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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
News
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
BMW M4
BMW China announced the launch of the M4 GTS along with its base price – 2M RMB or roughly $310,000, excluding 8.5 percent tax
Horatiu Boeriu / September 2, 2016
Interesting
BMW expects China sales to rise by single digit percentage
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: April 25, 2016
News
BMW cut the price tags of over 4,500 spare parts for BMW and MINI models in China, starting April 1st and the results are starting to show. In a recent talk with Chinese publication China…
Gabriel Nica / April 18, 2016
7 Series
To deal with the increasing competition and declining sales, BMW plans to upgrade versions of its sedans and SUVs in China later this year. Growth is forecast to slow to 3 percent this year and…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 22, 2015
Interesting
In an interview for Automotive News, BMW sales boss Ian Robertson talks about the market changes around the globe. While showing double digits growth in the last few years, the Chinese market has slowed down…
Horatiu Boeriu / May 10, 2015
News
At the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show, BMW has announced a price reduction for the Chinese car market, along with production cuts, a sign that luxury demand in the world’s largest auto market is softening. In…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 21, 2015
News
In a letter sent by Chinese dealerships to BMW earlier this week and reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, dealers pressed BMW to set more realistic sales targets, lower wholesale prices and extend grace periods…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 15, 2015
News
BMW has agreed to pay 5.1 billion yuan ($820 million) to China auto dealers who pressured BMW to share the cost of overstocked showrooms in the world’s largest car market. BMW declined to provide details…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 5, 2015