Museums in China

The BAIC History and Culture Exhibition Hall is located at the R&D Base of BAIC in Shunyi District, Beijing. It was upgraded in April 2020 and now shows five cars, plenty of pictures and charts representing the development of BAIC since the 1950s.

The museum which was opened in 2011 shows over 80 vehicles centred around there exhibition halls, namely Hall of Innovations, Hall of Development, Hall of Future, and Exhibition of Classical Collection of Chinese Automobile Industry. .

The Beijing Classic Car Museum, located in the Chinese capital's Huairou District, houses over 100 Chinese and foreign vintage limousines treasured by the museum owner Luo Wenyou.

On October 24, 2024 BYD Zhengzhou Di Space officially opened. It is an immersive science museum that integrates automobile culture, design, technology, and experience specially built by BYD for the whole people. It is also the first new energy vehicle science museum in China.

Opened in 2012, the China Industrial Museum features an Automobile Exhibition Hall where the visitors can look at the development of the Chinese motor industry. There is an interesting-looking replica of the first Minsheng truck from the 1930s, a 2nd WW Jeep, a Hongqi, a Changan van, a Jiefang truck, at least two Soviet Volga sedans and more. Photo is courtesy of the Shenyang Building Decoration Co

Sinotruk, one of the biggest commercial vehicle manufacturers in China set up this in-house museum to display significant heavy-duty trucks from its history. The museum is located in the Sinotruk Technology Center

Opened in 2021 Chongqing Hongyan Heavy-duty Truck Museum revolves around the development of Hongyan heavy-duty trucks, illustrates the self-dependence and heroic efforts of the people from around China that contributed to the Third Front Movement about 50 years ago, and presents the tremendous historical changes of Dazu District.

The Classic Car Culture Museum is the first museum in Shanxi Province with the theme of "memory on wheels". At present, there are thousands of items displayed in the museum. The museum adheres to the old car as a carrier and integrates classic collections, academic seminars, sightseeing tours, popularization of science, simulation experience and patriotism education, and provides a platform for appreciation and exchange for tourists and fellow enthusiasts.

Dongfeng Motor Museum was opened in March, 2025 on the former site of Dongfeng Motor Corp. This museum traces Dongfeng’s journey from its early days of building trucks for the country’s development to its modern status as a global automotive powerhouse. Vintage models like the iconic EQ240 military truck stand side by side with sleek new-energy vehicles and cutting-edge intelligent driving prototypes, telling a story of innovation and perseverance.

The in-house museum of First Automobile Works, the first Chinese automobile company.