On March 9, 2017, the first unit of BAIC Zimbabwe Pickup SKD Project was successfully assembled in Harare, capital of Zimbabwe, marking that BAIC’s products will enter Zimbabwe soon.

Recently Fortune magazine has released Most Admired Companies List. BAIC Group ranked 13th in the global auto industry and 2nd among Chinese auto groups, behind SAIC Group (11th) only.

On February 20-21, 2017, the representative concept car OFFSPACE developed by the Beijing Automotive Research Institute won the ‘Best Concept Car Award’ at the Second Chinese Brand Car of the Year and Best Designer Contest 2016. The award was presented by CAR STYLING, a world-leading magazine of its kind.

In 2016 which just passed, BAIC Group’s key business indicators hit new high. It made a good start in the “thirteenth five-year” period with outstanding sales performance and leading growth speed among five auto groups in China.

On January 11, 2017, the China Car Performance Challenge (CCPC) Annual Award Ceremony was held in Beijing. BAIC BJEV EU260 cruised to win the 2016 CCPC Award for Electric Car-Excellence Performance Award.