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BMW AG sold 51,588 vehicles in 2007.

January 18, 2008 – BMW AG has sold 51,588 vehicles in Chinese market in 2007, up 42 percent from one year earlier, the company announced yesterday.

BMW AG said it had sold 2,200 BMW Mini vehicles in Chinese market in 2007. The automaker sold 1,057 vehicles in 2006.

In 2007, BMW and its Chinese partner Brilliance Auto have sold 30,600 locally produced BMW vehicles which include 17,647 BMW 3 series vehicles and 12,953 BMW 5 series vehicles, according China’s National Association of Passenger Vehicle Manufacturers.

With BMW brand and Mini brand together, BMW AG sold 61,098 vehicles in Greater China region (including mainland China, Hong Kong Macau and Taiwan), up 37 percent from 44,710 units in 2006.

source: Gasgoo.com

 

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BMW 120i, 130i, M3 to show up at Beijing Auto Show.

March 24, 2008 – BMW 1 series and M3 will show up at the forthcoming Beijing Auto Show in April, state media China National Radio reported today.

BMW 1 series, priced roughly at RMB 300,000 ($41,000), will be launched in Chinese market on the same day as it is displayed at the Beijing Auto Show, which starts on April 20, while BMW M3 will be launched in Chinese market in the second half of the year.

BMW 120i and BMW 130i will be the first BMW 1 series vehicles come to Chinese market in April. The model will be available in two versions: 120i AT (Automatic Transmission) and 120i AT/MT. And BMW 130i will be available only in 130i AT/MT versions.

BMW 120i is powered by a new four-cylinder engine with High-Precision Direct Injection and Bi-VANOS technology achieves zero to 62mph in 7.7 seconds (7.8 seconds for five-door) before going on to a top speed of 139mph. Output is 170hp (up 20hp) while peak torque is now 210Nm (up 10Nm). Combined fuel consumption is 44.1mpg (improves by 17 per cent), CO2 emissions are 152g/km (down 16 per cent), according to BMW.

BMW 130i is powered by World's lightest six-cylinder production engine with VALVETRONIC and Bi-VANOS technology. It achieves zero to 62mph in 6.0 seconds (five-door is 6.1 seconds) and an electronically limited top speed of 155mph. Output is 265bhp while peak torque is 315Nm. Combined fuel consumption is 34.0mpg and CO2 emissions are 197g/km.

BMW M3 is equipped with a 5.0 liter V10 engine. Output is 420hp while peak torque is now 8300Nm (up 10Nm). It achieves zero to 62mph in 4.8 seconds.

source: Gasgoo.com

 

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BMW Expanding Its Presence - and Purchases - in China

BMW has announced that it will boost component purchases in China this year, in part to offset soaring costs of raw materials. The German automaker also plans to expand its Chinese dealer network and expand its product portfolio here.

BMW, which is partnered in China with Brilliance Automotive, said it plans to increase spending on parts from 150 Chinese suppliers to $625 million in 2008, compared with $500 million last year.

The company also is expanding its retail network in China from 90 to 120 dealers by year's end. Next month, BMW will begin importing the 1 Series as part of a long-range plan to broaden its product mix.

BMW still trails Audi in China's rapidly growing luxury-car segment. Last year, Audi sales in China climbed 25 percent, to 100,888 units, while BMW sales jumped 42 percent, to 51,588 units.

source: inside line

 

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BMW to launch 3 new vehicle models at Beijing auto show.

April 3 (Gasgoo.com) On April 22--28, 2008 at the Beijing international auto show, the world's leading upscale automobile manufacturer BMW Group will display three splendid vehicle models and its cutting-edge auto-making technologies.

At this show, BMW will display three models as their premiere in China. They are all-new BMW X6 Sports Activity Coupé, BMW Concept X6 ActiveHybrid, and the BMW 1-series sports sedan car. MINI Clubman will also present its MINI John Cooper Works CHALLENGE at the auto show for the first time in China.

The all-new BMW X6 Sports Activity Coupé includes two segments: BMW X6 xDrive50i (300kw /407hp) equipped with a V8 engine and BMW X6 xDrive35i with a straight 6-cylinder engine (225kw /306hp).

The BMW 1-series sports sedan car will display two models: BMW 130i and BMW 120i. BMW 130i is equipped with a straight 6-cylinder engine (190kw /258hp) and the peak torque is 300 Newton meters. BMW 120i is equipped with a straight 4-cylinder engine (115kw /156hp), and the peak torque is 200 Newton meters.

MINI John Cooper Works CHALLENGE, presented for the first time in Asia, is the fastest MINI vehicle historically which will participate in the 2008 MINI CHALLENGE international event. Equipped with a 4-cylinder engine by adopting the double-turbo charger and the fuel oil straight injection technology, its maximum power reaches 155kw/211hp. With Overboost started, its torque might reach 280 Newton meters, with its maximum speed reaching as high as 240km/h. It only needs 6.1 seconds for speeding-up at 0-100 km/h, and only needs 3.1 seconds for braking at100 km/h.

The BMW Efficient Dynamics strategy is the base of all BMW automobiles innovating practice. Its essence is to constantly reduce the fuel oil consumption, and thus to reduce the displacement of carbon dioxide and other substances harmful to the environment as well as to enhance automobile's travel power performance. The goal of more power and less fuel consumption has been realized in all BMW series vehicles.

BMW Concept X6 ActiveHybrid, also to be displayed at 2008 Beijing auto, brings unique BMW driving experience by using the efficient dynamics technology.

Besides the above-mentioned vehicle models, BMW has also brought a series of other exciting vehicle models for the auto show, including China local products-- the BMW 3 series, imported BMW X5, BMW X3, BMW 6 and BMW 7 series, BMW M5 and M6 , and BMW Z4 Coupe.

source: http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/6050/BMW-to-launch-3-new-vehicle-models-at-Beijing-auto-show.html

 

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Brilliance BMW to build second plant later this year.

May 15, 2008 - BMW and its Chinese partner Brilliance have decided to build the second plant of their joint venture (JV) later this year. The new facility, with an annual capacity of 100,000 units, will produce the newly launched BMW 1 series as well as the BMW 2 and 3 series currently made in the JV. The new plant located in Dadong district of northeast China's Shenyang city is expected to start operation at the end of 2009.

The construction of Brilliance BMW's second plant means that more BMW cars will be locally made for the Chinese market and more BMW auto-making technologies will be introduced into China. Earlier last year, The German carmaker worried that the expansion of the JV's capacity might exceed the market demands for its products, but Brilliance insisted that their sales would grow and a new plant should be built. And last month BMW finally agreed to this expansion project because more than 50,000 BMW vehicles were sold in China in 2007, up 40% year on year (y/y), and BMW's China sales grew further in the first quarter this year.

BMW expects to achieve double-digit sales growth in China in 2008 for both its BMW and Mini vehicles. The German automaker also plans to raise the annual capacity at the current plant in Shenyang by about 45% to about 41,000 units as it looks to 'become the most successful premium car company in China,' said Ian Robertson, member of BMW's board of management for sales and marketing, at the recent Beijing Auto Show. The second plant will greatly expand the JV's capacity to over 140,000 units in 2010.

The German automaker produces BMW 3 and 5 series cars at the Shenyang plant with its local partner Brilliance China. The first quarter sales of BMW vehicles in China rose by 40% from a year earlier to almost 14,000 units while Mini sales increased 112% to about 700 units.

BMW also announced the launch of its BMW 1 series in China last month. The automaker will sell the 120i and 130i versions of the compact car in China. The second plant of Brilliance BMW will locally produce the BMW 1 series as well for the growing Chinese market.

source: Gasgoo.com

 

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BMW to expand China venture with Brilliance Auto

German luxury car manufacturer BMW announced this morning that it plans to open its second assembly plant in Shenyang, China, in a joint-venture with local automaker Brilliance Automotive.

The plant will more than double BMW’s Chinese assembly capacity, which is currently at about 41,000 annually.

“Our plant has reached its capacity limit, so we are now taking the next step,” said BMW Chief Financial Officer Friedrich Eichiner in a prepared statement. “The decision to build a second plant demonstrates that we are investing in our future in China and that we intend to participate in the strong growth in the Chinese market.”

BMW is hoping to further tap into the lucrative Chinese market by producing more vehicles domestically. The automaker’s sales are up 37 percent in China so far this year, to 71,952 cars in the first 10 months.

Construction on the new plant will break ground next year and the automaker hopes to have it up and running by early 2012. BMW plans to hire about 1,000 more workers to help assemble its vehicles. Currently, it produces its 3-Series and 5-Series models in China, although it’s unclear if production of those will simply be expanded or if BMW will begin building a third variant.

BMW AG, the world's largest maker of luxury cars, signed an agreement today with its Chinese partner Brilliance Auto to invest $735 million to expand the capacity of their joint venture in China, Reuters reported.

The new investment includes expanding an existing plant in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang, where Brilliance and BMW now manufacture BMW 3-series and 5-series sedans. Annual output at the current plant will increase to 75,000 units by the end of next year, from current 30,000 units.

Construction on a second plant is scheduled to start in 2010 with a planned annual production capacity of 100,000 units, according to Qi Yumin, the chairman of Brilliance Group.

"Today, China is a global driver of growth in the automotive market," said Friedrich Eichiner, a board member of the BMW Group. "China will play a major role in the global automotive business, in the development of future technologies."

BMW sold 9,558 cars of its BMW and Mini brands in China in October, up 81% from a year earlier, bringing sales in the first ten months up 36.7% to 71,952 units. China has overtaken Italy as the fourth-biggest market for BMW after Germany, the U.S. and the UK.

China, now becoming the world's largest auto market, has been a bright spot for the global auto industry this year, thanks to a raft of government incentives, including cuts in sales taxes on small cars and subsidies for fuel-efficient vehicles.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/brilliance-bmw-to-open-second-joint-venture-plant-in-china.html
http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012918/BMW-to-expand-China-venture-with-Brilliance-Auto.html

 

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This year, BMW celebrates the 25th anniversary of its M3. With this occasion, BMW released a series of limited edition models of the popular M3 Coupe. One of them is the M3 Tiger Edition, a model available exclusively for the Chinese market.

Commemorating the current Year of the Tiger in China, the new limited edition M3 features the Fire Orange Metallic paintwork already seen on the M3 GTS model.

In addition to the unique exterior with numerous black accents, the M3 Tiger sports 359M styling wheels in 19 inches, black painted as the air intakes on the bonnet. Other blacked out parts include the kidney grills and chrome exhaust tips.

Inside, the limited M3 Tiger will feature Novilla black leather with contrasting orange stitching and the headrests will be branded with an unique tiger head logo. To differentiate even further from other limited edition M3s, the door sill plates will also illustrate a Tiger Edition Logo in fire orange metallic color.

The production of the M3 Tiger will be limited to 250 units.

Two live photos:
http://www.bmwblog.com/2010/08/12/bmw-m3-tiger-edition-spotted/

 

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Pictures from launching ceremony:
http://bbs.che168.com/thread-1416094-1-1.html

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BMW presented another special edition of M3 for China - M3 Carbon Edition. The car is edited to only 111 cars.
The roof is made of carbon fiber also the spoilers in the front and rear bumpers, the side skirts and parts in the interior. Buyers also gets a special pearl metallic paint scheme and Carbon Edition-logo’s all over the car. Leather black seats come with a carbon pattern and white stripes. Engine is standard M3 with 420hp and 400nm.

http://www.autohome.com.cn/news/201105/201550.html

 

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BMW Brilliance’s 3 Millionth Car Rolls Off the Production Line

On February 27th, BMW Brilliance rolled off the 3 millionth locally produced BMW from the production line of its Plant Dadong in Shenyang. The increase from 2 million to 3 million cars produced has been achieved in just 2 years. The surge reflects BMW Brilliance’s continued high-quality development and the success of BMW in China’s premium market. The three millionth car – a new BMW 530Le E-range Extension – also serves to launch BMW’s “The Year of NEV”. As well as a New Energy Vehicle product offensive led by the much-anticipated BMW iX3, BMW Brilliance will also extend its future mobility leadership by further developing its R&D and production capabilities in 2020.

In a video message congratulating BMW Brilliance on the milestone, Dr. Milan Nedeljković, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Production, said, “The 3 millionth car rolling off the production line in Shenyang is a testament to BMW Brilliance’s commitment to deepen localization and raise its production capability. With a production volume of over 530,000 units in 2019, BMW Brilliance is contributing more and more to our global production network and has become a cornerstone of BMW Group’s sustainable growth in China. The rolling off of an NEV model as our three millionth car shows once again BMW’s strong determination to lead China’s NEV market and prepare for the future.”

The roll off of BMW Brilliance’s 3 millionth car comes in just the second week after production resumed operations, following an extended plant shutdown period due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak. After securing the health and safety of its associates, and supported by the Shenyang government and its partners, BMW Brilliance has been gradually resuming production since February 17th. The joint venture is focused on supporting the economy, jobs and society by resuming work while also maintaining epidemic prevention measures.

“With the strong support of the Shenyang government and the trust and cooperation of our shareholders, BMW Brilliance has become one of the most successful premium vehicle manufactures in China. The roll off of our 3 millionth car reflects the strong market demand and customer desirability of our BMW products. We will take this milestone as a new starting point to further grow our business in China,” said Dr. Johann Wieland, President & CEO of BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd.

17 Years of High-quality Development in Shenyang

Since its establishment in Shenyang 17 years ago, BMW Brilliance has remained firmly committed to deepening its localization. With 2 vehicle plants in Tiexi and Dadong and a powertrain plant, Shenyang is now home to the largest production base in BMW Group’s global production network. The locally produced BMWs include Sedan, Sports Activity Vehicle and Plug-in Hybrid models. The BMW Group finished top of China’s premium car market in 2019, with around three quarters of its sales volume attributed to models produced by BMW Brilliance. The joint venture is continuing its high-quality development by expanding its plants in Dadong and Tiexi and further enriching its product line-up, with the BMW iX3 set to start production in Shenyang later this year.

BMW Brilliance’s plants and facilities in Shenyang apply latest Industry 4.0 technologies and are recognised as pioneers of smart and green manufacturing. Having received recognition as a National Green Plant in 2017, BMW Brilliance retained its status in 2018 and 2019. Due to its flexible production system, BMW Brilliance is capable of producing Traditional Engine, Plug-in Hybrid and Fully-electric vehicles on the same production line. Besides reducing plant infrastructure investment, this high flexibility enables the company to quickly adjust its production plan to meet market demands and thereby offer customers the “Power of Choice”. In the automotive industry, high flexibility is considered to be key to managing changes brought about by future mobility trends and climate change.

NEV Development Leadership Heralds “In China, For China and for the World”

BMW Brilliance has secured a leading role in China’s NEV market. In 2019, the BMW 530Le was the best-selling premium plug-in hybrid model in the Chinese market with nearly 26,000 units delivered. The BMW 530Le E-range Extension is an upgraded version, which features innovative battery technology that increases the vehicle’s e-range to 95 kilometers, up 42% compared to the previous generation. The combined fuel consumption per 100 kilometers is further decreased to 1.5 litres. The enhanced environmental performance lifts BMW’s electric driving pleasure to a new high level.

BMW Brilliance’s product strength comes from a comprehensive approach to NEV development. The company established an R&D Centre focused on NEV technology development in 2013, and completed a large-scale expansion in 2017. The batteries for the BMW 530Le E-range Extension are being produced in BMW Brilliance’s High Voltage Battery Centre, which opened in October 2017. Later this year, BMW Brilliance will open Phase 2 of the High Voltage Battery Centre, where it will produce BMW fifth-generation power batteries for the fully-electric BMW iX3. The iX3, which is set to be launched in the second half of the year, will be the first BMW model exclusively produced in China and exported to the global market.

After 17 years of growth, BMW Brilliance remains committed to high-quality development and supporting the economic and industrial development of Northeast China. Having accumulated significant experience in NEV innovation, R&D, production, supply chain and human resources, the company is fully prepared for the launch of the BMW iX3 and the start of a new chapter: “In China, for China and for the World”.

http://www.bmw-brilliance.cn/cn/en/news/news/2020-2-27.html