GAC Aion Y Plus News in Malaysia

GAC Aion announced that the Aion Y Plus line-up receives a CNY 10,000 (~RM 6,600) price cut in China. The electric crossover is available in 14 variants with prices ranging between CNY 99,800 to CNY 189,800 (~RM 66k-126k) after the price cut. The highest-spec Aion Y Plus which has a claimed 610-km range (CLTC) now starts from CNY 133,800 (~RM 88.5k) and is juiced up by a 69.8-kWh ternary lithium battery. The front-mounted electric motor makes 204 PS and 225 Nm. However, the unit that was preview

CY Foong

Apr 17, 2024

Aion, Guangzhou Automobile Group’s (GAC) fully electric (BEV) sub-brand announced it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Indonesia’s Indomobil Group to distribute the brand in Southeast Asia’s largest automotive market. Indomobil Group is one of the biggest automotive distributors in Indonesia. It handles Kia, Volkswagen, Nissan, Suzuki, Citroen, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), and Audi for the archipelago. GAC Aion made its ASEAN debut in Thailand last year and announced that Thailand wo

CY Foong

Apr 8, 2024

Alongside the GAC GS3 Emzoom and GAC Emkoo, WTCA also previewed the GAC Aion Y Plus, a battery electric vehicle (BEV) SUV that is expected to be launched in the first half of 2024. This Aion Y Plus is powered Aion's proprietary Magazine battery that the company claims to be the safest in the world. The Magazine Battery, which is a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, has a capacity of 63.2 kWh, allowing a WLTP-rated range of up to 430 km. The front-mounted electric motor produces 204 PS and 225

Shaun

Jan 31, 2024

WTC Automotif (M) Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warisan TC Holdings Berhad (a Tan Chong Group company), is set to bring GAC's Aion electric vehicles (EVs) to Malaysia as the official distributor. The question now is, who is Aion and which models can we expect in Malaysia? Let’s begin with the former GAC Aion, established in 2017, operates under the umbrella of Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) and focuses on the research, development, manufacture, and sales of EVs and related services in

Shaun

Jan 24, 2024

WTC Automotif (M) Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warisan TC Holdings Berhad (a Tan Chong Group company), has inked a distribution and service agreement with GAC Aion New Energy Automobile Company Limited to sell, distribute, and service GAC Aion’s electric vehicles (EVs), plus spare parts in Malaysia. The agreement will provide both parties with opportunity to cooperate with each other and study potential business opportunity to expand their respective group’s foothold in the automotive i

Shaun

Jan 11, 2024

Aion Automotive Sales (Thailand) held a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony with top automotive dealers from ASEAN countries. The signing ceremony, along with the unveiling of the GAC Aion Y Plus, marks the brand's official presence in Thailand. The company signed an agreement with 7 distributors hailing from 4 ASEAN nations: Jinhui (Thailand), AIONIC (Thailand), V Group (Thailand), Harmony Group (Thailand), 99 Myanmar (Myanmar), Harmony Group (Vietnam), and EV HUB (Singapore). Al

Shaun

Aug 28, 2023

Bang on after a month we ran the story of the Guangzhou Automoble Corporation (GAC)'s electric vehicle (EV) brand, Aion, foraying into Thailand, the first model by the marque has been spotted there and it's the GAC Aion Y Plus. These set of photos by Sun Benjavitvilai show the crossover that has its sights firmly on the likes of the BYD Atto 3 and MG ZS EVs, having similar dimensions to boot. Specs for Thailand haven't been ascertained just yet, but in its home market of China there's three vari

Sanjay

Jul 31, 2023

GAC Aion, the battery-electric vehicle (BEV) subsidiary of GAC Group, have affirmed their plans on entering the ASEAN market, most recently appointing an official dealer for their vehicles in Thailand. On 28-June 2023, the company penned an agreement with car dealership brand Gold Integrate to serve as their official distributor, as part of their plans on making Thailand the brand's regional headquarters. Earlier this year, GAC Aion outlined their plans to invest a whopping THB 6.4 billion (~RM

Sanjay

Jun 30, 2023

Tesla’s position in China is under threat from various Chinese automotive marques. In April, GAC’s EV-focused marque Aion outsold Tesla for the first time ever. According to sales data compiled by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), a total of 1.63 million vehicles were sold in April alone. Out of which, a total of 527,000 units of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) were sold. NEV is a Chinese term that includes battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs), range extender ve

Eric

May 15, 2023