Archive for the ‘Beijing Auto Works (BAW)’ Category
Beijing 007 to be Listed in September
Published on July 30, 2010 by Tycho
Beijing Auto’s new 007 SUV debuted at the Beijing Auto Show. It will be listed in September. Engines: a 2.0 with 89kw and 176nm, and a 2.4 with 105kw and 217nm. The 2.4 comes with 4×2 or 4×4, the 2.0 only with 4×2. Both engines mated to a 5-speed manual. Size: 4595×1828x1804, wheelbase is 2600. Price yet unknown but will likely start around 100.000 yuan.
Categories: Beijing Auto Works (BAW), New Cars
Tags: 007
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Beijing Auto C30 Saloon
Published on July 29, 2010 by Tycho
In early July we found out that Beijing Auto is working on a hatchback based on the current Mercedes Benz B-class. Now we know they won’t stop there, the renderings show a Beijinged B-class with an extra ass.
Categories: Beijing Auto Works (BAW), Spy Shots
Tags: c30
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Beijing Auto to make the Electric (Saab) C71EV
Published on July 26, 2010 by Tycho
Beijing Auto will build around 3000 C71EV’s, the electric version of the C71 which is based on the old Saab 9-5. Beijing Auto will set up a network of chargers around the city in a joint venture with the Beijing government, which by la way is also the biggest shareholder of Beijing Auto.
The project is essentially the same as an earlier project with an electric vehicle based on a Chrysler Sebring. When the Beijing Auto-Chrysler joint venture died the project was canceled. It is now back with a new car. The Sebrings were meant to be used as taxi’s only with a planned production of one thousand cars. The C71EV will likely see more different buyers.
Specs: Electric engine: 336V, 60-110kw, 130-300nm, 3500-5500rpm. Battery: 75Ah, 336-375V. Top speed: 160km/h. 0-100: 12.8sec. Range: 160km. Empty weight: 1790kg. Full loaded: 2165kg.
Categories: Beijing Auto Works (BAW), New Cars
Tags: c71
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Beijing Auto’s C30 to be Based on Mercedes Benz B-Class
Published on July 5, 2010 by Tycho
Beijing-Benz makes the C and E-class in China. Mercedes Benz will soon say goodbye to the failed B-class but will sell the platform to partner Beijing Auto for their upcoming C30. The rendering above leaked from somewhere in Beijing Auto and shows a B-class with a Beijing Auto badge.
Categories: Beijing Auto Works (BAW), Beijing-Benz, Spy Shots
Tags: c30
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Old Pic: First Beijing-Jeep Cherokee Rolling of the Line
Published on June 1, 2010 by Tycho
Found this beautiful old picture from the Beijing-Jeep factory in Beijing. It is 1985 and the first Beijing-Jeep Cherokee rolls of the line. It got an extra name for China: BJ213. The China-Cherokee came with a 2.5 4-cilinder, 5-speed manual and 4wd. Beijing-Jeep was a joint venture between Beijing Auto Works and American Motors Corporation (AMC). AMC was later bought by Chrysler and Chrysler by Benz. The Beijing-Jeep joint venture excist no more but the Cherokee is still alive.
BAW makes it on their own now, it’s named ‘Qishi’ and costs 90.000 rmb. I got a green 1998 Beijing-Jeep Cherokee, more on that one later.
Categories: Beijing Auto Works (BAW)
Tags: cherokee, old pic
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Beijing Auto Tells Price and Date for New 007 and B40
Published on May 31, 2010 by Tycho
Beijing Auto brought a lot of new cars to the Beijing Auto Show. One of those the B40 which originally debuted at the Beijing Auto Show in 2008. Two years later the B40 looked ready for production but apparently was not.
Its introduction date is postponed to the first half of 2011, exact date unknown but it certainly won’t be available until the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show (April 20-28). Price for the B40 will range from 100.000 to 150.000 rmb. Engine is the ancient 2.4 with 105kw and 217nm
Categories: Beijing Auto Works (BAW), New Cars
Tags: 007, B40
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More Details on the Sebring-based Beijing Auto BE701EV
Published on May 30, 2010 by Tycho
Earlier this month I wrote an article on the Beijing Auto BE701 but details were scarce. Today I saw the car at the Beijing International High Tech Exhibtion and found out a bit more. The BE701 is based on a Chrysler Sebring. The Sebring was made in China by a joint venture between Beijing Auto and Chrysler, that jv is now dead. Plan was to make the a couple of thousand BE701 ’s for a pilot electric-taxi project in Beijing. But now the jv is gone, it loox like that plan is gone too. So likely this BE7101 will be a one-off for ever.
Categories: Beijing Auto Works (BAW)
Tags: be701
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Spy Shots: Beijing Auto B60 / Saab 9-3 hits the Beijing Roads
Published on May 28, 2010 by Tycho
A Beijing Auto B60 was seen riding around the BAW factories in Beijing. But this time BAW didn’t even bother to hide any Saab-origins, as they did a bit on the Beijing Auto Show when the B60 debuted. This is due to la fact that the car on the pics ain’t no China-made car at all, the factory isn’t ready yet, it is a real Saab from Sweden. BAW is likely road testing the 9-3 for adjustments needed for Chinese roads.
Beijing Auto might start selling some rebadged Swedish Saabs as B60’s before the China-made-B60 starts rolling of the line. These will be more expensive but Beijing Auto can keep attention up. The factory is expected to be ready in a year.
Categories: Beijing Auto Works (BAW), Spy Shots
Tags: b60
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Beijing Auto Show 2010: Show Girls Part 2
Published on May 6, 2010 by Tycho
It was not only cars at the Beijing Auto Show, far far from that. Every make brought in a massive number of the most beautiful sexy show girls to get some more attention for the machinery. Today part 2 with a ‘Russian mini-special’ at the very end.
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Tags: girls
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Beijing BE701 EV based on Chrysler Sebring
Published on May 6, 2010 by Tycho
The Beijing BE701 is an electric vehicle based on the Chrysler Sebring. The Sebring is made in a joint venture between Beijing Automotive and Chrysler in Beijing.
The BE701 was announced in november last year but did not appear on the Beijing Auto Show. The plan was to produce a small number of cars, around 100-500, for a trial with electric taxi’s in Beijing, to start in 2011.
After the trial the next step in the plan was to produce several thousands vehicles for customers to lease directly from the factory, pretty much like GM did once before…
Categories: Beijing Auto Works (BAW)
Tags: be701
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