Beijing Automobile Works Co., Ltd. (BAW) (, short form: 北汽制造) is a Chinese car manufacturer based in

Qingdao Qingdao, Mandarin: , (Qingdao Mandarin: t͡ɕʰiŋ˧˩ tɒ˥) is a prefecture-level city in the eastern Shandong Province of China. Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, Qingdao was long an important fortress. In 1897, the city was ceded to G ...

. It used to be a subsidiary of

BAIC Group Beijing Automotive Group Co., Ltd. (BAIC, formerly as Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation) is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shunyi, Beijing. Founded in 1958, it is the sixth largest automobile manufacture ...

but was sold to private sector since 2015. BAW started off producing light

off-road vehicle An off-road vehicle (ORV), also known as an off-highway vehicle (OHV), overland vehicle or adventure vehicle, is a type of transportation specifically engineered to navigate unpaved roads and surfaces. These include trails, forest roads, and ...

s and

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s, and nowadays, BAW produces civilian as well as

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History

Beijing BJ212 front-right 2016 Beijing Auto Museum

Beijing Automobile Works was founded in 1953 as The First Accessory Factory and was renamed to Beijing Automobile Works in 1958. In 1987 the company merged with Beijing Motorcycle Company to become the Automobile and Motorcycle United Company (BAM). The modern company, Beijing Automobile Works Co., Ltd (BAW), was founded in 2001 and incorporates the original Beijing Automobile Works, as well as the first Chinese automobile joint venture

Beijing Jeep Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. is an automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Beijing, China, and a joint venture between BAIC Motor and Mercedes-Benz Group. It was initially established in January 1984 as a joint venture with BAIC ...

, Beijing Automobile Assembly and

Foton Motor Beiqi 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 District, Changping, Beijing, and is a subsidiary of th ...

. In 2010, BAW became a subsidiary of Beijing Automotive Group(BAIC). In May 2020,

BAIC Beijing Automotive Group Co., Ltd. (BAIC, formerly as Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation) is a Chinese State-owned enterprises of China, state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shunyi District, Shunyi, Beijing. Founded in 1958 ...

Group sold its stake of BAW to Qingdao Fulu Investment Holding Group, a private company specializes in producing low-speed electric vehicle. BAW was officially disengaging from

Group and transitioning from a state-owned enterprise to a private enterprise. The headquarters of BAW was moved from

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 ...

Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...

. In April 2023, BAW was acquired by

Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group The Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group ( zh, s=山东魏桥创业, ) is a Chinese private company active in the textiles industry; it is also the parent company of the aluminium company China Hongqiao Group. Originating as a towel manufacturer ...

, a private company active in the textiles and aluminium industry. In March 2024, BAW launched the 212 brand as an independent brand focusing on off-road vehicles. With the existing BAW BJ212 now being sod as the 212 classic, and a brand new vehicle called the 212 T01. 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.

212 brand Products

212 Classic The Chinese BAW, Beijing Automobile Works, formerly Beijing Jeep, BJ212 ( zh, s=北京212) and BAW BJ2020 is a four-wheel drive, originally a 2.4 L (2445 cc) four-cylinder gas-engine powered (four-cylinder diesel engines were added in t ...

(4X4) * 212 T01

BAW brand Products

Passenger cars

* Yuanbao/Yanling S3 *Jiabao (Link Tour Befine)

Off-road

* Yusheng 007 (Isheng 007) * Luba/Youxian (Based on the

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) *Qishi (Also called the

Jeep Cherokee (XJ) The Jeep Cherokee (XJ) is a sport utility vehicle developed by American Motors Corporation (AMC) and marketed across a single generation by Jeep in the United States from 1983 (model year 1984) through 2001 — and globally through 2014. It was ...

, a licensed extended production code named BJ2021.) *BJ2025/BJ6430/BJ6440 Leichi ("Thunder Gallop") - a rebodied Cherokee, with a front design reminiscent of the original

Nissan X-Trail The is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan since 2000. Since 2018, it is positioned between the Qashqai and the larger Murano. Since the third-generation model, the X-Trail became the same vehicle as the North ...

& rear second generation

Honda CR-V The Honda CR-V (A variant model is called Honda Breeze in China By GAC-Honda since 2019，The CR-V is still manufactured by Dongfeng Honda) is a compact crossover SUV manufactured by Japanese automaker Honda since 1995. Initial models of the C ...

. This vehicle was also exported to Russia and Eastern Europe as the "BAW Reach."

Pickup

* Yueling (pickup version of Luba) * Ruiling (pickup version of Yusheng) *F7 *Luling (based on the Isuzu TF) *Luling SUV * Foton Sapu

Vans

* Xiaohema (Electric panel van based on the Wuling EV50) * Ruisheng Wangpai M7 (锐胜王牌 M7)

Trucks

*BJ130 (based on the Isuzu Elf) *BJ136 (based on Toyota Dyna) *Qiling/Fenix (based on the Isuzu N series) *Qilong/Tonik/BL1 (based on the Isuzu N series)

Minibus

*Haice/Haise/B6/009 - a license built fourth generation

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*Ambulance - based on the Haice *BJ6490A – Mitsubishi L300 with a different front end *BD6

Military vehicles

*BJ210 (based on the Jeep M-170) * BJ212(4X4) *

BJ2020 The Chinese Beijing Automobile Works, formerly Beijing Jeep, BJ212 ( zh, s=北京212) and BAW BJ2020 is a four-wheel drive, originally a 2.4 L (2445 cc) four-cylinder gas-engine powered (four-cylinder diesel engines were added in the 20 ...

VJ(4X4) *

BJ2022 The Beijing BJ2022 is a 1/2 or 3/4 ton 4×4 utility vehicle developed by Beijing Automobile Works and used by the PLA. The BJ2022 has been in production since 2005. It's also referred as "Yongshi" (勇士) or Brave Warrior. It was jointly dev ...

(4X4)(''Brave Warrior'') *BJ2020VAJ(4X4) *BJ20203(4X4) *BJ2032VJ(4X4) * BJ80J/D/C (C designation removed since 2016, known as BJ80.)

Previous vehicles in history

* Jinggangshan *CB4 * Dongfanghong BJ760 (based on the

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M21) *Dongfanghong BJ761, replacement of the Dongfanghong BJ760 *Hongwei BJ761, station wagon variant of the Dongfanghong BJ761 *BJ750/751/752 *BJ5020 *BJ6410 Fengjing (based on the

Renault Scenic Renault S.A., commonly referred to as Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English), is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company currently produces a range of cars and vans. It has ...

) *BJ6470 (based on the

Mazda 929 The Mazda 929 is a full-size car which was sold by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Mazda between 1973 and 1997. Mazda used the 929 nameplate for export markets only, badge engineering its Luce model until 1991 and then transferring the ...

) *BJ6490 (based on the

Holden Commodore (VN) The Holden Commodore (VN) is a full-size car that was produced by Holden from 1988 to 1991. It was the first iteration of the second generation of this Holden Commodore, Australian made model, which was previously a mid-size car, as well as th ...

station wagon) *E-series

References

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