On December 19, 2025, CMF design team of ARCFOX Design won the 2025 International CMF Design Award (Mass Production Vehicle） owing to its outstanding CMF design solution developed for the all-new model ARCFOX T1. This honour not only demonstrates the recognition of its excellent product but also makes authoritative announcements on BAIC’s systematic innovation capabilities in the field of CMF design.
The ARCFOX T1 design adheres to the “ARC-FLOW” design philosophy, which encompasses “PHYGITAL、HYPERFICIENT、ADAPTIVE、EMBRACING”, enabling “technology” to truly serve “experience”. The design team uses rounded yet powerful lines to shape the vehicle’s silhouette-giving the ARCFOX T1 distinct recognizability in urban environments. Inspired from Arctic aurora, the front headlights feature the through-type parametric textures, making the light flow like an aurora when illuminated. The 240° tech-savvy cabin adopts the floating integrated design, achieving a seamless connection between the instrument panel trim and door panel trim. The panoramic sunroof paired with a light-coloured ceiling enhances the sense of spaciousness and transparency inside the car.
“ADAPTIVE”, the CMF design philosophy of ARCFOX T1, truly touches people’s heart. With the firm belief that colors should be “tangible fragments of life”, and materials should cater to actual use scenarios, the team has meticulously developed the set of color system for T1 that resonates with urban life:
ARCFOX T1 comes in a total of 6 car paint colors, namely glowing white, vatlan blue, flowing silver, meadow green, twilight purple and midnight grey. Themed by urban life, each of the 6 colors implies one urban mood.
The light-toned Cloud Beige interior design takes beige as the base with gold accents. Under the sunshine, the warm and bright vibe is comparable to the luminous polar snow-capped mountains and clouds, making uers feel as comfortable and wrapped as lying among clouds.
The interior colour design is inspired from natural landscapes.
The light-toned Cloud Beige interior design takes beige as the base with gold accents. Under the sunshine, the warm and bright vibe is comparable to the luminous polar snow-capped mountains and clouds, making users feel as comfortable and wrapped as lying among clouds.
The mid-toned sandy brown interior design is inspired by the warm and gentle texture of fine sands. The earthy-like tone interprets elegance and softness, bringing a sense of tranquillity and comfort to the cabin.
The dark-toned black gold interior design applies grey-black tones similar with gravels from polar black sand beaches. To shake off the gloom and homogeneity of dark interiors, it adds gold accents to deliver a stunning refresh.
ARCFOX T1 maximizes perceived quality in terms of materials and craftsmanship: The flat-folding seats are inspired by a beach lounger while their diamond quilted patterns are reminiscent of luxury luggage and bags. All areas that users can access are 100% softly wrapped and coated with a NANO anti-stain layer. The instrument panel is made of Microcloud fibre fleece premium leather, offering same exquisite touch as that of luxury cars worth millions. It even simulates suede textures on hard materials, completely breaking the stereotype of this material being cheap and rigid. The whole car upholds a zero aldehyde, zero benzene standard, ensuring a pristine and healthy environment.
ARCFOX T1 maximises perceived quality in terms of materials and craftsmanship: The flat-folding seats are inspired by a beach lounger while their diamond quilted patterns are reminiscent of luxury luggage and bags. All areas that users can access are 100% softly wrapped and coated with a NANO anti-stain layer. The instrument panel is made of Microcloud fiber fleece premium leather, offering same exquisite touch as that of luxury cars worth millions. It even simulates suede textures on hard materials, completely breaking the stereotype of this material being cheap and rigid. The whole car upholds a zero aldehyde, zero benzene standard, ensuring a pristine and healthy environment.
All these designs are originated from the young yet professional CMF design team under BAIC Design. They continuously drive design innovation with solid material expertise and in-depth user insights by keeping up with the cutting-edge aesthetics. In 2023, this team was awarded the “Colour and Material Innovation Centre” certification by the CFCA. The acquisition of this international award once again validates their professional capabilities.
Behind the honor lies the vivid practice of the “design-driven” concept in BAIC’s “Three-Year Leap Forward Initiative” strategy. ARCFOX T1 project breaks through traditional organizational barriers and achieves full-chain collaboration from user research, design innovation to commercial conversion, truly converting design into product competitiveness. The market gives most direct response: The sales of ARCFOX brand exceeded 30,000 units in October for the first time. Later, the sales continuously rose up. In November, it delivered another good news, with a single-month sales of 32,328 units, a year-on-year increase of 113%. Among them, ARCFOX T1 maintains a steady monthly sales volume of 10,000-unit mark, ranking among the top in its segment. It truly achieves “both critical acclaim and commercial success”.
The award is a milestone, and also the starting point of a new chapter. This trophy has written an outstanding footnote for ARCFOX T1, and has also opened a new journey for the CMF design team under BAIC Design. They will continue to use colours to record life, materials to touch emotions, and young and professional design language to inject lasting vitality into the brand and tell more touching stories of Chinese automotive design on the global stage.