GAC

Key facts

Models: 1
Starting price: 28,000 €
Best range (everyday): 330 km
Body styles: Steilheck

About the brand

Founded: 1997
Headquarters: Guangzhou, China
Ownership: State owned group of the city of Guangzhou, listed in Hong Kong and Shanghai

History

Guangzhou Automobile Group was formed in 1997 as the city of Guangzhou's state owned car group, tracing its roots to a components plant founded in 1948. GAC grew big not with brands of its own but with joint ventures: with Honda from 1998 and with Toyota from 2004. Its own passenger car brand, Trumpchi, arrived in 2010, the year the group listed in Hong Kong; Shanghai followed in 2012.

EV strategy

GAC has a dedicated brand for electric cars: Aion, founded in 2017 and given that name in 2020, develops its platform and battery technology in house. GAC arrived in Europe in September 2025, first in Poland, Portugal and Finland; Greece followed in December 2025 and the United Kingdom in May 2026. The European cars are assembled by Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria.

Good to know

GAC is one of the few Chinese groups running joint ventures with Honda and with Toyota side by side.
The European Aion models do not come from China; they are assembled by Magna Steyr in Graz.
The planned US launch was postponed indefinitely in 2019 because of the trade conflict, and Europe became the fallback.

Sources:en.wikipedia.org electrive.com electrive.net gacgroup.com gacgroup.com prnewswire.co.uk

Models

1 model

Available from November 2026
GAC AION UT 60 kWh
Orderable new from November 2026
330kmRangeEveryday
Electricity cost about 7.5 euro per 100 kilometres, at 0.35 euro per kilowatt-hour of home electricity, measured at the socket including charging lossesElectricity costEveryday
28,000€Price from
GAC AION UT 60 kWh
Orderable new from November 2026
330 kmElectricity cost about 7.5 euro per 100 kilometres, at 0.35 euro per kilowatt-hour of home electricity, measured at the socket including charging lossesfrom 28.000 €