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Just like other car manufacturers, BMW is reacting to the outbreak of the new corona virus in China. The current plant vacation to celebrate the New Year will be extended by one week until February…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 31, 2020
BMW X7
Last week, ahead of the 2019 Shanghai Auto Show, BMW hosted the market introduction in China of the new BMW X7, one of the most important markets for the Bavarians, and for other premium automakers….
Horatiu Boeriu / April 24, 2019
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Despite China’s car sales falling for nine months, BMW continues to bet on the Chinese market and its fast growing middle class. At a roundtable with journalists from around the world, Pieter Nota, Board of…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 18, 2019
BMW X2
The Chinese city of Shenyang is home to the BMW Group’s biggest production base outside Germany, with two existing manufacturing plants and an engine plant. Construction work is underway at Plant Tiexi which will double…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 16, 2019
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Alibaba voice assistant introduced into BMW vehicles
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: January 7, 2019
BMW X3
BMW could move more of its crossover production to China since the tariffs between the United States and China are expected to dent the BMW’s 2018 earnings by 300 million euro, Chief Financial Officer Nicolas Peter…
Horatiu Boeriu / November 8, 2018
3 Series
Chinese real estate developers are getting creative these days. After years of continuous growth, the real estate market in China has started to show signs of slowing down, so developers are looking for a way…
Horatiu Boeriu / September 18, 2018
BMW i
The electric car market is rapidly expanding worldwide, with many automakers preparing an electric offensive in the next few years. BMW is one of the automakers with an aggressive plan to electrify most of their…
Horatiu Boeriu / August 29, 2018
BMW X5
Today, BMW said it will raise the prices of the X5 and X6 models made for China to cope with the additional cost of tariffs on U.S. car import. BMW said in a statement to Reuters…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 30, 2018
BMW X3
In the presence of China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang and Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, BMW and its partner Brilliance Automotive signed a long-term framework agreement to further expand their joint venture BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA)….
Horatiu Boeriu / July 9, 2018
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The proposed Chinese 25 percent tariff on imported U.S.-made models could force the German automaker to raise prices on its SUVs built in Spartanburg, South Carolina. BMW said in a statement it is “currently calculating related…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 6, 2018