Corporate Profile
Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (BBAC) was founded on August 8th 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, and sales.
After years of development, BBAC produces Mercedes-Benz cars with electrified combustion engines as well as fully electric vehicles, 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, currently 7 Mercedes-Benz models are in operation at BBAC: Electric GLC SUV, Electric CLA, GLE L SUV, CLA, E-Class, GLC SUV, C-Class. 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”, and making progress towards developing additional models in the future.
The continuous expansion of product portfolio is driven by BBAC’s sustained leadership in intelligent manufacturing capabilities. As one of 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.
In terms of quality control, 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.
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.
From product strategy and intelligent manufacturing to quality excellence and low-carbon development, every achievement is powered by BBAC employees. 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. The BBAC team brings together top talents in fields such as quality management, electrification and digitalization, representing a key talent base in the industry.
Through its world-leading manufacturing operations and modern management practices, BBAC becomes a key enterprise promoting the high-grade, precision and advanced upgrading of Beijing’s automotive industry. With a spirit of craftsmanship, BBAC continuously fosters its high-quality growth, and has received numerous awards, 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”.
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!”
