About Us
Welcome to BAIC Brackenfell, your premier destination for all your motoring needs. Our team, led by the highly-respected Ivan Lintnaar, has served the community for over 25 years as an official agent for trusted automotive brands and a provider of high-quality, great-value used vehicles, have become a respected household name in the Brackenfell area and beyond.
We believe in the power of family values and strive to make a positive difference in the lives of our customers, staff, and community. We are passionate about providing quality products, excellent service and conducting business with integrity. Our highly-trained technicians are committed to delivering exceptional customer satisfaction. This ethos is at the core of our success and has made us a popular choice with car owners.
When you visit our dealership, you will find a knowledgeable and experienced team that understands your motoring needs. We aim to sell our customers a lifestyle, not just a new vehicle, which is why we offer an unmatched customer experience to everyone who walks through our doors.
As the official BAIC agent in the area, we are excited to offer you peace-of-mind motoring and an excellent customer experience. With our experience and heritage, we are truly a part of the South African motoring landscape and will continue to be for a long time. So, visit us today and see why we’re the go-to choice for so many satisfied customers.
About BAIC
BAIC, founded in 1958, is headquartered in Beijing, China, and its head office, Beijing Automotive Group Co. Ltd., is ranked 162nd in the Fortune 500. BAIC is one of the large state-owned automobile groups in China covering R&D and manufacturing of vehicles, parts, automobile service trade, comprehensive travel services, finance and investment.
In 1958, Beijing Automotive Manufacturing Factory (BAMF) developed its first self-developed car, the Jinggangshan sedan, followed by the BJ212, China’s first generation of light off-road vehicles, and the BJ130, China’s first generation of light trucks. In 1983, the company launched a joint venture with American Motors Corporation (the parent company of the JEEP brand). It established the first vehicle manufacturing joint venture in China’s automotive industry, Beijing Jeep Corporation. It also established the first vehicle manufacturing joint venture with Hyundai Korea after China acceded to WTO — Beijing Hyundai Auto Co. Ltd. and established Beijing Benz Automotive Co. Ltd. with Mercedes-Benz.
BAIC Group, now focusing on the three main businesses of vehicles, parts and service trade, boasts its own passenger cars: ARCFOX, BEIJING and BAIC ORV; independent commercial vehicles: BAIC Foton, BAIC Changhe; joint venture brands: Beijing Benz, Fujian Benz, Beijing Hyundai Motor and Foton Daimler. BAIC products are sold to 110 countries and regions worldwide, with cumulative sales exceeding 31 million units.
In 2013, BAIC International Development Co. Ltd. was officially established. As the main platform for the BAIC brand’s global business development, BAIC International is firmly committed to the “Belt and Road” initiative. With the value positioning of building the “self-owned overseas trade platform” and “overseas integrated service provider”, BAIC International mainly focuses on such two industrial chains as “overseas manufacturing” and “international marketing”, bearing the responsibility of building a world-class BAIC brand and promoting the layout of the BAIC Group’s global industrial innovation.
Based on BAIC Group’s products, BAIC International has established complete overseas product development and commercial reform certification process. The products cover five categories: sedans, SUVs, off-road vehicles, pickup trucks and new energy vehicles. BAIC International has set up over 360 sales and service outlets in more than 30 countries worldwide, including Southeast Asia, Central and West Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Central and South America, and some European countries and regions.
BAIC South Africa was founded in 2016 as a joint venture with the Industrial Development Corporation, making it the biggest investment in the country in 40 years. Today, the company operates an assembly plant in Gqeberha and has a network of 20 dealerships nationwide. Two of their key models have directly created 1 000 jobs and indirectly created 5 000 jobs in South Africa. BAIC SA is poised to boost the economy of Nelson Mandela Bay through investment and serves as a strategic base for the BAIC Group to achieve its global goals.
To find out more about the BAIC Group, please visit https://www.baicgroup.com