Beijing Automotive Group Co., Ltd. (BAIC, formerly as Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation) is a Chinese
state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in
Shunyi,
Beijing
Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...
. 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,
Beijing
Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...
,
Foton Motor, 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 (44.98% share); and truck, van, bus, and agricultural equipment automaker, 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, a vehicle based on the Soviet
GAZ-21.
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
Market share is the percentage of the total revenue or sales in a Market (economics), market that a company's business makes up. For example, if there are 50,000 units sold per year in a given industry, a company whose sales were 5,000 of those ...
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,
Volvo
The Volvo Group (; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of truck ...
, and
Opel
Opel Automobile GmbH (), usually shortened to Opel, is a German automobile manufacturer which has been a subsidiary of Stellantis since 16 January 2021. It was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017 and the PSA Gr ...
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
Saab Automobile AB () was a automotive industry, car manufacturer that was founded in Sweden in 1945 when its parent company, Saab AB, began a project to design a small automobile. The first production model, the Saab 92, was launched in 1949. ...
. 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](_blank)
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, co ...
bought by BAIC includes the rights to three overall vehicle platforms,
Saab 9-3 and
Saab 9-5 technologies, two engine technologies, and two transmission systems.
[BAIC paid $197 mln for Saab assets - paper](_blank)
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".
BAIC Group sold
Beijing Automobile Manufacturing Plant in 2016].
In 2016, BAIC Group sold 2.85 million vehicles and had an operating income of 406.1 billion yuan, ranking 160th in the 2016 Fortune Global 500 list.
In 2017, BAIC Group ranked 137th on the Fortune Global 500 list.
In July 2019, BAIC Group acquired 5% of the shares of
Daimler Group.
In December 2021, BAIC Group increased its stake in
Daimler Group to 9.98%, surpassing
Geely Group to become the largest shareholder of Daimler Group.
In August 2024, BAIC and Huawei's smart car technology ecological alliance "
Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance" cooperated to launch the "
Stelato S9" smart flagship sedan. This is also the first model of BAIC and Huawei's joint brand "Stelato".
Subsidiaries
BAIC BluePark New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
BAIC BluePark (北汽蓝谷) is BAIC Group's subsidiary mainly engaged in the design, research and development and sales of electric automobiles. BAIC BluePark was restructured from its current subsidiary, Beijing Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. (BAIC BJEV). The company currently operate the brands of
Arcfox and EV models of Beijing brand.
BAIC Motor Corporation Co., Ltd.
BAIC Motor (北京汽车) is the main subsidiary of BAIC Group, it is co-owned by BAIC Group and Beijing Municipal Government. It currently operate the Beijing brand
BAIC Group Off-road Vehicle Co., Ltd.
Beijing Off-road Vehicles (北京越野) used to be a department under BAIC Group, run by the fully owned subsidiary BAIC Group Off-road Vehicle Co., Ltd.
In January 2020, BAIC announced the independence of Beijing Off-road brand.
The Beijing Off-road was independently operated, including development and sales channels, but shares the marque "BEIJING" with BAIC Motor (北京汽车) brand together. The current Beijing Off-road models badged in Chinese name "北京".
BAIC Foton Motor Co., Ltd
BAIC Foton (北汽福田), also known as Foton Motor or Foton, is a subsidiary of BAIC Group that designs and manufactures trucks, buses and sport utility vehicles.
Brands
BAIC has a wide product line that includes passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, military vehicles and
agricultural machinery
Agricultural machinery relates to the machine (mechanical), mechanical structures and devices used in farming or other agriculture. There are list of agricultural machinery, many types of such equipment, from hand tools and power tools to tractor ...
and
construction machinery.
The Beijing brand is the main passenger vehicle brand of BAIC, operated by multiple subsidiaries of BAIC Group according to different focus. They all share the same BEIJING badges and logos.
* Stelato, Arcfox and electric vehicles of Beijing brand are currently operated by
BAIC BluePark.
* Beijing brand off-road SUV are marketed as
Beijing Off-road, operated by BAIC Group Off-road Vehicle Co., Ltd., The
Beijing Off-road models are badged as
Chinese characters
Chinese characters are logographs used Written Chinese, to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture. Of the four independently invented writing systems accepted by scholars, they represe ...
"北京"(Beijing).
* Beijing brand ICE cars, SUVs are operated by
BAIC Motor.
Arcfox
Arcfox (极狐汽车) is BAIC's premium EV brand operated by
BAIC BluePark, established in 2017.
File:Arcfox Alpha-T 2022022101.jpg, Arcfox α-T
File:Arcfox α-S 006.jpg, Arcfox α-S
File:Arcfox Kaola IMG01.jpg, Arcfox Kaola
File:Arcfox αT5 007.jpg, Arcfox αT5
File:(CHN-Shanghai) Showcar Arcfox αS5 No-plate 2024-12-17.jpg, Arcfox αS5
Stelato
Stelato (Chinese: 享界) is the brand Huawei collaborates with
BAIC BluePark, a subsidiary of BAIC Group.
*
Stelato S9 (2024–present), full-size sedan, BEV/EREV
File:(CHN-Hubei) Showcar Stelato S9 No-plate 2024-12-04.jpg, Stelato S9
Beijing (北京汽车)
Beijing (北京汽车) is BAIC Motor's major brand, revived in 2020 after BAIC Group discontinued its
Senova brand. All the former Senova vehicles were renamed to Beijing brand since then. Beijing Motor will reorganize the product layout of its three major series in 2023. That is to say, it will focus on the main channel of SUVs, supplemented by sedans and crossovers, including multiple levels and multiple power sources.
File:Beijing X6 001.jpg, Beijing X6
File:Beijing X7 001.jpg, Beijing X7
File:Beijing U5 Plus 003.jpg, Beijing U5 Plus
Beijing Off-road (北京越野)
Beijing Off-road (北京越野), operated by the fully owned subsidiary, the BAIC Group Off-road Vehicle Co., Ltd.,
The Beijing Off-road used to be a department of BAIC Motor, but later was acquired back into BAIC Group and independently operated since 2019. The
Beijing Off-road models are badged as
Chinese characters
Chinese characters are logographs used Written Chinese, to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture. Of the four independently invented writing systems accepted by scholars, they represe ...
"北京"(Beijing).
The current Beijing Off-road models badged in Chinese name "北京".
*
Beijing BJ30 (2015–present), compact SUV
**
Beijing BJ30e (2024–present),
EREV variant of BJ30
*
Beijing BJ40 (2014–present), compact SUV
**
Beijing F40 (2019–2023), pickup variant of Beijing BJ40
*
Beijing BJ60 (2022–present), full-size SUV
**
Beijing BJ60e (2024–present),
EREV variant of BJ60
*
Beijing BJ80 (2016–present), mid-size SUV
*
Beijing BJ90 (2016–2023), full-size SUV
File:Beijing BJ30 001.jpg, Beijing BJ30
File:Beijing BJ40 Plus IMG001.jpg, Beijing BJ40
File:Beijing BJ60 001.jpg, Beijing BJ60
File:Beijing BJ80 02 China 2017-04-05.jpg, Beijing BJ80
File:Beijing BJ90 IMG004.jpg, Beijing BJ90
BJEV/Beijing EV
With the Beijing Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. (BAIC BJEV) was reconsolidated into
BAIC BluePark, the battery electric vehicle of Beijing brand, like Beijing EU5, Beijing EU7, are also operated by BAIC BluePark at present.
File:Beijing EU5 001.jpg, Beijing EU5
File:Beijing EU7 IMG003.jpg, Beijing EU7
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,
Beijing
Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...
.
File:40214682 at Xiyuan (20191125105959).jpg, Foton BJ6180C8CTD LNG bus
File:BAIC Foton Grand General G7 02.jpg, Foton Grand General G7
File:Foton Yutu F9 image01.jpg, Foton Tunland Yutu
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)
*
Ruili Doda V2 (rebadged
Weiwang M20)
File:Joylong iFly 001.jpg, Ruili Doda V8
File:Weiwang M20 China 2015-04-10.jpg, Ruili Doda V2
Former subsidiaries or brands
BAW
Beijing Automobile Works Co., Ltd. (BAW) (北汽制造), which produces light
off-road vehicles,
truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport freight, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construct ...
s, and
military vehicles, used to be a subsidiary of BAIC Group but was sold to private sector since 2015.
In June 2024, BAIC Group issued a clarification statement. The statement mentioned that Beijing Automobile Works Co., Ltd. and BAIC Group have no equity or property rights relationships.
File:BAW Jingka T7 001.jpg, BAW Jingka T7
File:BAW Change Mini EV photo1.jpg, BAW Yuanbao
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 Social movement, sociopolitical movement in the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). It was launched by Mao Zedong in 1966 and lasted until his de ...
.
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.
Changhe
In 2012, Changhe Automobile was acquired by BAIC Group and became a subsidiary. Changhe began to introduce new products based on BAIC's platforms. In mid-2022 all products were discontinued and the company's website ceased to be available.
File:Changhe A6 003.jpg, Changhe A6
File:Changhe Q7 006.jpg, Changhe Q7
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 risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...
s with foreign automakers—including two with Daimler AG.
[Daimler aims to nearly triple China sales by 2015](_blank)
reuters.com, Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:12am EDT
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 Motor and Hyundai Motor Company.
File:2023 Beijing-Hyundai Mufasa (front).jpg, Hyundai Mufasa
File:2019 Beijing-Hyundai Lafesta N-Line (front).jpg, Hyundai Lafesta N-Line
File:2018 Beijing-Hyundai Lafesta.jpg, Hyundai Lafesta
Beijing Benz
The Beijing Benz is joint venture between
BAIC Motor and German automaker
Daimler AG.
File:2020 Beijing-Mercedes-Benz A180L (front).jpg, Beijing-Benz A180L
File:Mercedes-Benz EQE 002.jpg, Mercedes-Benz EQE
Beijing Foton Daimler
Beijing Foton Daimler Automobile Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between Daimler and a BAIC subsidiary,
Foton Motor, which makes commercial trucks.
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.
File:Beijing Jeep Warrior 2020 - 2.jpg, Beijing Jeep Warrior
Huansu
Huansu is a brand under Beiqi Yinxiang Automobile, a joint venture between Beijing Auto (Beiqi) and the
Yinxiang Group 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
Yinxiang Group 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
International investments and holdings
Mercedes-Benz Group (9.98% stake)
* In July 2019, BAIC Group purchased a 5% stake in Daimler, which is a reciprocal shareholder in BAIC's Hong Kong listed subsidiary.
* In December 2021, Mercedes-Benz Group revealed in its announcement that BAIC Group has increased its stake of Daimler to 9.98%. According to an agreement between both parties, BAIC has confirmed to not further raise its stake in Daimler.
Subsidiaries
* BAIC Investment (97.95%)
**
Beijing Hyundai (50%)
* Beijing Beinei Engine Parts and Components (98.975% direct and indirectly)
** Beijing Beinei Motor Spare Parts Sales (100%)
*
Beijing Benz Automotive (51%)
* BAIC Motor Powertrain (100%)
* BAIC Hong Kong Investment (100%)
* Zhuzhou (BAIC) Motor Sales (100%)
* BAIC Motor Sales (100%)
* BAIC (Guangzhou) Motor (100%)
* BAIC MB-tech Development Center (51%)
Equity investments
*
Fujian Benz Automotive (35%)
* Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service (49%)
* Mercedes-Benz Leasing (35%)
* Beijing Electric Vehicle (8.5%)
* Hyundai Top Selection U-Car (40%)
* Beijing Hyundai Auto Finance (33%)
* BAIC Group Finance (20%)
Sales
See also
*
Automobile manufacturers and brands of China
*
List of automobile manufacturers of China
*
Automotive industry in China
The automotive industry in mainland China has been the List of countries by motor vehicle production, largest in the world measured by automobile unit production since 2008. , mainland China is also the world's largest automobile market both in ...
References
External links
*
(BAICIEC) Beijing Automotive Import & Export Corporation
* (
BAW) Beijing Automobile Works Co., Ltd. (BAW)
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