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The first Chinese-made BMW, a BMW 325, was sold in October 2003. [4] In April 2009 BMW Brilliance announced that it would construct a second automobile assembly plant in China. [5] Construction of the plant began in Shenyang in June 2010, with a planned cost of US$73.53 million and a production capacity of 100,000 units. [6]
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 November 2019, following an agreement in 2018, BMW and GWM established Spotlight Automotive. [1] Its manufacturing plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu was constructed between 2020 and 2022. [2] Its first mass-produced vehicle, a Mini Cooper SE (J01) rolled off from the plant on 14 October 2023. [3]
BMW has confirmed that it will invest an additional 10 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) towards increasing capacity at a battery plant in China's northern Liaoning province. The German marque said in ...
Porsche and BMW are the latest automakers to report sliding sales in China. The rapid rise of domestic EV makers such as BYD has put the squeeze on foreign competitors. Volkswagen, Toyota, and ...
Li Auto said it aimed to outsell BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi in China in 2024 as the up and coming Chinese automaker accelerates rollouts of new models and ramps up production. "We would strive to ...
In 2017, Tesla was allowed to set up a plant in Shanghai city, making it the first foreign automaker to open a wholly owned factory in China. [13] In 2022, BMW and Volkswagen had acquired 75% stake in their joint ventures, which enables them to have the majority control of its Chinese joint ventures. Tesla
BMW previously cut its financial outlook after recalling more than 1.5 million vehicles due to a braking system issue. The automaker said deliveries fell 30% in China in the third quarter.