On the evening of June 18, BAIC Bluevalley Magna Automobile Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "BAIC Bluevalley Magna") held a delivery ceremony for the new model of ARCFOX Alpha S5.
BAIC Blue Valley Magna Automobile Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as BAIC Blue Valley Magna) is a high-end new energy vehicle manufacturing base jointly invested and built by BAIC New Energy, Magna and Zhenjiang Municipal Government, and since its establishment in December 2019, BAIC Blue Valley Magna is committed to building an intelligent factory with industrialization 4.0 and producing a new generation of intelligent new energy vehicles.
Over the past 5 years of development, the factory has been at the first-class level in the industry in terms of automated production, intelligent manufacturing technology, new material connection technology, flexible production, quality control, and green environmental protection. "The insistence on world-class quality is the basis for Magna to choose to cooperate with BAIC." The vigorous development of the Zhenjiang plant has been recognized by Magna, and Roland Prettner, President of Magna Steyr, said that through the Zhenjiang plant, Magna's vehicle manufacturing business has gone beyond Europe and participated in the vigorous development of China's electric vehicle industry.
ARCFOX is the "No. 1 project" for BAIC to develop its own brand. At present, Blue Valley Magna has successively realized the mass production of 5 products, including ARCFOX Alpha S, Alpha T, Alpha S Advanced Edition, Alpha T5 and Alpha S5, forming a safe, healthy and intelligent product advantage.
The ARCFOX Alpha S5 model delivered this time is a benchmark model born under BAIC's continuous independent innovation and development. This model, which was born in BAIC Blue Valley Magna, adheres to the world-class manufacturing process and performs well in performance, range, comfort, safety, and environmental protection. The battery of the S5 model uses the latest generation of CATL cells, which has performed well in terms of range upgrade and innovation of supercharging technology. On the occasion of the 6th anniversary of the signing of the BAIC Blue Valley Magna project, the successful delivery of the ARCFOX Alpha S5 is not only a true portrayal of Zhenjiang Manufacturing's efforts to develop new quality productivity, but also a birthday gift to BAIC Blue Valley Magna.
At the delivery ceremony, Zhang Jianyong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of BAIC Group, incarnated as "Brother Jifu" and delivered the S5 to the owner. He said that ARCFOX is BAIC's ingenuity to "aspire to make good cars for the country" and spare no effort to develop its own brand. In the future, BAIC will also work with partners to bring users an ultra-far, ultra-fast and ultra-convenient car experience with more stringent standards.
Zeng Yuqun, Chairman and CEO of CATL, witnessed the new moment of the ARCFOX Alpha S5. He said that CATL will carry out more in-depth cooperation with BAIC, continue to make efforts in product development, technology upgrading, business model innovation, etc., bring more surprises to the majority of users, be responsible for the battery quality of JiHu, and escort the travel life of users.