BAIC
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Huawei has joined fellow Chinese tech giants Xiaomi and Baidu in announcing plans to launch a car.
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China's BAIC acquires 5 percent of Daimler
By increasing its stake in Daimler, BAIC has cemented its position as a long-term partner of the German automaker.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
China's BAIC copies the Mercedes-AMG G63 6x6
No, this isn't the monster G-Class cooked up by the mad boffins in the Mercedes-AMG engineering department. Instead, this is the copycat result cooked up by Chinese automaker BAIC. BAIC has been selling a clone of the regular Mercedes-Benz G-Class for a number of years, under the name BJ80. But on...
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New Chinese-backed Californian startup Atieva plans electric car
California is quickly becoming a hub for electric car development, with many of the new firms backed by Chinese interests. The latest is Silicon Valley-based Atieva which is reportedly backed by stated-owned Chinese auto giant BAIC. Autocar reports that BAIC’s electric car offshoot Beijing...
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Mercedes Parent Company Daimler Buys 12 Percent Of China’s BAIC
German auto giant Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, is slowly expanding its interest in rival automakers. Already a shareholder in automakers such as Aston Martin, Renault Nissan and Tesla, Daimler has now finalized a deal to buy a 12 percent stake in Chinese automaker BAIC. This marks...
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Execs From China’s BAIC Visit Fisker Headquarters, Eye Atlantic Sedan: Report
Despite it being close to a year since Fisker last made a car, the company is yet to announce bankruptcy and remains confident a new investor or even a potential buyer can be found. One hope for Fisker could come in the form of China’s Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. (BAIC), the...
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The relationship between Mercedes’ parent Daimler and China’s Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC) isn’t a new one. Beijing Benz Automotive Company (BBAC) has been building Mercedes-Benz passenger cars since 2006, while another Beijing subsidiary began producing Auman-branded Mercedes trucks in 2012. Under the Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service Company Limited umbrella, Mercedes sells both imported and locally-produced cars under one roof, a clear indication that the German automaker has faith in its Chinese partner. Today, Daimler has announced that it will take a 12-percent...
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Saab Spirit Lives On In New BAIC Sedans
While Saab is no longer building cars, its technology will live on for years to come in a handful of models from China’s Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. (BAIC). BAIC bought the rights to several Saab technologies back in 2009, including the use of the previous-generation Saab 9-3 and...
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Official: Beijing Auto Buys Saab Assets
BAIC has now acquired the rights and tools for the current 9-3 and 9-5 (pictured) models.
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Beijing Auto Signs Deal To Acquire Stake In Saab’s New Buyer
Beijing Auto plans to buy a stake in Koenigsegg Group AB, which in-turn plans to buy the whole of Saab from GM.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran