GAC Aion New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd., trading as GAC Aion (), is a Chinese

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manufacturer headquartered in

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, China. A subsidiary of

GAC Group Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (GAC Group) is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong. , it was the fifth largest automobile manufacturer in China, with 2.144 million sales in 2021. The com ...

, it was established in 2017 as the GAC New Energy Automobile. Its current name was adopted in November 2020. It produces

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under the eponymous Aion brand and the premium

Hyptec Hyptec () is a Chinese electric vehicle brand owned by GAC Aion, the electric vehicle subsidiary of GAC Group. It was founded in 2022 under the name Hyper, before it was renamed in 2024. The brand serves as a premium product line of GAC Aion, whi ...

brand. As of 2023, GAC Aion is the third-largest battery electric vehicle brand after Tesla and

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, both in China and globally by producing 480,003 vehicles.

History

GAC New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. was established on 28 July 2017 as a subsidiary of GAC Group to develop connected new energy vehicles. Aion was introduced as an electric vehicle sub-brand under GAC New Energy in 2018. The first model, the

Aion S The Aion S is a compact electric sedan produced by GAC Aion. It was revealed at Auto Guangzhou of 2018. A new variant, the Aion S Plus, was shown in 2021. Another new variant, the Aion S Max, went on sale in 2023. Overview The Aion S was unvei ...

, was shown to the public in November at

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. In 2019, GAC announced 12 new models, which eventually included the LX, V, and Y. In November 2020, GAC New Energy was renamed to GAC Aion, and became an independent operation separate from other GAC operations. 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. In 2021, GAC Aion announced A480

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, 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. In July 2021,

announced that GAC Aion will jointly develop a medium-to-large pure electric SUV "AH8" with

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. In September 2022, GAC Aion revealed a new brand logo. The company also introduced a new premium brand called Hyper () and its first product, the

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. In August 2024, GAC Aion renamed the Western name of the brand to Hyptec. In October 2023, GAC Group announced that it would take over 100% ownership of GAC's Changsha plant, which had been jointly operated with

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under GAC Mitsubishi. Starting in May 2024, the plant will have an annual capacity of 200,000 electric vehicles for the Aion brand.

Overseas markets

GAC Aion entered the Thailand market in September 2023 by launching the

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Aion Y Plus in the country. The company began assembly of electric cars in Thailand in July 2024. In November 2023, Aion vehicles went on sale in Mexico alongside other GAC Motor vehicles. In January 2024, company entered the Hong Kong market, and started previewing its product in Malaysia. In April 2024, GAC Aion announced its entry to Indonesia with local partner

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. Indomobil will invest in a local manufacturing plant to assemble Aion vehicles. In September 2024, GAC Aion entered the Philippine market under Dangdang New Energy Auto Service (Philippines) Ltd. Corp. In October 2024, GAC Aion entered the Vietnamese market.

Products

Aion

Aion () is the eponymous mass-market brand of GAC Aion. File:Aion S IMG001.jpg,

File:Aion S Plus 001.jpg, Aion S Plus File:Aion S Max 008.jpg, Aion S Max File:Aion RT 001.jpg, Aion RT File:Aion UT 001.jpg, Aion UT File:Aion V II 001.jpg, Aion V File:2022 GAC Aion Y Plus.jpg, Aion Y Plus File:2022 GAC Aion LX Plus (front).jpg, Aion LX Plus

Hyptec

Hyptec () is the premium brand of GAC Aion. The brand was created in September 2022 as Hyper, with a goal to expand GAC Aion's portfolio with a separate premium brand. Hyptec's first product is the Hyptec SSR hypercar. Production of the SSR began in October 2023. In 2023, the Hyper lineup was further expanded with a second model, the

Hyptec GT The Hyptec GT () or previously Hyper GT is an Electric car, electric Mid-size car, mid-size Sedan (automobile), sedan produced by China, Chinese automobile manufacturer GAC Aion and sold under its premium electric vehicle brand Hyptec. When the H ...

sedan, which went on sale in July 2023. In October of the same year, the mid-size SUV coupe

Hyptec HT The Hyptec HT () or previously Hyper HT is an electric mid-size SUV produced by Chinese automobile manufacturer GAC Aion and sold under its premium electric vehicle brand Hyptec. It is the third model unveiled under the Hyptec series, after th ...

debuted, with sales beginning in the domestic market in November 2023. In August 2024, the brand's English name was changed from Hyper to Hyptec. File:Aion Hyper GT 008.jpg,

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File:Aion Hyper SSR 001.jpg, Hyptec SSR File:Aion Hyptec HL 003.jpg,

Hyptec HL The Hyptec HL () is an electric full-size SUV produced by Chinese automobile manufacturer GAC Aion a subsidiary of GAC Group and sold under the Hyptec marque since 2025. Overview The Hyptec HL, initially known by its codename AH8, was first an ...

Joint venture

Hycan

Hycan () is a

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brand of electric vehicles that originated from a partnership in 2019 between GAC and

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, known as GAC-Nio. The partnership initially produced two models, the Hycan 007 and Hycan Z03, both derived from existing Aion vehicles—the Aion LX and Aion Y, respectively. In 2021, the joint venture rebranded itself as Hycan. GAC Aion holds a 20.54% stake, while the major shareholder is Pearl River Investment (68.56%). On January 11, 2025, GAC Group disclosed that as the shareholder, it is solving the employee placement issue of Hycan in accordance with its investment ratio. GAC Aion will take over the after-sales service of Hycan products. Hycan has been confirmed as substantially defunct. File:Hycan 007 001.jpg, Hycan 007 File:Hycan Z03 IMG001.jpg, Hycan Z03 File:Hycan A06 001.jpg, Hycan A06 File:Hycan V09 006.jpg,

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Sales

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