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The BMW Group Thailand was founded in 1998 as a subsidiary of BMW AG and consists of three companies: BMW (Thailand) Co., Ltd. for Sales, BMW Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. for the production and BMW Leasing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. for financial services. [1] The work was started in May 2000 with the production of BMW 3 Series.
The BMW Group Manufacturing Thailand plant was built in 2000 with a total investment of more than 2.6 billion baht, occupying a space of approximately 75,000 square meters. BMW reported that its Rayong plant exported 9,449 completely built-up units in 2016, mainly to China. It was the first year of shipments from its Thailand facility.
BMW also has local assembly operation using complete knock-down (CKD) components in Brazil, Thailand, Russia, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia and India. [74] In the UK, BMW has a Mini factory near Oxford, plants in Swindon and Hams Hall, and Rolls-Royce vehicle assembly at Goodwood.
The 8 Series Gran Coupe is manufactured by BMW Thailand as one of the first BMW products to be produced by BMW. [6] The M8 Competition Type A12/2M was launched in Pakistan in 2019, one year after its launch in India. [8] As of 2019, the second generation of the BMW 8 Series was also the first generation of the 8 Series to be sold in Bangladesh. [9]
BMW M models of X Series and Z Series models typically just have the model name "M" (e.g. X6 M, Z4 M). "M Performance" models have the letter "M" inserted after the series, followed by the rest of the naming convention for the non-M models (e.g. X6 M50d). BMW M logo, used as a badge on M models
Bangchan General Assembly was founded in 1970 as a Thai-American joint venture with General Motors. [2] Against the background of corresponding political requirements, the assembly of passenger cars from CKD kits began in 1979.
The Countryman WRC is the rallying version of Mini Cooper S ALL4 developed with Prodrive beginning in early 2009, with a 1.6-litre, four-cylinder turbo-charged engine from BMW Motorsport. The first test drive for the Mini Countryman WRC, which would also be available to customer teams, was planned for autumn 2010. [ 71 ]
The BMW iX1 is a battery electric version of the X1 U11. The iX1 was released on 11 November 2022 as the xDrive30. The iX1 was released on 11 November 2022 as the xDrive30. It features a 64.7 kWh lithium-ion battery, and dual motors placed at each axle for an all-wheel drive layout.