Wuling goes upstream in China by launching a brand new model, Aishang, geared toward younger patrons. The model’s first mannequin is a BEV hatchback known as A100C. Its mass manufacturing kicked off in China with the market launch scheduled for October 2025.
The Chinese language automobile market has suffered from intense competitors for a number of consecutive years. Consequently, yearly, quite a lot of consultants predict that many of the native automobile manufacturers will go bust within the brief time period. And a few of them fall sufferer to those forecasts, with Neta as the most recent instance. Nonetheless, there are nonetheless quite a lot of automakers combating for a spot within the solar. What’s extra intriguing is that new manufacturers proceed to emerge within the Center Kingdom. The most recent newcomer to the market is Wuling’s Aishang.
Wuling launched a brand new model in China
Wuling is a mainstream Chinese language automaker owned by Guangxi Automotive Group. It’s best identified for the three way partnership with GM and SAIC (SGMW). Nonetheless, this firm has stand-alone initiatives as effectively. The Aishang model is the youngest of Wuling’s infants.
Wuling launched mass manufacturing of the Aishang’s first mannequin in China in late September. Regardless of a rising pattern for giant crossovers, the brand new model’s launch automobile is the Aishang A100C electrical two-door metropolis automobile. It’s value noting that Wuling is sort of skilled in manufacturing small and reasonably priced vehicles with a price ticket beneath 100,000 yuan (~14,000 USD).
In line with Wuling deputy GM Wang Zhiqiang, the home demand for small vehicles represented a 63% year-over-year development within the first half of 2025, with over 425,000 items offered in six months. The highest supervisor highlighted that he sees it as a strategic alternative to enter the low-cost passenger automobile market with a brand new product. In line with Wang, fashionable vehicles must be engaging, straightforward to make use of, and social.
Wuling leaders are assured in regards to the launch of the brand new model, getting into a extremely aggressive phase. The primary Aishang automobile will begin gross sales in October, competing with the Chery QQ Ice Cream and the Changan Lumin.
Extra in regards to the Aishang A100C
The Aishang A100C is a small two-door four-seat EV with a fairly generic “cute” look frequent for its market phase. It adopts blackened pillars, aerodynamic wheel covers, and an air consumption within the entrance bumper. The automobile’s headlights are giving everybody a frowning look. Different highlights of the A100C are typical door handles and a charging port cowl within the entrance proper fender.
The Aishang A100C’s dimensions are 3285/1708/1550 mm. Its wheelbase reaches 1,980 mm. For readability, it’s 29 mm longer, 130 mm wider, and 28 mm decrease than the 2025 mannequin 12 months Wuling Mini EV. The Aishang A100C has a single electrical motor within the rear axle for 35 kW (51 hp) and 83 Nm. It’s powered by a Gotion-made LFP battery for 17.65 kWh. The electrical vary of the A100C reaches 220 km beneath CLTC situations.
