Times have changed! Volkswagen and Toyota have actually begun to "shell" Chinese cars!
When China's auto market was just launched, independent brands entered into joint ventures with foreign auto brands, and foreign auto brands must have played the leading role. Independent brands have no technology, no spare parts, and even little money, so foreign car brands will license some outdated technology or spare parts to partner car brands. It is also in this context that independent brands have begun to rise slowly, and even now there are still many foreign engines and gearboxes used in fuel vehicles.
After entering the era of electrification, it is almost impossible to hear that independent brands are still using foreign electric vehicle technology. On the contrary, many electric vehicles made by joint venture brands with average strength are independent brand technologies, including motors, batteries, etc.
Recently, a new model has been revealed, this model is the AION Y, which will officially usher in the facelift at the Beijing Auto Show. According to the manufacturer, the new car will receive a strong upgrade and will be equipped with a new electrification platform technology. At present, the current model is priced at 99,800-189,800 yuan in China, and the terminal discount is about 15,000 yuan, which is also a relatively cheap electric SUV. Why suddenly introduce this AION because it is so special.
What is so special about this AION Y? Because the GAC Toyota logo will be replaced soon, it will be incorporated into the GAC Toyota system and sold as a Toyota car.
You must have seen your own brand cars OEM foreign cars, so as to get better sales, but you may not have seen your own brand directly OEM Toyota for sales! The times are really a joke with us!
In the future, GAC Toyota's AION Y will become one of Toyota's cheapest entry-level compact SUVs, which also shows that the technology of its own brand is indeed at the forefront of the times.
In fact, not only Toyota, but also some foreign car brands have begun to post Chinese electric vehicles. Recently, Volkswagen's electric car has received a certain degree of exposure, and the manufacturer named this new car ID.9. At present, although this new car has not been released, from the outline of the new car, it is highly similar to Xiaopeng G9, so many consumers suspect that it is the rebranding model of Xiaopeng G9, because Volkswagen has also invested in Xiaopeng Motors, and the two belong to partners now.
In addition to the above designs, MG Motors is considered a local car brand in Europe. MG Automobile has directly changed the brand of many electric vehicles of SAIC Motor, and exported them directly to Europe as MG Motors, which has achieved good sales. This shows that China's electric vehicles have begun to export in reverse, and such a big change has taken place in just three or four years, and I believe that there will be more subversive moments in the future, and we are all witnesses of this era.