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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
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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
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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
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Some of BMW’s dealers in China are asking the Bavarians to reduce their sales targets due to China’s slowing economic growth and an anti-corruption crackdown on government officials. The relationship between the two partners is…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 1, 2015
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China dealers ask BMW to reduce sales targets
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: December 5, 2014
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During the quarterly conference call, BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer said that Chinese booming car market is slowing down as it becomes more mature. “The general market development in China is normalizing,” said Norbert Reithofer during…
Horatiu Boeriu / November 4, 2014
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BMW says three additional car models will be built in China, including a new compact. BMW confirmed plans to expand the capacity of its two manufacturing plants in China. “We are strengthening our focus on…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 16, 2014
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BMW predicts China will become the world’s largest market for electric vehicles aided by the Chinese government’s investments in charging infrastructure and greener cars. Karsten Engel, Head of BMW China, says that by 2019, the…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 3, 2014
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BMW continues its sales growth in China. In June 2011, BMW said that sales in China rose 41 percent, or 21, 158 vehicles. BMW also said the company sold 121,614 cars in China in the…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 7, 2011
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The BMW Group is planning further expansion of its activities in China in the future. “BMW Group vehicles are very popular in China. We anticipate that this growth will continue in the future. Therefore, together…
Gabriela / May 10, 2011