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BMW India is the Indian subsidiary of German car manufacturer BMW. It started operations in January 2007 with a wide range of its activities, including a manufacturing plant in Chennai, a parts warehouse in Mumbai, a training centre in Gurgaon NCR, and development of a dealer organisation across major metropolitan centres of the country.
Parent company Notes Maruti Suzuki: 1981–present: Suzuki: Founded by the Government of India in 1981 and owned it until 2007. It was sold to the Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corporation. BMW India: 2006–present: BMW Group: BMW has a manufacturing unit in Chennai, that began operations in 2007. BMW says that the plant runs on 100 percent ...
List of automotive plants in Tamil Nadu Location Manufacturer Class Hosur [7] TVS Motor: Two wheelers Chennai [40] Royal Enfield: Two wheelers Chennai: India Yamaha Motor: Two wheelers Chennai: Daimler, BharatBenz: Manufactures trucks and buses Chennai: BMW India, Mini, BMW Motorrad: Passenger vehicles, Two wheelers Chennai: Force Motors ...
The company also exports to various countries in Africa, Latin America, SAARC and ASEAN countries, Gulf and Germany. [4] Force Motors ranked 359th (2020) on the Fortune India 500 companies list. [5] As per Forbes list of India's 100 richest tycoons, dated October 09, 2024, Abhay Firodia is ranked 71st with a net worth of $4.45 Billion. [6]
The 4-wheeler vehicles in Chennai is the base of 30% of India's automobile industry [2] and 35% of its automobile component industry. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Besides the commercial industry, the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) has been established in Avadi to produce military related vehicles.
BMW India was established in 2006 as a sales subsidiary with a head office located in Gurugram. A BMW complete knock-down assembly plant was opened in Chennai in 2007, assembling Indian-market 3 Series, 5 Series, 7 Series, X1, X3, X5, Mini Countryman and motorcycle models. [143] [144] The 20 Million Euro plant aims to produce 1,700 cars per year.
In the year 2010,around Chennai was the largest, with a 35% revenue share, accounting for 60% of the country's automotive exports, and home of the operations of Heavy Vehicles Factory, Engine Factory Avadi, Ford, Hyundai, Renault, Mitsubishi, Nissan, BMW, Hindustan Motors, Daimler, Caparo, Mini, Citroën and Datsun.
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).