Founded in 1958,[2] it is the sixth largest automobile manufacturer in China, with 1.723 million sales in 2021.

The company produces and sells vehicles under its own branding, such as Arcfox, Beijing, Foton Motor, Ruili Doda, as well as under foreign-branded joint ventures such as Beijing-Benz and Beijing-Hyundai.

[6] It reached fifth place by selling nearly 1.5 millions units garnering a market share of more than 8%.

[7] 2011 production of 1.5 million whole vehicles made BAIC the fifth largest vehicle-maker in China that year in terms of units manufactured.

[14] The first Saab-based model on sale is the C70 or 绅宝 (Shenbao), which may be translated as "gentleman's treasure".

[15] BAIC Group sold Beijing Automobile Manufacturing Plant in 2016].

In 2016, BAIC Group sold 2.85 million vehicles and had an operating income of 406.1 billion yuan, ranking 160th in the 2016 Fortune Global 500 list.

In August 2024, BAIC and Huawei's smart car technology ecological alliance "Harmony Inteligente Mobility Alliance" cooperated to launch the "Stelato S9" smart flagship sedan.

[20] It currently operate the Beijing brand Beijing Off-road Vehicles (北京越野) used to be a department under BAIC Group, run by the fully owned subsidiary BAIC Group Off-road Vehicle Co., Ltd.[21] In January 2020, BAIC announced the independence of Beijing Off-road brand.

The current Beijing Off-road models badged in Chinese name "北京".

[23] Beijing Motor will reorganize the product layout of its three major series in 2023.

The current Beijing Off-road models badged in Chinese name "北京".

[26] Beijing Automobile Works Co., Ltd. (BAW) (北汽制造), which produces light off-road vehicles, trucks, and military vehicles, used to be a subsidiary of BAIC Group but was sold to private sector since 2015.