We’ve simply seen the Aion S Plus on Malaysian roads, and right here’s the affirmation that the EV model is about to enter our market. China’s GAC Aion has appointed Tan Chong’s Warisan TC as the only and unique distributor of the previous’s electrical automobiles in Malaysia.

In a Bursa submitting, reported by The Edge, Warisan TC stated that it’s liable for importing, distributing, promoting and performing after-sales providers for GAC Aion’s EVs in Malaysia. The settlement is for a time period of three years.

Established in 2017, the Aion model is owned by GAC Aion New Power Vehicle, which is a subsidiary of the GAC Group. Guangzhou Vehicle Group’s Malaysian accomplice for its namesake model is Warisan TC, which signifies that each GAC’s ICE automobiles and EVs are below one roof in Malaysia.

In Might 2023, GAC and Warisan TC introduced a CKD native meeting programme value over RM60 million. It’s GAC’s first CKD programme not simply in ASEAN, however on the planet. The primary fruit of this marriage – the GAC GS3 B-segment SUV – is about to debut this yr.

Should you didn’t catch our latest submit on the Aion S Plus, it’s Aion’s flagship electrical sedan that was launched in China in June 2021. There, the Aion S Plus could be had in NEDC ranges of 410 km, 510 km and 602 km, with costs ranging from 139,600 yuan (RM90,727) after authorities subsidies.

A 204 hp/350 Nm electrical motor pushes the sedan from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.8 seconds, however what’s distinctive is the claimed best-in-the-world aerodynamics of 0.211 Cd. Regardless of that, it doesn’t ‘look very aero’, not like the Hyundai Ioniq 6.

The Aion S Plus is 4,810 mm lengthy and 1,880 mm broad, which places it across the dimension of a Toyota Camry, which is 75 mm longer however 40 mm narrower than the Aion. The EV’s 2,750 mm wheelbase is round that of a Civic FE. The taped-up automobile we see right here has typical door handles although, not the flush ones seen in Aion’s official photos, and the wheels aren’t of the flamboyant aero selection.

So, it appears to be like just like the Aion S Plus is all set to be the following electrical automobile to make the most of Malaysia’s tax-free window for CBU EVs. After all, the model has SUVs too – try the LX Plus and V right here. What do you assume?

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