Final yr, one of many bigger EV producers from China began increasing into the Thailand market with the introduction of an electrical SUV, the Aion Y Plus.
At the moment, 100 of those EVs in right-hand-drive configuration boarded a automobile transporter ship at Guangzhou’s Nansha Port and shipped throughout to Thailand.
Now, the model has introduced one other key right-hand-drive market with this time saying Hong Kong as the subsequent promote it goals to enter.
Like Thailand, the model has launched the Aion Y Plus SUV with plans to construct 6 shops within the nation in 2024 in accordance with a report by cnevpost.
No particulars on the pricing within the Hong Kong market have been introduced however its prone to be launched within the coming weeks.
The Aion Y is obtainable in a number of variants in China with a beginning value of $A25,700, making it one of many extra reasonably priced EVs. For comparability, the BYD Atto 3 has a beginning value of simply shy of $A30,000.
This mannequin’s variants vary from battery sizes of 51.9 kWh going all the best way as much as 70 kWh for the top-spec mannequin.
Relying on the battery dimension, the bottom mannequin delivers as much as 430 km on the beneficiant CLTC cycle whereas the top-spec variants with the bigger battery can bump that vary as much as 610 km of CLTC vary.
The corporate has additionally introduced that it is going to be launching a number of new EV fashions within the Hong Kong market in 2024.
In response to the newest trade information and lined within the newest report, GAC Aion has offered practically 500,000 EVs in 2023 with plans for worldwide growth in full swing.
As a part of this growth, GAC Aion closed 2023 off by saying a brand new manufacturing facility in Thailand that will likely be manufacturing as much as 50,000 new EVs a yr as soon as it’s up and operating.
At the moment, the studies said that this manufacturing facility will likely be up and operating within the first section of manufacturing kicking off by July 2024.
That is excellent news for different markets exterior of Thailand as this plant will likely be producing automobiles for native and export markets.
With markets like Thailand and Hong Kong turning right into a launch pad for a lot of EV producers, it’s possible that GAC Aion may also be exploring different right-hand-drive markets like ours in Australia.
Riz is the founding father of carloop based mostly in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV information, perception studies and traits. He’s a mechanical engineer who spent the primary 7 years of his profession constructing transport infrastructure earlier than beginning carloop. He has a ardour for automobiles, significantly EVs and desires to assist cut back transport emissions in Australia. He presently drives a pink Tesla Mannequin 3.