Arcfox

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Arcfox
Owner / user Beijing Automotive Group

owner Beijing Automotive Group
Introductory year 2017
Products Automobiles
Markets People's Republic of China
Arcfox Lite
Arcfox ECF
Arcfox GT Street
Arcfox GT Track

Arcfox is a car brand from the People's Republic of China .

Brand history

The Beijing Automotive Group from Beijing decided to introduce this car brand as a luxury brand. The manufacturer is the subsidiary Beijing Electric Vehicle , or BJEV for short. The market launch took place at the end of 2017. Edag from Germany was involved in the development. The designer is Walter Maria de Silva .

vehicles

Only electric cars are on offer .

The Arcfox Lite was the first model to appear . It is based on a model from BJEV, but is priced higher. With a wheelbase of 1870 mm, the two-seater is 2986 mm long, 1676 mm wide and 1492 mm high. The curb weight is specified as 895 kg. The vehicle is powered by an electric motor with 49 hp . This enables a top speed of 110 km / h. The range is given as 170 km.

Three prototypes were presented at the Geneva Motor Show 2019 : the SUV ECF, the GT Street sports car and the GT Track racing car based on it . On the English-language website of the brand, the names ECF, GT and GT Race Edition were mentioned in May 2020.

In May 2020 it was reported that the production model of the SUV should go into series production as the Alpha-T. The vehicle is 478 cm long, 194 cm wide and 168 cm high. Two electric motors together produce 163 kW.

Sales figures in China

In December 2017, the first month of sales, 472 vehicles of this brand were registered in China. In 2018 there were a total of 588 and in the following year 599. All sales during this period relate to the Lite model.

Brand or sub-brand?

Some websites classify Arcfox as a car brand. In some other reports the term sub-brand is used .

Web links

Commons : Arcfox  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d cars sales base on the brand (accessed May 30, 2020)
  2. ↑ a b carsalesbase for Arcfox Lite (English, accessed May 30, 2020)
  3. ↑ Daniel Bönnighausen: Arcfox unveiled three models at the Geneva Motor Show on March 13, 2019 (accessed on May 30, 2020)
  4. ↑ The brand's website for the Arcfox GT (accessed May 30, 2020)
  5. ↑ Sebastian Schaal: First BEV from Arcfox comes onto the market in China from May 5, 2020 (accessed on May 30, 2020)
  6. ↑ a b Gregor Hebermehl: Arcfox Alpha-T (2020): China SUV with huge range ready for series production? On auto motor und sport from May 8, 2020 (accessed May 30, 2020)
  7. ↑ Arcfox Lite - Driving fun for Generation Y from January 25, 2018 (accessed on May 30, 2020)
  8. ↑ ARCFOX unveils three new models at the Geneva Motor Show on March 5, 2019 (accessed May 30, 2020)
  9. ↑ Magna builds vehicle factory in China from July 25, 2019 (accessed May 30, 2020)