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CG Motors responds after Aion Y fire in Bharatpur

CG Motors has issued a statement after a fatal fire involving an Aion Y in Bharatpur. The company says it will support the official probe and wait for the technical findings.

Published 15 Sept 2026 · Prices re-checked 15 Sept
The short answer
Rs 59 lakh
GAC Aion Y, ex-showroom. Verified against distributor pricing on 15 Sept.
Rs 70,333
EMI from /mo
+15–20%
on-road, over ex-sh.
CG Motors responds after Aion Y fire in Bharatpur
Image: GAC Aion Y — official image
Rs 59 lakh
Ex-showroom · verified 15 Sept
Motor100 kW
FuelElectric
GearboxAutomatic
Variants1
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CG Motors Pvt. Ltd., the official GAC distributor in Nepal, has responded after a fatal fire involving an Aion Y in Bharatpur. The company said it is waiting for the official findings from Nepal Police and other government agencies.

The Aion Y itself is listed at Rs 58.50 lakh ex-showroom.

GAC Aion Y
Image: GAC Aion Y — official image

The fire happened on September 11 at Basant Chowk, Bharatpur Metropolitan City-9, Chitwan. A man identified as Amar Parajuli died in the incident.

CG Motors said the vehicle maker will inspect the damaged car and later publish its own report. It also asked people not to treat unverified social media posts as facts before the probe is complete.

GAC Aion V
Image: GAC Aion V — official image

This is now a matter for investigators. For Nepal EV buyers, the key point is simple: the cause has not been confirmed yet, and the company says it will wait for a scientific finding before drawing a line under the case.

Price ladder
Ex-showroom, verified 15 Sept · live from the catalog, not typed into the article
ModelSegmentEx-showroom
GAC Aion YThis article
1 variantRs 59 lakh
GAC Aion V
2 variantsRs 65 – 70 lakh
Monthly EMI, 5 years at 7.5%
On ex-showroom, 40% down. Your dealer’s down payment and processing fee will change this.
GAC Aion Y
Rs 70,333
per month · the entry point
GAC Aion V
Rs 78,136
per month · +Rs 7,803 vs the cheapest
Rs 7,803/month separates the cheapest from the dearest here.Run your own numbers →
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Ajit Narayan Singh
Editor, Nepal AutoMart

Writes on vehicle pricing, taxation and the Nepali auto market from ongoing tracking of distributor price lists. Every price in this piece is read live from the Nepal AutoMart catalog — how we verify prices.

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