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BMW is reported to be considering a manufacturing joint venture with China’s Great Wall. Quoting an BMW executive, Reuters reports that the new plant would be opened in the city of Changshu. However, it remains unclear how far…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 11, 2017
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BMW Group said Thursday its earnings and sales rose in the second quarter, helped by demand in China. Net profit after minorities in the April-through-June period was 2.19 billion euros ($2.59 billion), up 13% from…
Horatiu Boeriu / August 3, 2017
BMW i
Over the last few years, China has been cracking down on combustion engines, citing air pollution as the main reason. To reduce the CO2 footprint, the Chinese government have imposed strict rules on automakers who…
Horatiu Boeriu / June 9, 2017
3 Series
The new BMW G30 5 Series didn’t just bring along a refreshed look and new engines, but it also delivered new manufacturing processes at BMW’s plants. Its assembly lines have been decked out with the latest…
Gabriel Nica / June 5, 2017
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BMW Gets License to Export Chinese-Made Vehicles Worldwide
by Gabriel Nica / Date: June 1, 2017
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Last week BMW and its Chinese partner, Brilliance Automotive, announced the opening of a newly built north section of their joint-venture plant in Dadong/Shenyang, China. Thanks to this expansion, the companies are now capable of…
Gabriel Nica / May 23, 2017
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BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) today opened the newly-built north section of its automotive plant in Dadong/Shenyang, China. The first long-wheelbase version of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan rolled off the production line during the…
Horatiu Boeriu / May 19, 2017
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BMW Group expects sales in China to grow around 10 percent this year while global sales are likely to climb 5 percent to 5.5 percent, BMW board member for sales and marketing Ian Robertson said…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 20, 2017
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The joint venture BMW Brilliance said on Friday that its sales in China are expected to rise at least 20 percent in 2017. The full-year estimate is based on a 44 percent year-on-year rise in…
Horatiu Boeriu / March 24, 2017
Car Tips
Audi’s Chinese operations are under pressure from its own dealer network and the increase sales volume of BMW and Mercedes-Benz. This week, Chinese dealers forced Audi to retreat from a major sales and distribution initiative…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 4, 2016
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Board member and responsible for marketing and sales – Ian Robertson – said on Thursday in Paris that BMW is seeing growth again in China, while at the opposite spectrum, the U.S. market is stalling….
Horatiu Boeriu / September 30, 2016