into question.[9]

Sales
Calendar year S[10] 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 160,684* 280* 8,050* 136,583* 305,597* *Data as of August 2023

See also

References
  1. "GAC Aims To Battle Tesla With Its New Aion S Electric Vehicle". CarScoops.com. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. "GAC NE said to spin off Aion as independent brand". Gasgoo.com. 22 October 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. 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.
  5. "Aion unveils incredible 480kW charger - CarNewsChina.com". 2021-09-14. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  6. 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.
  7. "GAC Aion unveils high-end Hyper marque to go upward". China Daily. 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  8. "China's GAC Nio Is Set for Name Change After Ownership Shakeup". Archived from the original on 2021-03-29.
  9. "Chinese premium electric vehicle maker Nio aims to take on Volkswagen, Toyota with new brand". Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  10. "GAC China auto sales figures". ChinaMobil.ru. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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