China Car Forums banner

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Introduction

48K views 44 replies 12 participants last post by  Chinese LSEV 
#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
One of country's major automobile producer, the roots of the company goes back to 1958 when Beijing Auto Works introduced its Jingganghsan sedan soon to be followed by the Beijing CB 4, a V8-engined convertible and limousine.
This company was chosen to manufacture the locally designed 4wd jeeps which replaced outdated American off-roaders and the Russian GAZ. The Beijing BJ210 and its bigger brother, the BJ212 became the standard military vehicles for decades to come.
The first foreign JV of the company was set up in 1983, the Beijing-Jeep. Currently the Jeep Cherokee, Grand Cherokee, various Mitsubishi off-roaders are being manufactured at that company plus an updated version of the BJ212, called the City Cruier (BJ2020).
Currently the holding company is also engaged in another JV with the Korean Hyundai company. Altogether BAIC has 10 manufacturing plants in the country with a cumulated capacity of over 300,000 cars.

The Beijing Hyundai Motor Co. is a joint venture between Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. and Hyundai Motor of South Korea. The memorandum for understanding was signed on February 2002. The Sonata sedan was scheduled to be produced from October, 2002 but the first car was completed only in the middle of November.
The Elantra was introduced at the end of 2003, while the Tucson joined in 2005. Beijing Hyundai is now one of the market leaders in China.

Beijing-Benz DaimlerChrysler Automotive Co Ltd (BBDC, in Chinese: 北京奔驰-戴姆勒·克莱斯勒汽车有限公司) is a 30-year joint venture between DaimlerChrysler and Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp. DaimlerChrysler holds a 50 percent stake in the venture.
The venture constructed a factory in Beijing in 2005 to assemble up to 25,000 Mercedes-Benz E- and C- Class sedans per year. The factory commenced operations in the beginning of 2006. A second new factory adjacent to it produces vehicles that were previously assembled by Beijing Jeep Company, the predecessor to the new joint venture. Jeep and Mitsubishi SUVs are assembled there.

http://www.autohome.com.cn/culture/201308/583609.html#pvareaid=103453







 

Attachments

See less See more
7
#8 ·
BAIC in Mexico

Since May 2017, BAIC D20 and X25 have been assembled at a facility in Puente Nacional, a municipality in the state of Veracruz. It is a very small-scale operation, carrying out "large-unit" SKD assembly only. Reportedly, about 60 persons are employed and up to 10 BAIC cars are assembled per day alongside Foton trucks. The site, looking more like an indoor sports arena than an auto workshop, is owned by AT Motors and was previously an unused Agrocentro*.

https://noticias.autocosmos.com.mx/2017/05/23/baic-inaugura-planta-de-ensamble-en-mexico
https://www.motorpasion.com.mx/baic/planta-de-autos-chinos-baic-veracruz

Videos:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWP0LVbGsC0"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWP0LVbGsC0[/ame]
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHW-3ZwlO_k"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHW-3ZwlO_k[/ame]

_______________________
*defined as "a center for the collection, cleaning, classification, processing, packaging and marketing of primary (agri)products"
 
#9 · (Edited)
Senova and BJEV model reorganization

Over the past few months, the Senova and BJEV lineup has undergone the following changes in the domestic market:

D20 and EV200 discontinued; EV160 and legacy E150EV remain on sale.
D70 renamed as Senova Performance Edition (性能版)
D80 discontinued; legacy EH300 remains on sale.
EX360 replaces EX260.

EV300 production has begun; limited soft launch.
D20 and EX260 however continue as exports.

Info from:
http://www.bjev.com.cn
http://www.baicmotorsales.com/pc/
and Autohome dealer listings
 
#12 · (Edited)
BAIC SA Coega plant opens

BAIC's South African plant in Coega has officially opened last week with the ceremonial rollout of an X25 SUV.

https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/industrials/2018-07-25-first-baic-assembled-in-sa-the-fruit-of-strong-ties-between-sa-and-china-says-ramaphosa/
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/baic-sa-opens-vehicle-assembly-plant-at-coega-idz-2018-07-24/rep_id:4136

Only one phase of the plant has been completed and currently SKD kits will be assembled. More complex processes like welding (body shop is complete), painting and stamping (paint and press shops are not) will be introduced over the next couple of years. If everything goes well, this plant will transform into a manufacturing facility eventually. There were several delays and disruptions during the construction of this plant due to problems and conflicts between BAIC SA management and the local populace/job-seekers/service providers/local suppliers/small contractors.
 
#13 · (Edited)
Beiqi New Energy now listed under a different entity

Through a complicated deal, BAIC New Energy Automobile (BJEV) has now been subsumed by a new company that has listed on the Shanghai stock exchange.

Beiqi Langu ("Blue Park" or "Blue Valley") New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., (formerly known as Beijing Qianfeng Electronics Co., Ltd. and Chengdu Qianfeng Electronics Co., Ltd. previous to that) was a listed Chengdu-based company trading as S*ST Striker. This was owned mainly by Sichuan Xintaike Digital Equipment Co., Ltd. (41.13%) and other shareholders. Sichuan Xintaike Digital Equipment Co., Ltd., in turn was owned by the Beijing Capital Group which is a financial arm of the Beijing municipal govt. (Beijing SASAC).

In late December of 2017, an assets transfer and swap deal was approved by the authorities by which Beijing Capital Group transferred Sichuan Xintaike Digital Equipment Co., Ltd. to BAIC Group Co. without compensation. This was done as a prologue to listing BAIC New Energy Automobile on the stock exchange. Later, after some rounds of asset restructuring, wherein some assets of S*ST Striker were transferred to BAIC Group Co. directly, S*ST Striker relocated to Beijing and renamed itself Beijing Qianfeng Electronics Co., Ltd. It was decided that 100% of shares and assets of BAIC New Energy Automobile (BJEV) would be transferred to Beijing Qianfeng Electronics Co., Ltd. which would manage BJEV as its wholly owned subsidiary. Also, other former shareholders of S*ST Striker were to be reissued shares of the restructured firm, according to a predetermined ratio, as the company was entering a new business arena (thus requiring a revaluation of the enterprise). The company was renamed once more to Beiqi Langu New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. Trading in the old shares of S*ST Striker had been suspended in the meantime.

Under the new scheme, BAIC Group Co. would directly hold 22.75% of Beiqi Langu, and along with indirect stakes held through group companies (BAIC Motor, BAIC Motor Guangzhou, Beijing Hainachuan Automotive Parts Co., Bohai Piston, and Sichuan Xintaike Digital Equipment Co.) control 38.78% of the company.

So, essentially, Beiqi Langu will take over all affairs of BJEV now and the performance/potential of BJEV will be reflected in the price movements of the newly listed shares of Beiqi Langu. This is also why the media is reporting the event as a "backdoor listing" of BJEV.

https://www.d1ev.com/news/qiye/77311
https://www.d1ev.com/news/qiye/77337
https://www.d1ev.com/news/qiye/77288
http://autonews.gasgoo.com/china_news/70015013.html
http://autonews.gasgoo.com/china_news/70014759.html
and numerous other articles

(The whole thing is really very complicated)

The official asset restructuring document:
http://vip.stock.finance.sina.com.cn/corp/view/vCB_AllBulletinDetail.php?stockid=600733&id=4024477
 
#14 · (Edited)
Suspension of production at BAIC-Yinxiang and Bisu; what is happening?

In July, BAIC-Yinxiang and Bisu Auto declared suspension of production at their Hechuan dt., Chongqing facilities on the pretext of rising temperatures (heat wave) and furloughed workers for several weeks. At that time, workers' salaries had been due for a couple of months and it was feared that this was an attempt at "downsizing", i.e. some of the on-leave workers would never be called back. Some reporters speculated on whether the factory would even reopen soon. Now it has been over three months and production is still suspended at the plants. No Bisu or Huansu model has been made in the months August to October (except for a small batch of '206' vans for export); however, deliveries to dealers have carried on somewhat. Salaries for these months too have become due. Also recently, some personnel from the managerial cadre (operations and sales) are known to have resigned.

In October, the situation looked desperate, so BAIC, the Yinxiang group, and the local Hechuan dt. administration met to work out a capital injection plan for the beleaguered automakers. They decided to pump in about 2 billion yuan into BAIC-Yinxiang Auto, with 1 billion yuan coming from BAIC, and 500 million yuan from the Yinxiang group and the Hechuan government each. Further, it has been rumored that to save the brands, Huansu and Bisu may be integrated with Changhe into a new umbrella entity, provisionally "Xin Changhe" or "Xin Huansu" (Xin=new).

We know that brand management for Changhe and Weiwang (together called Da Changhe meaning Big Changhe) has been brought under the fold of a new company, Beiqi Changhe Automobile Co., Ltd. Furthermore, Weiwang is another tale of woe. Production of the S50 was suspended last year; this year production of all MPVs (M20/M30/M50F) have stopped after April. Even the '306' van has not been made since July. (Weiwang M60 is unaffected as that is made by Changhe)

Also very recently, Jiangxi Changhe Auto set up a company "Chongqing Changhe Automobile Technology Co., Ltd." at the Yinxiang manufacturing base in Hechuan dt., with the cooperation of the Hechuan government. This also lends support to the speculation that Changhe will have some sort of role in the restructuring of Huansu and Bisu. So, it is reasonable to assume that this provisional new entity, once it starts operating as a sub-unit of Beiqi Changhe Automobile, will eventually encompass all the four brands (here I am talking about brand activities not related to production).

http://www.sohu.com/a/273588073_115201
http://auto.zjol.com.cn/zjcw/xyzx/201810/t20181001_8398850.shtml
____________________________

Ever since the founding of BAIC-Yinxiang, and then Bisu, there has been speculation about these companies; whether they are joint ventures, subsidiaries, and how they are connected. Here's my attempt to create an organization diagram.



UPDATE: The share of Chongqing Yinxiang Hyosung General Power Machinery Co., Ltd. in Chongqing Bisu Automobile Co., Ltd. has risen to 44.9% from 32.1% on 13-Dec-2018.

As in my previous diagrams, only relevant (and not all) companies are included. The shareholding numbers are as of current; with the proposed capital infusion described above, those numbers are going to change.

It can be seen that, at present, both Bisu and BAIC-Yinxiang are principally controlled by the Yinxiang group (Zhang family). BAIC only has a minor stake in BAIC-Yinxiang. Of note, some of the current owners have consolidated their holdings in Yinxiang group companies from other shareholders over the past two to three years.
 

Attachments

#16 ·
BAIC assembly plant in Algeria

BAIC Industrie Internationale Algérie inaugurated its assembly plant in Batna province, Algeria, in late December. The program includes D20 hatchback, X25 (these two already being exported to Tunisia), X35, BJ40, and Pickup (ZX Terralord)

https://dzmotion.com/industrie-automobile-baic-inaugure-usine-dassemblage-a-batna/
https://www.guessra.com/2018/12/22/baic-algerie-decouvrez-la-d20-la-voiture-la-moins-chere-en-algerie/





Over the last four years, after the Renault and SAFAV-MB plants were established, and with the government severely limiting auto imports and actively encouraging local production, the auto industry has rapidly picked up pace in the country. Hyundai, VAG, Kia and more recently Peugeot and Suzuki have set up assembly facilities for passenger cars in cooperation with local partners. Foton and Chery (among the Chinese) produce commercial vehicles.

Algeria is not new to vehicle production though, with SADAB (which eventually became SNVI) and CARAL having been set up towards the end of the fifties.
 
#18 ·
ZX Auto was never part of GAC; they had a strategic manufacturing partnership and a technology (R&D) joint venture.

The partnership was dissolved in 2017 following the Runpard fiasco and poor sales performance of the joint SUVs (Urban Ark derivatives). The R&D JV was wholly taken over by ZX Auto and the Yichang plant was taken over by GAC.

Please refer to posts 19 and 20 of the Terralord thread.

____________________

As for BAIC, it does represent ZX Auto in a few countries in the Middle East/Africa region. Perhaps in these markets, ZX Auto has better reputation or brand recognition with regard to pickup trucks (from all the war video footage!), however the market may not be that large or lucrative enough that ZX feels the need to invest its own resources (more likely when BAIC or its local partner has already done so).
 
#23 · (Edited)
Re: Beijing Automobile Works (BAW) Introduction

Leo,
Thank you. Many of us were in a foggy state of understanding, and now your chart has shed a whole new light on the subject of this leading automaker's history, and current organization.

I am now motivated to look deeper into your questions about BAM, and about "Beijing Automotive Group Co Ltd Off-Road Vehicle Branch", and am looking forward to some interesting further discussion.
 
#24 ·
Re: Beijing Automobile Works (BAW) Introduction

Lawrence,
Thank you for your response. I made the chart myself, with the information I could find. I do not guarentee it is correct.
I made some silly mistakes in creating the chart: the word Supervision is missing from Beijing SASAC (at the top) and Arcfox is missing from the list of brands.

To address your comment: to Daimler stake is in BAIC Group passenger car unit, which is BAIC Motor Co and it is on the chart. I have 10% as opposed to the 12% in your related article. Will check notes ;-)

Not in the chart is Daimler's 4% share of Beijing Electric Vehicle. Dmitra explained in a different topic the complicated share transfers that have been taking place this year with that company, so I'm not sure if it still exists, and if so, if it is Beijing EV or in the new Beijing Blue Park.
 
#26 · (Edited)
Re: Beijing Automobile Works (BAW) Introduction

Nice effort, Leo. I'm impressed!

Corporate structures and organization, especially those of large groups, are never static and always changing, so it is near-impossible for outsiders to constantly keep up with the changes. At best, you can present the picture as a "slice in time". More so with the shareholding percentages which may go up and down as companies try to decide what is best for them vis-a-vis the economic/financial environment at any point in time.

That being said, your chart is an earnest effort. There might be some factual errors (I'm not scrutinizing the cardinal value of the shareholding percentages) which I will try to address one by one, apart from looking into your questions regarding history, limited by how much of such old information can be accessed now.
 
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top