The two parties will work together to build L4 driverless mass production vehicles based on GAC Aion’s redundant vehicle platform and vehicle electrical architecture, integrating Didi Autonomous Driving’s unique L4 autonomous driving technology solution for travel services.

The announcement stated that the first Robotaxi jointly built by the two parties has completed product definition and is undergoing a joint review of design and styling. The first batch of L4 models are planned to be mass-produced next year, and will be fully adapted to Didi’s autonomous driving and unmanned intelligent operation system Huiju Port, and will be connected to Didi’s travel network in the form of hybrid dispatch.

According to previous reports, in May 2023, GAC Aion New Energy Vehicle Co., Ltd. and Didi Autonomous Driving Company signed a deepening cooperation agreement to jointly launch the driverless new energy mass production vehicle project-“AIDI Plan.” and announced the establishment of a joint venture.

The first mass-produced model will be based on GAC Aion’s AEP3.0 pure electric platform, Xingling electronic and electrical architecture and multi-fusion perception autonomous driving mass production technology, equipped with DiDi’s autonomous driving L4 urban generalization engine and unique autonomous driving for travel services. Driving technology program.

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According to the cooperation plan between the two parties, GAC Aion will carry out all-round strategic cooperation with INDOMOBIL Group in the fields of vehicle manufacturing, automobile sales services and finance, energy ecology, travel market, upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, etc., to provide Indonesian consumers with more New energy products with reliable quality and smart technology promote the development of the new energy automobile industry in Indonesia and even Southeast Asia.

Indonesia is not only the most populous country in Southeast Asia and the largest automobile consumer, but also has abundant nickel ore resources, which provides powerful policy and resource advantages for the development of the automobile industry. INDOMOBIL Group is a large-scale group company whose business covers many fields such as vehicle manufacturing and automobile finance. Its parent company Salin Group is one of the top three consortiums in Indonesia, which will provide strong support for the development of GAC Eon in Indonesia.

GAC Eon’s globalization strategy is being accelerated. In the Southeast Asian market, it has made significant progress in ASEAN markets such as Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, and the Philippines, and has invested in and constructed its first overseas manufacturing base in Thailand. In the future, GAC Aian will further accelerate its global layout and build global production and sales bases in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and other places.

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“GAC Trumpchi Shadow Leopard”

“GAC AION S MAX”

Specifically, GAC Trumpchi’s annual production and sales exceeded 400,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 8.24% and 12.12%, achieving both revenue and profit growth. Trumpchi has implemented hybridization of its entire range of models, with sales of over 45,000 hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). Sales of MPV models were 164,200 units, a year-on-year increase of 59%. GAC Aion achieved production and sales of 500,000 vehicles and 480,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 82.84% and 77.02% respectively.

“Toyota Veranda plug-in hybrid version”

“Honda Accord plug-in hybrid version”

In 2023, GAC’s joint venture brands will accelerate their electrification and intelligent transformation. GAC Toyota’s annual production and sales will exceed 950,000 vehicles, with new energy and energy-saving vehicles accounting for 33%. Guangqi Honda’s cumulative production and sales have exceeded 10 million units over the years, and its vehicle exports have exceeded 20,000 units throughout the year. In 2024, GAC Group will continue to increase the proportion of new energy and energy-saving vehicles, and strive to achieve sales of more than 1 million self-owned brands and increase total sales by 10%.

“The first batch of exported vehicles from GAC Aion are shipped to Laem Chabang Port in Thailand by sea”

In terms of exports, GAC Group will export 75,800 vehicles in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 130%, including 55,000 vehicles of its own brands. The market covers 41 countries and regions, and it has 236 overseas sales and service outlets. It has initially achieved complete vehicle exports and local sales. Production in parallel. GAC has deployed multiple assembly plants in Africa and Southeast Asia, among which the first batch of vehicles have been delivered off the assembly line in Nigeria and Tunisia. Construction of GAC’s Aion Thailand factory has started, and the first phase is scheduled to be completed in July this year. In 2024, GAC Group will accelerate the completion and commissioning of assembly plants in Thailand, Malaysia and other countries, continue to promote the Southeast Asian market layout, and focus on markets such as Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Mexico. In 2024, GAC will add about 200 new overseas outlets and strive to achieve the annual overseas sales target of over 150,000 vehicles.

“GAC Charging Station”

In terms of the layout of charging and swapping stations, GAC has created a full-scenario energy replenishment system that “combines speed and slowness, complements charging and swapping, and interacts with vehicle and network”. It has built and operated 930 charging stations across the country, with more than 6,855 charging terminals and 62 battery swapping stations, covering 159 cities. In 2024, GAC Group will further accelerate the ramp-up of Yinpai battery production capacity and continue to expand the energy replenishment network. It plans to add 5,000 fast charging terminals and 30 battery swap stations across the country, and build 2,000 charging stations and 500 battery swap stations by 2025. .

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The announcement stated that the transfer price was determined to be 191 million RMB based on the evaluation results of the relevant asset evaluation report (subject to the registered evaluation results); at the same time, it was agreed that GAC Aion would transfer 100% of the equity of Zhixiang Company and inject capital of 18.58 million RMB into it. billion. The source of funds is self-raised by GAC Aion.

It was previously reported that in October last year, GAC Group issued an announcement stating that it planned to implement equity adjustments and other restructuring matters for GAC Mitsubishi and GAC Mitsubishi Auto Sales Company. After the reorganization is completed, GAC Mitsubishi will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of GAC Group, and GAC Aion will use the GAC Mitsubishi plant to increase production and capacity, and plans to achieve mass production in June 2024.

In March this year, GAC Mitsubishi Motors Co., Ltd. officially changed its name to Hunan Zhixiang Automobile Management Co., Ltd. At the same time, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation withdrew from the ranks of shareholders.

GAC Aion’s sales in 2023 will be 480,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 77%. By integrating GAC Mitsubishi’s factories and assets, GAC Aion plans to expand production in June 2024 and increase basic production capacity to 600,000 vehicles per year. This is also a deployment to achieve the 1 million production and sales target in 2025.

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▲ Official promotional picture of GAC Aion, the same below

GAC Aion announced that it has become the first car company to deploy more than 300 1000V super charging stations in Hong Kong. At the same time, GAC Aion will build 6 sales and service centers and brand-direct stores in Hong Kong this year.

It is learned that Aion’s first Hong Kong showroom was opened in Kowloon Bay, located in the “First Group Center” of Kowloon East Commercial Building.

In his speech, Wei Haigang, general manager of GAC International, shared GAC Group’s international strategy and development plan in the Hong Kong market. He said: “Today, we officially launch new products in Hong Kong. It is precisely because we attach great importance to the Hong Kong market and want to bring the best technology and the best models to Hong Kong consumers. In addition to the current Aion model, we will also In the future, we will also introduce more pure electric, plug-in hybrid and other new energy models to meet the diversified needs of the Hong Kong market. In the future, using the Hong Kong market as a strategic base, we will continue to expand the Asia-Pacific new energy market and further Deepen the international layout.”

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According to previous reports, the 1 millionth vehicle model rolled off the production line of GAC Aion is the Hyper HT. The car was launched on November 15, priced at 213,900-329,900 RMB. Some models use gull-wing doors, which are relatively rare in the same class. The CLTC pure electric cruising range can be up to 770 kilometers.

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This month, as the Pai Battery Smart Ecological Factory was officially completed and put into operation, GAC Aian has fully opened up the layout of the energy ecological industry chain including upstream raw materials, R&D, manufacturing, battery recycling and echelon utilization. At present, GAC Aion already has a dual-brand matrix of “AION + Hyper”.

It is noticed that Hyper HT was launched on November 15, priced at 213,900-329,900 RMB. The new car is built on the pure electric exclusive platform AEP3.0 and the new Xingling electronic and electrical architecture. Some models adopt gull-wing doors, which are relatively rare in the same class. The CLTC pure electric cruising range can reach up to 770 kilometers.

The entire Hyper HT series adopts a rear-mounted rear-drive single-motor layout, and is available in high and low power versions: the low-power motor has a maximum power of 180 kilowatts and a peak torque of 355 Nm; the high-power motor has a maximum power of 250 kilowatts and a peak torque of 355 Nm. It is 430 N·m. In terms of battery life, Hyper HT is available in CLTC pure electric range versions of 600 kilometers, 670 kilometers and 770 kilometers.

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The Hyper HT was officially launched on November 15. It is positioned as a pure electric mid-to-large SUV with an official guide price of 213,900-329,900 yuan.

The new car is built on the pure electric exclusive platform AEP3.0 and the new Xingling electronic and electrical architecture. Some models adopt gull-wing doors, which are relatively rare in the same class.

In terms of power, the entire Hyper HT series adopts a rear-mounted, rear-drive single-motor layout, and is available in high and low power versions: the low-power motor has a maximum power of 180 kilowatts and a peak torque of 355 Nm; the high-power motor has a maximum power of 250 kilowatts. , with a peak torque of 430 N·m. In terms of battery life, Hyper HT is available in CLTC pure electric range versions of 600 kilometers, 670 kilometers and 770 kilometers.

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According to previous official reports, Yinpai’s battery has a lifespan of up to 1.5 million kilometers and can be cycled 4,000 times or more. The energy density of the entire package is 146.5Wh/kg, and it is said that “the entire package of guns does not catch fire.”

On inquiry it is learned that GAC Group established Yinpai Battery Company in August 2022 to carry out independent battery industrialization construction, with a total project investment of 10.9 billion RMB; in December 2022, Yinpai, located in the GAC Zhilian New Energy Vehicle Industrial Park, Battery Technology Co., Ltd. has officially started construction and plans to build a 36GWh mass production line by 2025. On September 15 this year, Inpai’s cathode mixing production line successfully completed its first feeding, marking that Inpai Battery Factory has officially entered the equipment commissioning stage.

At the 21st Guangzhou International Auto Show 2023 on November 17, GAC Group announced that it will implement all-solid-state batteries in vehicles in 2026, and Hyper models will be the first to adopt them.

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▲ Picture source GAC Aion official blog

According to reports, Yinpai’s battery has a lifespan of up to 1.5 million kilometers and can be cycled 4,000 times or more. The energy density of the entire package is 146.5Wh/kg. It is said that “the entire package of guns does not catch fire.”

It is learned that GAC Group established Yinpai Battery Company in August 2022 to carry out independent battery industrialization construction, with a total project investment of 10.9 billion RMB; in December 2022, Yinpai, located in the GAC Zhilian New Energy Vehicle Industrial Park, Battery Technology Co., Ltd. has officially started construction and plans to build a 36GWh mass production line by 2025. On September 15 this year, Inpai’s cathode mixing production line successfully completed its first feeding, marking that Inpai Battery Factory has officially entered the equipment commissioning stage.

▲ Picture source: Guangzhou Automobile Group’s official Weibo, the same below

It is reported that Yinpai Battery’s first product uses GAC’s own lithium iron phosphate technology. In the early stage, it will mainly support Aion and enterprises within the GAC Group to increase the battery market share. In the future, it will actively expand external markets and carry out market-oriented operations.

In addition, at the 21st Guangzhou International Auto Show 2023 on November 17, GAC Group announced that it will implement all-solid-state batteries in vehicles in 2026, and Hyper models will be the first to adopt them.

GAC Aion Laboratory announced the completion of the experimental verification of the interface modification technology of solid-state batteries and announced a new technological breakthrough. This technology will reduce the life decay of solid-state batteries by 50% and maintain battery capacity above 90% after 150 cycles.

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