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History of Baic

Discover the history of the Baic brand, from its launch in 1858 to today; the brand continues to evolve and continues to do so.

1958
Creation of the company Baic
1958 creation baic

BAIC develops its first Chinese sedan, the Jinggangshan.

1966
Official launch
1966 off road

1966 The BAIC brand has officially launched its first off-road vehicle into production, the BJ212. In parallel, the BJ130 successfully passed production trials.

1983
Beijing Jeep Corporation
1983 BJC

Establishment of Beijing Jeep Corporation, the first Sino-foreign joint venture for the complete manufacturing of vehicles.

1996
Foton
1996 foton

Foton Motor Co., Ltd. was established and rose to first place worldwide in commercial vehicle sales.

2002
Strategic cooperation
2002 Hyundai

BAIC Group and Hyundai Motor Company have concluded a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement, marking a significant milestone in their long-standing partnership.

2003
Partnership
2003 Daimler mercedes

The BAIC Group and Daimler Chrysler have signed an agreement, creating a strong partnership.

2009
Saab
2009 Saab

BAIC Group has successfully acquired the intellectual property rights to the Swedish brand Saab, generating annual revenue exceeding 100 billion yuan.

2010
Acquisition
2010 Inalfa

Successful acquisition of 100% of Inalfa's shares.

2013
INTL
2013 Baic intl

BAIC INTL has been officially established.

2016
Fujian Benz
2016 Mercedes Benz

BAIC Motor acquires 35% stake in Fujian Benz.

2017
Vehicle for President
2017 vehicle with president

The BJ80 off-road vehicle served as the presidential vehicle during the military parade marking the 90th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army.

2018
Magna
2018 magna

A joint venture has been established between BAIC GROUP and MAGNA to develop an R&D center and produce high-end electric vehicle batteries (BEV). Meanwhile, the BAIC Group ranks 124th on the Fortune Global 500.

2020
Daimler
2020 Daimler

BAIC's new premium energy brand ARCFOX makes a dazzling debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Deepened cooperation between Foton and Daimler and the localization of Mercedes-Benz trucks has been officially completed.

2023
Licence
2021 technology

Agreement between BAIC and Steyr USA LLC to license the technology and relevant intellectual property of the BE21 platform structure.

2024
Fortune
2022 500 fortune

Listed in Fortune Global 500 for twelve years consecutively

History is still being written...