Unveiled at the 2026 Chengdu Auto Show, the Ray 7 is a five-seat, all-electric sedan measuring 4,960 mm long, 1,900 mm wide, and 1,455 mm tall, on a 2,920 mm wheelbase. The proportions give it a low, wide-body stance with a fastback profile, semi-hidden door handles, a blacked-out C-pillar, and a full-width front light bar built around the new illuminated logo.

Huawei motor, CATL batteries, 700 km range

Power comes from a Huawei-supplied permanent-magnet synchronous motor producing 180 kW (241 hp), paired with LFP battery cells from CATL and GAC Aion's own Yinpai Battery subsidiary. GAC Aion rates the Ray 7 at up to 700 km of range and wraps the pack in its in-house "Magazine" battery safety technology.

A "Super Chassis" and LiDAR-based ADAS

GAC Aion says the Ray 7 is the world's first production car to use a "Super Chassis" built on a chip-level drive-and-control integration architecture, combined with Huawei's brake-by-wire EMB (Electromechanical Braking) system. Driver assistance is handled by a LiDAR-based system with algorithms GAC Aion says are derived from its Level 4 autonomous driving research, with an optional roof-mounted LiDAR sensor available.

A brand on the rebound

The Ray 7 arrives as GAC Aion works to reverse a rough 2025, when full-year sales fell 22.6% to 290,081 units. So far in 2026 the brand has rebounded sharply, selling 28,807 vehicles in July (up 36.4% year-on-year) and 210,386 units over the first seven months — a 62.1% increase over the same period in 2025.

GAC Aion has not yet announced pricing or a launch date, but the Ray 7 is expected to land in the 200,000–250,000 yuan range (roughly $28,000–$35,000), putting it in direct competition with the Xiaomi SU7, Zeekr 007, and Shangjie Z7.