Not Only Selling Cars, AION Will Make Indonesia An Export Production Base

Handover of Hyptec HT with consumers. (Photo: Afrizal/VOI)

JAKARTA - Chinese car brands are increasingly present in Indonesia, one of which is GAC AION which is present under the auspices of the Indomobil Group which not only markets models but also plans to invest in the long term.

Real evidence will be carried out by AION, namely building production facilities, which will produce AION and Hyptec models in the country.

Vice President of AION Indonesia Major Qin, revealed that AION has currently exported its products to more than 20 countries around the world, and Indonesia is one of the key countries in its expansion plans.

"Cooperation with Indomobil is not only for sales, but also for the production of electric cars. We plan to make Indonesia a production base and will be exported abroad," said Qin, when met in the Pantai Indah Kapuk area, some time ago.

It is planned that AION will set up a new factory in Cikampek, West Java, which will start operating in the first quarter of 2025. The plant will have a production capacity of 50,000 units per year and focus on SUV-type electric cars, a segment that is currently popular in the ASEAN region.

"Indonesia has great potential as a market and production center for electric cars. Factories in Indonesia will focus on SUV products," he added.

As is known, currently, AION Indonesia has brought various electric car models, most recently there is a Hyptec HT whose official price has been announced. Previously there was an AION Y Plus that had been tested by the VOI Team on the Jakarta-Bandung-Jakarta route.

Most recently, AION will also bring its newest model which has a right steering wheel. The model will be launched at the 2024 Gaikindo Jakarta Auto Week (GJAW) event which will take place from November 22 to December 1.