Intelligent Manufacturing

For either conventional vehicles or new energy vehicles, intelligence is deeply rooted in the manufacturing process of GAC. According to the five-level evaluation system of intelligent plant maturity released by the state, GAC AION Smart Ecological Factory reached Level 3 directly and Level 4 partly when completed, and plans to reach Level 5 by 2025. The GAC Yichang plant is a model of intelligent manufacturing of conventional vehicles.

GAC AION
Smart Ecological Factory

GAC AION Smart Ecological Factory broke ground in September 2017, and has a gross investment of RMB 4.7 billion, a floor area of 470,000 square meters, an overall planned production capacity of 400,000 vehicles per annum and a first-phase production capacity of 200,000 vehicles per annum. This plant is a world-class digital intelligent plant featuring the Internet of Things, big data and customization, a smart plant for comprehensive energy utilization with a smart micro-grid, photovoltaic and other clean energy sources, and an electric energy storage system, and a future-oriented world-class new-type intelligent and connected model plant that represents the new levels of intelligent manufacturing, quality, customization and environmental protection of GAC.

Globally Leading Flexible Plant of Steel-Aluminum Vehicle Bodies

To adapt to the future application of lightweight materials such as aluminium alloy, GAC AION's Intelligent Eco-factory features the world's first aluminium riveting and spot welding switching technology and a “steel-aluminium hybrid” production line, providing users with a higher quality and safer lightweight body. The body of the GAC AION S is made of a combination of high-strength steel and aluminium alloy, achieving world-leading levels of safety and lightweight, and maximizing the safety of passengers.

Globally Leading Digital Autonomous Decision-Making Plant

GAC AION Smart Ecological Factory is the first domestic vehicle plant that uses a global data cloud platform for production process analysis and decision-making to improve production efficiency and quality control capacity greatly, and to make the best products. Intelligent manufacturing gives machines human wisdom, and realizes data acquisition, analysis, judgment and decision-making.

Globally Leading Interactive Customization Plant

Through the C2B customization of intelligent vehicle manufacturing, GAC AION Smart Ecological Factory is the first of its kind in the world that involves users deeply in vehicle design and manufacturing, provides them with individualized experiences, and makes exclusive vehicles. Users can enjoy rich, interactive and interesting smooth individualized experiences through the GAC NE app. For example, 16,800 and 60,000 solutions can be customized for the Aion S and the Aion LX respectively. Through the app, users can see the production process of customized models at any time, and witness the birth of their own vehicles, which can enhance the participation and sense of ritual of users in the production process.

The World's First Ecological Plant for Comprehensive Energy Utilization

GAC Aion's Intelligent Eco-factory is the world's first energy-efficient factory, fully utilizing green and environmentally friendly processes and materials to harmoniously coexist with the natural environment and achieve sustainable development. The new factory features a solar roof made from 52,000 photovoltaic panels (covering 85,000 square meters), generating 16.77 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, accounting for approximately 15% of the factory's full-load electricity consumption. Additionally, it has its own battery energy storage facility to store excess electricity, with the first phase reaching a storage capacity of 1,000 kilowatt-hours. The new factory makes extensive use of advanced environmental protection technologies, such as liquid damping material spraying technology in the painting workshop, fully automated spraying of water-based environmentally friendly LASD materials to achieve a 49% reduction in benzene aldehyde VOCs inside the vehicle; green film technology, using advanced green film technology (zirconiumisation) to achieve zero emissions of harmful substances.

GAC Yichang Plant

Built according to world-class industry standards, the GAC Yichang plant is a high-efficiency, high-quality, energy-saving and environment-friendly world-class model plant of intelligent manufacturing that realizes the organic integration of production automation, information digitalization, intelligent management and ecological intelligent manufacturing.

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Intelligent Manufacturing

GAC AIONSmart Ecological Factory

Globally Leading Flexible Plant of Steel-Aluminum Vehicle Bodies

GAC Yichang Plant

GAC AION
Smart Ecological Factory