Beijing Automotive Group Co., Ltd. (BAIC) is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in

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. Founded in 1958, it is the sixth largest automobile manufacturer in China, with 1.723 million sales in 2021. The company produces and sells vehicles under its own branding, such as

Arcfox Arcfox (极狐) is a Chinese marque of electric passenger cars and crossovers based in Beijing, operating since 2017. The brand belongs to the car manufacturer BAIC Group. The brand's vehicles are produced by BAIC Bluepark Magna Automobile Co., ...

, Beijing,

BAW Beijing Automobile Works Co., Ltd. (BAW) () is a Chinese car manufacturer based in Beijing and a subsidiary of BAIC Group. BAW produces light off-road vehicles and trucks. BAW produces civilian as well as military vehicles. History Beijing Au ...

Changhe Changhe, officially Jiangxi Changhe Automobile Co Ltd, is a Chinese automobile manufacturer based in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China.Foton Motor BAIC Foton Motor Co., Ltd. ( ), known as Foton Motor or Foton, is a Chinese company that designs and manufactures trucks, buses and sport utility vehicles . It is headquartered in Changping, Beijing, and is a subsidiary of the BAIC Group. Histo ...

, Ruili Doda, as well as under foreign-branded joint ventures such as Beijing-Benz and Beijing-Hyundai. It also produces electric vehicles under some of the previously listed brandings, including dedicated EV brands such as Arcfox. Its principal subsidiaries include the passenger car maker

BAIC Motor BAIC Motor Corporation Limited is a Chinese automaker headquartered in Beijing. The H shares (foreigner share in offshore market) of the company were traded in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It was part of BAIC Group, itself a subsidiary of Beiji ...

(44.98% share); military vehicle and light truck maker BAW; and truck, bus, and agricultural equipment maker, Foton Motor. A large proportion of sales BAIC's sales is in agricultural, commercial, and military vehicles.

History

BAIC was originally founded in 1958 as Beijing Automobile Works (BAW), which found success producing the

Dongfanghong BJ760 The Dongfanghong BJ760 () is an executive sedan produced by BAW. Development started as a licensed copy of the GAZ-21 Volga with asssistance from the Soviets sharing chassis units, drawings and blueprints for reference, and was produced from ...

, a vehicle based on the Soviet

GAZ-21 The GAZ M21 Volga is an automobile produced in the Soviet Union by GAZ (Gorkovsky Avtomobilniy Zavod, in English "Gorky automobile factory") from 1956 to 1970. The first car to carry the Volga name, it was developed in the early 1950s. Volgas ...

. BAIC was one of the top ten most-productive Chinese automakers in 2010. This may be due to subsidiary Beijing Automobile Works and a sustained surge of popularity for Beijing Hyundai products. It reached fifth place by selling nearly 1.5 millions units garnering a market share of more than 8%. 2011 production of 1.5 million whole vehicles made BAIC the fifth largest vehicle-maker in China that year in terms of units manufactured. BAIC remained fifth in 2012, which saw the company make 1.7 million whole vehicles; 30% of production was commercial or heavy-duty products.

Saab technology transfer

After several unsuccessful attempts to buy struggling European automakers in 2009, such as Saab,

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, and Opel as well as technology from the American Chrysler, BAIC fulfilled its aim of obtaining valuable Western technology that same year purchasing technology from a former unit of General Motors, Saab Automobile. This allows it to produce older Saab models (but not brand them as Saabs) for sale in China.What BAIC plans to build on its Saab treasures
chinacartimes.com, 19 October 2010 The

intellectual property Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, cop ...

bought by BAIC includes the rights to three overall vehicle platforms,

Saab 9-3 The Saab 9-3 (pronounced ''nine-three'') is a compact executive car initially developed and manufactured by the Swedish automaker Saab. The first generation 9-3 (1998-2003) is based on the GM2900 platform, changing to the GM Epsilon platfor ...

and

Saab 9-5 The Saab 9-5 is an executive car that was produced by the Swedish automobile maker Saab from 1997 to 2012. The first generation 9-5 was introduced in 1997 for the 1998 model year, as the replacement to the Saab 9000. At the time, the car repr ...

technologies, two engine technologies, and two transmission systems.BAIC paid $197 mln for Saab assets - paper
reuters.com, Mon Dec 14, 2009 4:41pm EST Cars with Saab technology were expected to go on sale in 2012 but didn't debut until May 2013. The first Saab-based model on sale is the C70 or 绅宝 (''Shenbao''), which may be translated as "gentleman's treasure".

Brands

BAIC has a wide product line that includes more than the buses that are its traditional manufacture. Offerings encompass many kinds of commercial vehicles, including:

agricultural machinery Agricultural machinery relates to the mechanical structures and devices used in farming or other agriculture. There are many types of such equipment, from hand tools and power tools to tractors and the countless kinds of farm implements that ...

construction machinery Heavy equipment or heavy machinery refers to heavy-duty vehicles specially designed to execute construction tasks, most frequently involving earthwork operations or other large construction tasks. ''Heavy equipment'' usually comprises five e ...

light truck Light truck or light-duty truck is a US classification for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight up to and a payload capacity up to 4,000 pounds (1,815 kg). Similar goods vehicle classes in the European Union, Canada, Australia, and New Zeala ...

s, and military vehicles, etc. As of 2010, commercial vehicle production capacity is estimated to be around 700,000 units per year. Production capacity figures may consider engines and vehicles as discrete. The company sells self-branded consumer products in addition to joint-venture developed vehicles under the brands of foreign manufacturers Hyundai Motor Company and the

Mercedes-Benz Group The Mercedes-Benz Group AG (previously named Daimler-Benz, DaimlerChrysler and Daimler) is a German multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is one of the world's leading car manufacture ...

. BAIC-branded military and civilian

s have also been produced.

Arcfox

Current Models

Arcfox Alpha-S The Arcfox α-S is an all-electric executive car manufactured by BAIC under the Arcfox brand. Overview In the second half of January 2021, the Chinese automobile division Arcfox presented a new large electric crossover, which, like the small ...

Arcfox Alpha-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 ...

File:Arcfox Alpha-T IMG001.jpg, Arcfox α-T File:Arcfox α-S 001.jpg, Arcfox α-S

Beijing

Current Models

* Beijing U5 * Beijing U7 *

Beijing X3 The Beijing X3 or previously the Senova X35 is a subcompact crossover positioned above the smaller Senova X25 Subcompact crossover produced by BAIC Motor under the Senova sub-brand and later the Beijing sub-brand. First generation (2016-2018) ...

Beijing X5 The Beijing X5 or previously the Senova X55 is a compact CUV positioned under the Senova X65 compact CUV produced by BAIC under the Senova (Shenbao 绅宝) and later the Beijing brand. First generation (2015–2018) Originally previewed by t ...

* Beijing X6 * Beijing X7 * Beijing EU5 * Beijing EU260 * Beijing EX360 * Beijing EX3 * Beijing EX5 * Beijing EC3 * Beijing EC5 *Beijing EC220 * Beijing Lite R300 File:Beijing U5 Plus 003.jpg, Beijing U5 Plus (Senova D50) File:Beijing X6 001.jpg, Beijing X6 File:Beijing X7 001.jpg, Beijing X7

Beijing Off-road Vehicles (北京)

Current Models

* Beijing BJ30 *

Beijing BJ40 The Beijing BJ40 is an off-road vehicle produced by BAIC Motor. Originally branded directly as a BAIC product, the vehicle series was rebadged under the Beijing brand after the brand was introduced in 2019. Overview The BJ40 is divided into four ...

* Beijing BJ60 *

Beijing BJ80 The Beijing Auto BJ80 ( Chinese: 北京BJ80) is a mid-size four-wheel drive luxury SUV manufactured by BAIC Motor starting in November 2016 under Beijing Auto Works ( BAW), a subsidiary of Beijing Auto Industry Corporation (BAIC). The vehicle ...

* BAIC BJ90 * Beijing F40 File:Beijing BJ30 001.jpg, BAIC BJ30 File:Beijing BJ40 Plus IMG001.jpg, BAIC BJ40 File:Beijing BJ80 02 China 2017-04-05.jpg, BAIC BJ80

BAW

Beijing Automobile Works Co., Ltd. (BAW) is a subsidiary of BAIC based in

which produces light

off-road vehicle An off-road vehicle, sometimes referred to as an overland or adventure vehicle, is considered to be any type of vehicle which is capable of driving on and off paved or gravel surface. It is generally characterized by having large tires with de ...

truck A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame constructi ...

s, and military vehicles.

Current Models

BAW Yusheng The BAW Yusheng (北汽BAW 域胜007) or BAW BW007 (), is a compact sports utility vehicle (SUV) produced by the Chinese manufacturer BAW from September 2010, and launched in 2011. Overview Debuting during the 2010 Beijing Auto Show Beijing I ...

* BAW Ruiling * BAW Yueling * BAIC BJ212 * BAIC BJ2020 * BAIC BJ2022 * BAIC BJ2023 File:Beijing BJ212 BJ2023CHB2 Longyan 01 2022-08-06.jpg, BJ 212 File:Beijing BJ2022LC Warrior.jpg, BJ 2022 File:BAW Change Mini EV photo1.jpg, BAW Yuanbao

Changhe

Current models

Changhe A6 The Changhe A6 is a compact sedan produced by BAIC under the Changhe subsidiary. Overview The Changhe A6 compact sedan shares the same platform with the second generation Senova D50 The Beijing U5 or previously the Senova D50 is a compact ...

Changhe Freedom M50 The Weiwang M20, M30, and M35 are mini MPVs produced by Weiwang, a sub-brand of BAIC. Weiwang M20 The Beijing Auto Weiwang M20 debuted during the 2013 Guangzhou Auto Show with the first examples of the mini-MPV available with a pre-sale price o ...

Changhe Freedom M70 The Changhe Freedom M70 is an MPV manufactured by Changhe, a sub-brand of BAIC Beijing Automotive Group Co., Ltd. (BAIC) is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shunyi, Beijing. Founded in 1958, it is the sixth lar ...

Changhe Q25 The Changhe Q25 is a Subcompact crossover produced by Changhe. It was the second car released under BAIC ownership, after the Freedom/Furuida M50. Overview The Changhe Q25 was built on the same platforms with the Senova X25. Unveiled during th ...

* Changhe Q35 *

Changhe Q7 The Changhe Q7 is a mid-size crossover produced by Changhe unveiled during the 2017 Guangzhou Auto Show China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition (), also called Guangzhou International Motor Show () or Auto Guangzhou (), is an a ...

File:Changhe A6 001 China 2018-03-20.jpg, Changhe A6 File:Changhe Q25 China 2016-04-09.jpg, Changhe Q25 File:Changhe Q7 01 China 2018-03-20.jpg, Changhe Q7

Foton

Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. (Foton Motor) is a subsidiary of BAIC which designs and manufactures trucks, buses, sport utility vehicles, and agricultural machinery. It is headquartered in Changping,

Current Models

* Foton Midi *

Foton Sauvana The Foton Sauvana ( zh, s=福田萨瓦纳, hp=Fútián Sàwǎnà) is a mid-size SUV sold by the Chinese manufacturer Foton Motor in China. The Foton Sauvana debuted during the 2014 Guangzhou Auto Show China (Guangzhou) International Automobil ...

Foton SUP The Foton Saga is a 5-seater compact SUV produced by Foton Motor BAIC Foton Motor Co., Ltd. ( ), known as Foton Motor or Foton, is a Chinese company that designs and manufactures trucks, buses and sport utility vehicles . It is headquartered i ...

Foton Toano The Foton Toano (图雅诺) is a light commercial vehicle (van) built by Foton of Beijing, China as a van, chassis cab, and minibus. Overview The Foton Toano was produced by Chinese car manufacturer Foton since 2015, and the styling is contr ...

* Foton Tunland * Foton View * Foton MP-X *

Foton Grand General The Foton Grand General G9 (), or Foton Dajiangjun G9 in Chinese, is a mid-size pickup truck made by Foton in 2021, and shown at the 2020 Beijing Auto Show originally as the Foton Grand General. Overview The Foton Grand General G9 is based on th ...

* Foton Gratour im6 * Foton Gratour im8 * Foton Gratour ix5 * Foton Gratour ix7 File:40214682 at Xiyuan (20191125105959).jpg, A Foton BJ6180C8CTD articulated LNG bus in

Beijing Bus Public bus service in Beijing is the among the most extensive, widely used and affordable form of public transportation in urban and suburban districts of the city. In 2015, the entire network consisted of 876 routes with a fleet of 24,347 bus ...

service File:Foton Toano SWB China 2016-04-07.jpg, Foton Toano File:Foton Tunland 2 China 2016-04-09.jpg, Foton Tunland

Ruili

Ruili is a sub-division of BAIC. They produce their vehicles under the Doda brand.

Current Models

* Ruili Doda EV160 * Ruili Doda V8 (rebadged

Joylong iFly The Joylong iFly (艾菲- Aifei) is a minivan produced by the Chinese automaker Jiangte Joylong Automobile since 2014. It is available as a seven-seater with petrol and electric versions available. Overview Debuting during the 2014 Beijing Auto ...

) * Ruili Doda V2 (rebadged

Weiwang M20 The Weiwang M20, M30, and M35 are mini MPVs produced by Weiwang, a sub-brand of BAIC. Weiwang M20 The Beijing Auto Weiwang M20 debuted during the 2013 Guangzhou Auto Show with the first examples of the mini-MPV available with a pre-sale price of ...

) File:Joylong iFly 001.jpg, Ruili Doda V8 File:Weiwang M20 China 2015-04-10.jpg, Ruili Doda V2

Former brands

Senova

BLAC

The Beijing Light Automobile Company (BLAC), until 1988 the Beijing Automobile Factory No. 2, started in the late 1960s when production of the independently developed BJ130 began. Its introduction was slowed considerably by the upheavals of the

Cultural revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goa ...

. In 1984, assembly of the Isuzu Elf/NHR began (originally as the BJ136, later as the BJ1030/1040/1050 series). In 1988, a new plant for these trucks was built with aid from the Japanese, and petrol and diesel light truck engines were also produced. BLAC went bankrupt in 2002.

Joint ventures

Like many other peers, BAIC has several

joint venture A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and economic risk, risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four rea ...

s with foreign automakers—including two with Daimler AG.Daimler aims to nearly triple China sales by 2015
reuters.com, Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:12am EDT

Current joint ventures

Beijing Hyundai

Beijing Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd. is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Beijing, China, and is a 50:50 joint-venture between BAIC and Hyundai Motor Company. Established in 2002, it manufactures in Shunyi District, a satellite city of Beijing, producing Hyundai-branded automobiles for the Chinese market. New models designed for the Chinese market are due to appear. File:Hyundai ix35 LM China 2012-07-29.jpg, A Hyundai ix35 produced by Beijing Hyundai File:Hyundai Sonata YF China 2012-08-07.jpg, A Hyundai Sonata produced by Beijing Hyundai

Beijing Benz

As of 2010, Beijing Benz, a BAIC joint venture with German automaker

Daimler AG The Mercedes-Benz Group AG (previously named Daimler-Benz, DaimlerChrysler and Daimler) is a German multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is one of the world's leading car manufactu ...

, makes the

Mercedes-Benz C-Class The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is a series of compact executive cars produced by Mercedes-Benz Group AG. Introduced in 1993 as a replacement for the 190 (W201) range, the C-Class was the smallest model in the marque's line-up until the W168 A-Class ...

and E-Class models for sale in China and seeks to make more of the models it sells in China locally. File:Mercedes-Benz C-Class V205 2 China 2015-04-13.jpg, A Mercedes C-Class produced by Beijing Benz File:Mercedes-Benz E-Class V212 facelift 01 China 2014-04-14.jpg, A Mercedes E-Class produced by Beijing Benz

Beijing Foton Daimler

Beijing Foton Daimler Automobile Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between Daimler and a BAIC subsidiary,

Foton Motor BAIC Foton Motor Co., Ltd. ( ), known as Foton Motor or Foton, is a Chinese company that designs and manufactures trucks, buses and sport utility vehicles . It is headquartered in Changping, Beijing, and is a subsidiary of the BAIC Group. Histo ...

, which makes commercial trucks.For legal name, se
The entire Beijing Automotive Group overcomes difficulties—makes great endeavor to the quicker development
BAIC Official Site, 2009-07-20 *For commercial trucks and Daimler AG as partner, se
Daimler aims to nearly triple China sales by 2015
reuters.com, Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:12am EDT

Huansu

Huansu is a brand under Beiqi Yinxiang Automobile, a joint venture between Beijing Auto (Beiqi) and the

Yinxiang Group The Yinxiang Group (银翔) is an industrial company based in Chongqing, China, specializing in real estate and research, development, manufacturing and sales of motorcycles, passenger vehicles, gasoline engines and general-purpose engines and ...

from Chongqing. File:Huansu H6 001.jpg, Huansu H6 File:Huansu S5 2 China 2017-03-22.jpg, Huansu S5 File:Huansu S7 China 2018-03-20.jpg, Huansu S7

Weiwang

Weiwang is a brand under Beiqi Yinxiang Automobile, a joint venture between Beijing Auto (Beiqi) and the

from Chongqing. File:BAIC Weiwang (威旺) 205 front 8.10.19.jpg, Weiwang 205 File:Weiwang M50F 3 China 2017-04-05.jpg, Weiwang M50F File:Weiwang M60 01 China 2018-03-20.jpg, Weiwang M60

Former joint ventures

Beijing Jeep

Beijing Jeep Corporation became China's first Sino-western automotive joint venture when it was established in 1984 with American Motors Corporation. Beijing Jeep subsequently became Beijing Benz-DaimlerChrysler Automotive Co Ltd and then Beijing Benz Automotive Co Ltd.

References

External links

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(BAICIEC)
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