[4] A study preview of the first production Aiways vehicle was the prototype U5 Ion Concept presented in November 2018, with plans to introduce the series character next spring.

[6] In line with previous announcements, the first production car of the Aiways brand was the mid-size SUV U5 presented in March 2019.

[11] In July 2020, the first transport of 500 U5 units will arrive in Europe, which will operate as part of the Hertz car rental company in the French Corsica.

[12] In April 2021, Aiways introduced its second production car in the form of a mid-size SUV Coupe called U6.

[14]: 58 In mid-2023, the company's financial situation collapsed, which led to the suspension of employee salaries and production stoppages.

In 2021, it was planned to produce a hybrid coupe RG Nathalie,[18] however, it did not materialize and the company remained inactive at the beginning of the third decade of the 21st century.

[19] The vehicles are to be sold in Germany via Euronics Deutschland, a cooperative chain of independent consumer electronics and white goods retailers.

Exports from China began in 2020 and the U5 is now sold in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, La Reunion, Suisse (Garage Emplatures) and the Netherlands In 2021 the U5 was given a ‘facelift’ which included new convenience technology features, new paint colors and a new 63kWh battery.

The manufacturer's concept car Aiways U6 ion, which was to be presented at the Geneva Motor Show 2020, as an SUV Coupé.

As the Swiss government banned events with more than 1,000 participants on 28 February 2020 due to the epidemic, the Geneva Motor Show was canceled.