Aion V

New GAC-owned Chinese brand arrives in the UK, going big on value with a £36k electric family SUV I know what you're thinking: oh goody, yet another Chinese brand arriving in the UK.Surprise, surprise, it's got a strange name – Aion – and its first fruit here is a family-sized electric crossover.But, so the folks behind the brand's UK arm claim, this isn't the kind of venture we've come to expect from China's entrants to the UK and European markets.Rather than simply being an importer, Aion UK is a partnership between car-making giant GAC, which builds cars in China for Toyota and Honda, and Jameel Motors, an international distributor.It doesn't want huge sales right out of the gate – there will only be 25 or so Aion dealers across the UK by the year's end – and it won't be flooding the market with a huge variety of models.For now, the V is the only car you will be able to get from an Aion dealer. It will soon be joined by the UT, an electric hatchback pitched as a rival to the Volkswagen ID 3, but that's your lot until next year.

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