The Aion Ray 7 is a battery-electric fastback and the first model in the Ray line, which GAC Aion introduced in July 2026 as a range aimed at younger buyers. It is also the first car to carry the brand’s redesigned logo. The body measures 4,960 x 1,900 x 1,455 mm on a 2,920 mm wheelbase, with a quoted drag coefficient of 0.22 and five seats. It is longer than either the Aion S Plus sedan or the Aion V SUV, the brand’s two mainstream nameplates.
Drive is to the rear wheels through a Huawei DriveONE permanent-magnet synchronous motor with a peak output of 180 kW (241 hp). Top speed is 180 km/h. Torque is 235 Nm. Two lithium iron phosphate packs are offered. The 45.58 kWh pack uses cells from Yinpai Battery, GAC Aion’s own cell unit, and is rated at 530 km on China’s CLTC cycle, with consumption of 9.7 kWh per 100 km and 0-100 km/h in 7.4 seconds. The 62.98 kWh pack uses CATL cells built with GAC Aion’s Magazine Battery safety technology and is rated at 702 km, 9.8 kWh per 100 km and 6.9 seconds; with the optional high-performance package its CLTC range is 600 km. The MIIT type-approval filing gives unladen weights of 1,720 kg and 1,855 kg.
The driver assistance hardware is Huawei’s. The lidar variants carry one 192-channel lidar alongside three 4D millimetre-wave radars, 11 cameras and 12 ultrasonic sensors, 27 sensors in all, and GAC Aion says the car can drive itself from one parking space to another. The algorithms share a foundation with WeRide’s Level 4 robotaxi software. The top trim uses Huawei’s EMB system for braking and the other four variants a Onebox integrated braking unit. EMB replaces the hydraulic line between pedal and caliper with an electric actuator at each wheel; GAC Aion quotes a 100 to 0 km/h stopping distance of 33 metres.
The Ray 7 was unveiled on 19 August 2026 and went on public display at the Chengdu auto show on 21 August, in yellow and purple launch colours. Pre-sales opened in China on 17 October 2026.
Aion Ray 7 price and trims
There are five variants, all rear-wheel drive. The two 530 km versions cost 128,800 yuan (~$19,100) and 138,800 yuan (~$20,600) in pre-sale, and the three 702 km versions run from 138,800 yuan (~$20,600) to 158,800 yuan (~$23,600). The top trim at 158,800 yuan (~$23,600) is the only one with the EMB brake-by-wire system and Huawei’s chip-level integrated drive-and-brake architecture. These are pre-sale prices rather than a launch list, and GAC Aion has not announced an on-sale date.
