[August 8, 2025, Beijing] Today marks the 20^th anniversary of Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (BBAC). As the sole passenger vehicle production base of Mercedes-Benz in China, BBAC has consistently upheld the principles of high-quality development throughout the past two decades. By continuously enhancing its advanced manufacturing capabilities, forward-looking intelligent strategies, and robust talent policies, BBAC has risen to become a benchmark for high-end automobile manufacturing in China and a leading example of Sino-German joint venture cooperation and synergy.

“Over the past 20 years, thanks to the close collaboration between Chinese and German shareholders, the dedicated efforts of all BBAC employees, and the strong support of partners and friends from all walks of life, BBAC has become a shining card of high-end manufacturing in Beijing and a model of Sino-German cooperation.” expressed Zhang Jianyong, Party Secretary & Chairman of BAIC Group, “Next, we will focus on the three major dimensions, i.e., ‘marketing, cost and quality’, and anchor the initial goals of the ‘Three-year Leaping Action’, so as to lay a solid foundation for achieving the annual goals and contribute to the sustained high-quality development of the high-end manufacturing industry in Beijing.”

“As a prime example of the successful collaboration between the German and Chinese automotive industries, BBAC has gained remarkable achievements over the past two decades, becoming a benchmark in new high-tech, intelligent and sustainable manufacturing in the auto industry.” expressed Oliver Thöne, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Responsible for Greater China, “In the future, we will remain dedicated to ‘growing in China, with China’, continue to deepen our successful partnership with BAIC Group, and localize more models at BBAC that are catered to the needs of Chinese customers and incorporate China’s tech innovations, so as to contribute to the development of Beijing's advanced manufacturing.”

“Over the past 20 years, relying on a lean and down-to-earth Chinese operation team and an efficient and collaborative local supply chain, BBAC has developed into one of the largest and most advanced production bases within the global Mercedes-Benz production network.”stated Jörg Bartels, President & CEO of BBAC, “Throughout our development, BBAC has always valued sustainability. We have consistently reduced our consumption of energy and water while increasing our usage of green energy and expanding our own photovoltaic (PV) energy generation. We are proud to have just added our PV Phase 3 to the BBAC energy net, which is one of the biggest photovoltaic projects in Beijing. In the future, we will continue to set a Mercedes-Benz benchmark for the production of high-end vehicles, and also constantly contribute our own strength to the high-end manufacturing industry of Beijing.”

“Over the past 20 years, BBAC has remained committed to goal-driven long-termism, steadily enhancing its core strengths and organizational resilience, and achieving solid results.” expressed Zhang Zhengye, Party Secretary and Senior Executive Vice President of BBAC, “Standing at a new starting point, while constant creating high-quality products for our customers, we will continue to accelerate our transformation, make breakthroughs for achieving a leap forward. With the ‘Mercedes-Benz Standard’, we will make every effort to reach the next milestone of 6 million completed vehicles, take solid steps toward a strong start to the 15th Five-Year Plan and the Three-year Leaping Action, and contribute further to the high-quality development of Beijing’s manufacturing industry.”

From Inception to Leaping Forward: Creating a Model for High-End Joint Venture Manufacturing

Since its establishment in 2005, BBAC, under the strategic support of BAIC Group and Mercedes-Benz Group, has grown from the ground up through in-depth and sustained development, transforming from its origins as a joint venture start-up into its current role as an industry benchmark. Over the past 20 years, BBAC has achieved a comprehensive leap in its product matrix, production capacity, and manufacturing capabilities, becoming a key driver of China’s advance toward high-end manufacturing.

Currently, BBAC’s plants span a total of nearly 6 million square meters. The company possesses a completed vehicle production system encompassing core processes for MRA, MFA, electric vehicles, engines, and batteries, featuring flexible production capacities across multiple platforms and models. BBAC’s product matrix has expanded steadily, from a single E-Class model in 2005 to a cumulative total of 13 models and 22 series products today, covering oil-fueled vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and pure electric vehicles, effectively meeting a wide range of consumer needs. Later this year, BBAC will roll out its 14^th model, the locally-produced all-new CLA, in which the Mercedes-Benz Operating System (MB.OS) is being used for the first time. In the near future, the GLE L SUV will also roll offline at BBAC, further enhancing its luxury product offering and providing Chinese customers with tailor-made, technologically advanced and most desirable Mercedes-Benz vehicles.

Nowadays, BBAC not only provides a solid support for the upgrading of Beijing's manufacturing industry, but also effectively drives the rapid economic development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Meanwhile, BBAC has been vigorously promoting the in-depth localization of components.

Synergizing Strength and Culture: Solidifying the Foundation of High-Quality Development

BBAC has always viewed manufacturing capability as the cornerstone of its development. By fully integrating the digital operating system -- Mercedes-Benz Cars Operations 360, the company has achieved intelligent, visualized, and flexible management across the entire production process. This enables the consistent application of the “Mercedes-Benz Standard” in every detail, driving continual improvements in production efficiency and quality consistency. At the same time, BBAC actively advances the pilot application of cutting-edge technologies, including large AI models and digital twins, within its production lines to accelerate the emergence of new quality productive forces.

Committed to sustainable development, BBAC is dedicated to becoming a benchmark in sustainable manufacturing. In addition to its ongoing efforts in energy conservation, resource recycling, emissions reduction, resources recycling, and zero-emission operations, the company has partnered with institutions such as Tsinghua University to explore pathways to carbon neutrality, driving the upstream and downstream of the supply chain toward a more sustainable ecosystem. Recently, thanks to its systematic approach to sustainable transformation, BBAC was recognized among the 2025 China Automotive Supply Chain Innovation Achievements. Moreover, the “Lush Mountains Book Corner” project, honored by China Environment Publishing Group of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, has also been officially launched at the company, offering the industry a replicable model of sustainable progress.

Adhering to the talent philosophy of “Gathering Strivers, Cultivating Achievers”, BBAC has consistently built a comprehensive talent development system focused on digitalization, electrification, intelligent manufacturing, and other key areas. Currently, BBAC is home to more than 5,400 highly skilled professionals, spanning a broad spectrum of core technical disciplines. Driven by the corporate and supported by diverse incentive mechanisms, the company continues to energize its organization and focus on cultivating “new quality productive forces”, inject sustained momentum into its high-quality development journey.

From 2005 to 2025, BBAC has spent the past 20 years charting a path of in-depth Sino-German integration and setting a practical example for China’s accelerating high-end manufacturing transformation. Standing at the new starting point of its 20th anniversary, BBAC will continue to be guided by its core values – “Customer Focus, Responsibility, Integrity, Innovativeness, and Agility” – and the goal of “We are BBAC! Striving to build the best vehicles in China!”, building a more globally competitive high-end manufacturing system, and contributing “BBAC Intelligence” to the high-quality development of China’s automotive industry.