In November 2025, GAC AION V officially launched in Australia and New Zealand, and simultaneously obtained the 5-star safety rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). This rating applies to all AION V variants produced since September 2025, with a validity period until December 2031. As an independent authoritative vehicle safety organization with over 30 years of experience in Australia and New Zealand, ANCAP has become an important member of the global NCAP (New Car Assessment Program) system, thanks to its rigorous and comprehensive testing system and independent and impartial evaluation standards. Its published safety ratings are not only a core reference for consumers and purchasers in vehicle selection, but also regarded as the "golden benchmark" for vehicle safety performance in the Australian and New Zealand markets — only vehicles that pass all-dimensional tests covering real travel scenarios and meet top industry safety standards can receive the 5-star certification. This time, AION V successfully made the cut, setting a clear safety benchmark for the local market.
GAC AION V Awarded 5-Star ANCAP Safety Rating
Behind the 5-Star ANCAP Rating: Four Core Dimensions Building an All-Scenario Safety Shield
ANCAP safety rating focuses on four core dimensions: Adult Occupant Protection, Child Occupant Protection, Vulnerable Road User Protection, and Safety Assist. With extremely rigorous testing processes and internationally advanced evaluation standards, it comprehensively assesses the overall safety performance of vehicles. GAC AION V has demonstrated balanced and outstanding performance in all dimensions, successfully securing the 5-star certification — Adult Occupant Protection reaches a high level, Child Occupant Protection performs brilliantly, while Vulnerable Road User Protection and Safety Assist systems show steady performance, achieving all-scenario safety protection without shortcomings.
ANCAP Conducts Safety Tests on AION V
①Adult Occupant Protection: Stable Structure + Precise Restraint, Building a Solid Living Space
AION V performed brilliantly in core crash tests. In scenarios such as frontal offset collision and side collision, it provided excellent protection for key body parts of occupants, and even achieved full marks in the side collision test. The model is equipped with standard dual frontal airbags, side chest-protecting airbags, side head-protecting airbags, and a centre airbag, which can effectively avoid secondary injuries during collisions. Coupled with the multi-collision braking system and Rescue Sheet, it adds multiple guarantees for post-accident safety.
②Child Occupant Protection: Exclusive Design + Convenient Configuration, Safeguarding Young Lives
In the Child Occupant Protection dimension, AION V achieved full marks in both frontal and side collision dynamic tests, providing excellent protection for key body parts of 6-year-old and 10-year-old child dummies. The rear outboard seats are equipped with standard ISOFix anchorages, and all rear seating positions are fitted with top tether anchorages, which are compatible with mainstream child safety seats in the Australian and New Zealand markets, showing impressive installation adaptability. Meanwhile, it is standard with a child presence detection system to meticulously safeguard children's safety.
③Vulnerable Road User Protection: Dual Protection of Active + Passive Safety
AION V enhances passive protection through optimized body structure, and most areas of the bonnet provide excellent protection for pedestrians' heads. In terms of active safety, the Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) system can accurately identify pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists, showing stable protection performance in forward scenarios, and even achieving full marks in the AEB Motorcycle test. It is also equipped with a cyclist anti-dooring reminder function.
④Safety Assist: Intelligent System Preventing Potential Risks
The model is equipped with a full set of standard intelligent safety assist configurations. The AEB Car-to-Car system can effectively avoid or mitigate collisions in scenarios such as junctions and crossing collisions; the Lane Support System includes lane assist, lane departure warning, and emergency lane keeping functions, showing excellent performance in key scenarios; the direct driver monitoring system can detect driver fatigue and distraction, and the speed assist system supports speed limit recognition and intelligent cruise control, reducing driving risks in an all-round way.
5-Star Rating Demonstrates Strength, GAC Safeguards Global Travel with Safety
As an important model launched by GAC in the Australian and New Zealand markets, AION V's acquisition of the 5-star ANCAP safety rating this time is not only an authoritative recognition of the model's own safety design and configuration, but also demonstrates the strong strength of Chinese brands in the field of vehicle safety. GAC has always taken safety as the core of product research and development, and continuously creates safe and reliable travel vehicles for global consumers through body structure optimization, safety configuration upgrading, and intelligent safety system iteration.