BAIC BJEV’s Oct. sales, production inch up MoM

Beijing (Gasgoo)- BAIC Bluepark, the holding company of BAIC BJEV, released its October sales report, showing month-on-month increases in production and sales volumes.

αS-T; photo credit: ARCFOX

In October, BAIC BJEV produced 956 vehicles, increasing 57% from September’s 609 vehicles and 21.32% from the previous year. Overall, during the first ten months, the cumulative production volume of the company remained lower than a year ago, at 4,495 vehicles, more than halved year on year.

The company’s sales volume inched up 1.39% from a month ago to 2,484 vehicles and increased 21.94% compared to last year. The year-to-date sales volume amounted to 19,458 vehicles by October, decreasing 15.85% from the previous year. 

Evidently, BAIC BJEV has been selling its inventory and shifting its main focus to its high-end EV brand, ARCFOX. The brand has partnered with Baidu’s autonomous driving arm, Apollo, and their collaborated driver-less ride-hailing vehicles recently started operation in Shougang Park, Beijing.

ARCFOX has also partnered with ICT giant HUAWEI for a HarmonyOS powered αS-HI model. In October, the company disclosed that the co-developed αS-HI was already in mass-production and can be expected to start delivery in the last quarter this year. The company planned to deliver 1,000 units by the time.