Overview
- GAC confirmed the Aion V is being built in Graz, with reporting that mass production has begun at Magna’s facility.
- European production is intended to reduce exposure to higher duties on fully built Chinese EV imports.
- The Europe-bound Aion V features a 201 hp front-drive unit and a 75.2 kWh LFP battery rated at 316 miles WLTP, with German pricing from €35,990.
- The electric crossover recently secured a five-star safety rating from Euro NCAP.
- Magna’s Graz plant, freed up by winding down programs like the Jaguar I-Pace and Fisker Ocean, is assembling Chinese brands such as Xpeng, though any similar partial-disassembly approach for GAC has not been confirmed.