The AION UT Super, jointly developed by CATL, JD.com, and GAC Group and branded as the “People’s Great Car,” has been launched in China.
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Two purchase options are available for the car: battery leasing and whole-vehicle purchase. The purchase price under the battery leasing model is RMB49,900.
AION UT Super integrates CATL’s battery technology and battery-swapping ecosystem, JD.com’s ‘competitive advantages in user insights, car sales, and car maintenance’, as well as GAC’s vehicle manufacturing capabilities.
With the support of ‘Choco-Swap’, the car has a claimed range of 500 kilometres and supports ultra-fast battery swapping in just 99 seconds. This, the companies claim, addresses consumers’ pain points such as low charging efficiency, high purchase cost, and anxiety about battery degradation.
The CATL Naxtra sodium-ion battery will be first applied in the Choco-Swap vehicle models in 2026.
The companies say car purchasers now can enjoy three major benefits: cashback, value addition, and price protection. In terms of cashback, the first 15,000 purchasers will receive a car purchase subsidy of RMB2,000-4,000, and the first 1,000 PLUS members will be given an additional RMB2,500 JD.com E-card. In terms of value addition, there is a limited-time discount on the monthly battery rent. Specifically, for users who choose to purchase the car in the form of battery leasing before 24:00 on December 8, the monthly battery rent will be reduced from RMB499/month to RMB399/month for a limited time period.
In addition, JD.com Plus users will be given 100 free Choco-Swap service vouchers. Moreover, a “180-day price protection” promise has been made. A user can get 10 times the price difference as compensation if the price drops within half a year after taking delivery of a car.
