The ChineseBeijing Automobile Works, formerly Beijing Jeep, BJ212 and BAW BJ2020 is a Land Rover and Jeep inspired four-wheel drive, originally a 2.4 L four-cylinder gas-engine powered light-duty offroad utility vehicle in the half tonne class. The original design, depending in large on Russian off-roaders from UAZ and possibly developed in conjunction with the UAZ-469, debuted in 1965 as the Beijing BJ212. It has been known as the BJ2020 series since the Chinese carclassification system was changed in 1989. For the BJ210 model, the manufacturing continued and was transferred to Tianjin's First Auto Works which took over manufacturing under the name of TJ210 C. Tianjin's First Auto Works also produce variants with two metal half-doors and an extended wheelbase version with four metal doors.
History
It is commonly used by the Chinese government, but is also commercially available. Various versions of the Jeep are today sold under the names of Zhanqi, Jinxuanfeng, City Cruiser, Kuangchao, and Ludi. The BJ212 was expressly developed for use by the Chinese military as well as by lower-level cadres. Semi-legal copies were also built by Xinkai in Hebei, beginning in 1984. By the early 2000s the Xinkai-built version was sold as the Lieying, a copy of the Zhanqi four-door hardtop, equipped with the 2.2-liter GW491QE.Since 2012, the Beijing Automobile Works,then a turbocharged 1.5 liter Mitsubishi engine and a turbocharged 2.4 liter Mitsubishi engine, because the 4G20 engine is unable to reach National VI Emission Standard.
BJ212E - Designed in 1986. With a Perkinsdiesel engine and a new transmission. Also used on a Jeep Cherokee-engined prototype with 15-inch wheels built the same year.
* BJ2020V "New City Cruiser": BJ2020VA, BJ2020VB, BJ2020VE, BJ2020VT
BJ 2024 S "Jinxuanfeng" redesigned with rectangular headlights and a Jeep Wrangler-like grille
BJ 2023/2024 Z "Zhanqi" similar, but less angular and with round headlights copied from Jeep CJ.
BAW2033 Series “BJ212”（2020-Present） Fitted with a turbocharged 1.5 liter gasoline engine or a 2.4 liter gasoline engine manufactured by Hangtian Mitsubishi, which comply with National VI emission standard.The standard Version of the BAW2033 Series includes air conditioner and a newly styled interior originated from BAW Yongshi.
BJ 2032 four-wheel drive long-wheelbase models, replacing the BJ 222
* BJ 2032 Z "Zhanqi" as BJ 2032 but redesigned on the Zhanqi lines
