Arcfox (极狐) is a Chinese marque of electric passenger cars and crossovers based in

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, operating since 2017. The brand belongs to the car manufacturer BAIC Group. The brand's vehicles are produced by BAIC Bluepark Magna Automobile Co., Ltd., a 51-49 joint venture plant held by BAIC Bluepark and Magna International in Zhenjiang.

History

In 2017, the Chinese automotive giant BAIC Group decided to create a new brand dedicated to the development of

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s. The first model to go on sale locally was a microcar called

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, targeting the premium class. In March 2019, at the

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, the global premiere of the Arcfox brand took place, expressing the goals of developing the Chinese brand's operations also on the European continent. The structures presented under the Arcfox brand in

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were completely different from the concept of the Lite model. The first vehicle was the prototype of a large

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. The second vehicle that participated in the world premiere of the Arcfox brand was the GT supercar, which was to present the possibilities of the designers of the BAIC Group. The vehicle was presented in both the basic and the special variant called Race Edition.

Vehicles

Arcfox Lite The Arcfox Lite is an all-electric microcar manufactured by BAIC under the Arcfox brand. Overview In 2016, the Chinese automaker BAIC Group introduced the pre-production Lite R300 model, which was originally intended to power the BJEV electri ...

ArcFox α-T The ArcFox α-T (Alpha-T) is an all-electric, 5-seater mid-size crossover SUV manufactured by BAIC under the Arcfox brand. The α-T is the first production vehicle under the Arcfox brand. ArcFox is an electric vehicle brand under BJEV, a division ...

* ArcFox α-S * Arcfox GT File:BJEV_Arcfox_Lite,_front_8.11.18.jpg, 2017–present

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File:Arcfox_α-S_001.jpg, 2021–present
ArcFox α-S File:Arcfox_GT_Race_Edition_Genf_2019_1Y7A5414.jpg, 2020–present
Arcfox GT

References

External links

Official website (in English)
{{Automotive industry BAIC Group divisions and subsidiaries Car brands Chinese brands Electric vehicle manufacturers of China Chinese companies established in 2017 Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2017