Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (BBAC) was founded on August 8^th 2005. BBAC is a Sino-German joint venture, with investment from BAIC Motor, Mercedes-Benz Group AG and Mercedes-Benz Group China Ltd. that integrates engine, battery and complete vehicle R&D, production, sales, and after-sales services.

 

Aerial View of BBAC MRA Plant

 

BBAC is now Mercedes-Benz’s premium joint venture that produces Mercedes-Benz front-wheel drive, Mercedes-Benz rear-wheel drive, and Mercedes-Benz EV, in addition to engines and batteries for Mercedes-Benz vehicles, realizing the export of core engine parts and completed engines, and becoming an integral part of Mercedes-Benz global manufacturing network. With its strong production base, BBAC is currently producing eleven Mercedes-Benz models: EQE, EQE SUV, EQA SUV, EQB SUV, E-Class L, C-Class L, GLC L SUV, A-Class L, GLA SUV, GLB SUV and Mercedes-AMG A 35 L 4MATIC.

 

First Locally-produced Mercedes-Benz E-Class and All-New Mercedes-Benz E-Class L Produced at BBAC

 

BBAC Vehicle Model Matrix

 

In order to ensure customer benefit, BBAC sets up the Quality Management Center based on global standards of Mercedes-Benz Group AG. BBAC’s manufacturing process follows Mercedes-Benz’s global standards and involves a rigorous quality inspection system, ensuring that each vehicle made by BBAC fully complies with Mercedes-Benz global quality standards.

As a key enterprise promoting the high-grade, precision and advanced upgrading of Beijing’s automotive industry, BBAC implements world-leading manufacturing operations and modern management practices. With a spirit of craftsmanship, BBAC fully implements the manufacturing concept of “digital, flexible, efficient and sustainable” in the whole production. BBAC has received numerous awards recognizing its actions in promoting high-quality development, including Factory of the Year, Green Plant Model, Benchmark Enterprise of Intelligent Manufacturing in Beijing, Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing Cooperation Demonstration Pilot Project and Quality Management Award of the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality.

 

BBAC Vehicle Production Line

 

As the automotive industry faces a historic transformation, BBAC responds to change with agility, continuing to accelerate the pace of its own transformation towards “electrification, digitalization and low carbonization”. BBAC has put two power battery models and five pure electric models into production, making progress towards developing additional “Entry Luxury” models and “Core Luxury” models based on the up-coming all-new Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture (MMA) and MB.EA pure-electric platforms.

As Mercedes-Benz cars’ largest and one of the most cutting-edge production bases, BBAC has introduced the Mercedes-Benz Cars Operations 360 (MO360) and fully applied digital technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, industrial Internet and MES system, and is exploring the in-depth application of technologies such as digital twins and artificial intelligence in order to consistently enhance its capacities in intelligent production and manufacturing. So far, BBAC has realized intelligent management and control covering R&D, manufacturing, quality, logistics, technical maintenance, procurement and finance, ensuring product quality and the efficient mixed-line production of different models.

 

Deep Application of AI Technology

 

The pursuit of green manufacturing has long been a key focus of BBAC’s high-quality development, based on a dedication to “achieving green manufacturing and pursuing sustainable development”. BBAC has developed a comprehensive strategic plan and a four-step action plan to achieve carbon neutrality, while constantly promoting the construction of a green manufacturing system across the whole industrial chain, working with partners to reduce carbon emissions throughout the life cycle of automotive products, with a view to building a green future for the automotive industry.

 

BBAC’s Green Plants and Zero Carbon Technology Laboratory

 

BBAC believes that talent is the foundation of development and the best guarantee for the future. While constantly consolidating its hard power, BBAC attaches great importance to the construction of soft power through developing its own corporate culture and empowering talent. Currently, BBAC has more than 12,700 employees, including many top talents in fields such as quality management, electrification and digitalization, representing a key talent base in the industry.

 

BBAC Core Values

 

Led by its corporate spirit of “The best or nothing.”, BBAC will continue to speed up its strategic transformation towards “electrification, digitalization and low carbonization”, and move forward towards the goal of “We are BBAC! Striving to build the best vehicles in China!”