BMW will begin producing its next-generation of electrical automobiles, dubbed Neue Klasse, within the northeast China metropolis of Shenyang in 2026, giving a significant increase to its EV product lineup on this planet’s greatest light-vehicle market.
The brand new EV fashions shall be assembled at BMW Brilliance Automotive, its three way partnership with Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, a state-owned automaker, BMW mentioned on Thursday.
The German automaker broke floor on a ten billion yuan ($1.4 billion) plant in Shenyang on Thursday to construct BMW’s sixth-generation high-voltage batteries for the brand new EV fashions.
BMW Brilliance sells two BMW-badged electrical fashions – the iX3 crossover and the i3 sedan. A 3rd EV product, the iX1 crossover, shall be launched in China later in 2023.
Within the first quarter, BMW Group delivered 194,773 automobiles underneath the BMW and Mini manufacturers in China, a drop of 6.6 % from a yr earlier.
The primary-quarter gross sales tally was composed of 19,800 EVs, a bounce of 224 %, BMW mentioned, with out breaking down quantity for the 2 manufacturers.