GAC Aion Y — model-year timeline & key facts
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Compiled from the GAC Aion Y deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.
Key facts
| Powertrain | EV |
|---|---|
| Power | 204 |
| Range | 610 |
| Battery | 68.3 |
| 0–100 km/h | 7.3 |
| Fast charge | 80 |
| New price US | UNVERIFIED (not sold US) |
| New price EU | UNVERIFIED (not sold EU) |
| New price CN | 99800 |
| Used price signal | UNVERIFIED |
| Value call | China/SEA only: huge space per yuan; buy 2023 Y Plus; 2026 battery-batch question open |
| Sweet-spot year | 2023 |
| Years to avoid | 2026 (caution — battery batch UNVERIFIED) |
| Reliability flag | RED — battery-cell defect batch (213k Aion vehicles |
| Biggest risk | Low — price-warrior positioning is honest |
| Community verdict | Warm but transactional SEA press/owners; China moved on; no Western conversation |
Model-year timeline 2021–2026
| Year | Generation / changes / reliability / used prices |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Launch (Aion Y), China · 63.2 kWh (490 km NEDC) / 68.3 kWh (550 km); 135–160 kW · First-year cars; no export data; taxi-heavy early use · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
| 2022 | Aion Y Plus facelift (Sep 2022) · New 100 kW base motor; 51.9 kWh LFP (430 km); +125 mm length, bigger trunk · Facelift year; taxi-to-family repositioning begins · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
| 2023 | Y Plus, China price war begins · 2023 trims 139,800–179,800 RMB; 510/610 km options · Peak China sales year (204k); no failure pattern surfaced · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
| 2024 | Entry price slashed to 99,800 RMB (Mar 2024); SEA exports begin · New 37.9 kWh / 310 km budget trim; Vietnam launch Oct 2024 · Malaysia/Singapore press reviews positive on value · None documented · UNVERIFIED (MY new ~RM 119,800–135,800) |
| 2025 | Carryover; China sales collapsing (73k) · No hardware change documented · Model aging; replaced in buyer interest by newer Aion models · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
| 2026 | Unchanged · No changes documented · Battery-batch scandal (Jul 2026, 213k Aion vehicles affected) — Y inclusion UNVERIFIED · None documented for Y · UNVERIFIED |
Sweet-spot year: 2023
Years to skip: 2026 (caution — battery batch UNVERIFIED)