BAIC

ROAD TEST: BAIC X25 1,5 MT Fashion

A new Chinese importer (and soon a local assembler) joins our market and jumps straight into a competitive segment... No doubt an unfamiliar brand to most South Africans, let’s start with some background. The BAIC (Beijing Automobile International Corporation) Group is the latest Chinese company ...

Chinese brand BAIC launches X25 SUV in South Africa

Back in April, the Beijing Automobile International Corporation (BAIC) launched its first product – the D20, in both hatchback and sedan form – in South Africa. And now the Chinese automaker has added the X25 SUV to its local range.BAIC, which announced an R11-billion investment in SA last year, ...

Chinese automaker BAIC enters SA with cut-price D20

Back in August last year, we reported that Beijing Automobile International Corporation (BAIC) had announced an R11-billion investment in South Africa, with the move described as "the biggest automotive investment in Africa in the last 40 years".The Coega Development Corporation, which operates the 11 ...

China's BAIC to build cars from old Mercedes parts

The Beijing Automobile International Corporation (BAIC) has reportedly obtained approval from Daimler to develop new vehicles based on a previous generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class platform.Automotive News China reported that the state-owned BAIC enterprise will kick off the project with a new mid-size ...

Chinese automaker invests record R11-billion in SA

The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) says it has signed an R11-billion investment with the Beijing Automobile International Corporation (BAIC), describing the move as "the biggest automotive investment in Africa in the last 40 years".The CDC, which operates the 11 500 hectare Coega Industrial Development ...