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between BMW (as majority holder) and

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. Its principal activity is the production, distribution and sale of BMW passenger cars in mainland China. The BMW Brilliance Zinoro all-electric

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, based on the

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, is the first product of BMW Brilliance’s new brand and the first

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History

On 27 March 2003 BMW and Brilliance Auto agreed to form a joint venture to produce BMW cars for the Chinese market, with BMW holding a 50 per cent stake, Brilliance Auto 40.5 per cent and the Shenyang municipal government 9.5 per cent. BMW and Brilliance agreed to invest an initial €450 million (US$483 million) in the venture. The first Chinese-made BMW, a BMW 325, was sold in October 2003. In April 2009 BMW Brilliance announced that it would construct a second automobile assembly plant in China. Construction of the plant began in Shenyang in June 2010, with a planned cost of US$73.53 million and a production capacity of 100,000 units. Production at the plant began in May 2012. In January 2011 BMW Brilliance announced that it would begin Chinese production of a BMW 5 series electric hybrid car later that year. In 2013, BMW Brilliance opened a research and development centre. It was expanded in 2020, making it BMW’s largest R&D centre outside of Germany. In October 2018, BMW announced that it would increase its stake from 50% to 75%, making BMW the first foreign carmaker to take majority control of its joint venture in China. In February 2022, BMW acquired a majority 75% stake in BMW Brilliance with Brilliance indirectly owning the remaining 25% of the company.

Products

BMW Brilliance currently produces the following vehicles: *

BMW 1 Series (F52) The BMW 1 Series (F52) is a subcompact executive sedan developed and produced for the Chinese market, unlike the other variations of the 1 Series, which are manufactured in BMW's plants in Leipzig and Regensburg. This vehicle is manufactured ...

(1.5 litre and 2.0 litre) * BMW 2 Series Active Tourer (F45) (1.5 litre and 2.0 litre) * BMW 3 Series (G20/21) (1.6 litre, 2.0 litre and 3.0 litre) * BMW 5 Series (G38) (2.0 litre, 3.0 litre and Hybrid version) * BMW X1 (F49) (1.5 litre, 2.0 litre and Hybrid version) * BMW X3 (G08) (2.0 litre and iX3)

Former products

BMW 3 Series (E46) The fourth generation of the BMW 3 Series range of compact executive cars is designated under the model code E46, which was produced by the German automaker BMW from 1997 to 2006, and was the successor to the E36 3 Series which ceased produc ...

(2.0 litre and 2.5 litre) (2004) *

BMW 3 Series (E90) The fifth generation of the BMW 3 Series range of compact executive cars is designated under the model codes E90 (saloon), E91 (estate, marketed as 'Touring'), E92 (coupé) and E93 (convertible). The model was introduced in December 2004, and p ...

(2.0 litre and 2.5 litre) (2005-2012) * BMW 3 Series (F30/35) (1.6 litre 2.0 litre and 3.0 litre) (2013-2019) *

BMW 5 Series (E60) The fifth generation of the BMW 5 Series executive cars consists of the BMW E60 (sedan version) and BMW E61 (wagon version, marketed as 'Touring'). The E60/E61 generation was produced by BMW from 2003 to 2010 and is often collectively referred ...

(2.2 litre to 3.0 litre) (2004-2010) * BMW 5 Series (F18) (2.0 litre and 3.0 litre) (2011-2017)

Gallery

File:BMW 1-Series F52 01 China 2017-04-05.jpg, BMW Brilliance 1-Series F52 File:BMW 3-Series F35 Li China 2015-04-13.jpg, BMW Brilliance 3-Series F35 Li File:BMW 5-Series G38 Li 02 China 2018-03-20.jpg, BMW Brilliance 5-Series G38 Li File:BMW X1 F49 Li 01 China 2017-03-24.jpg, BMW Brilliance X1-Series F49 Li File:BMW X1 F49 Le 02 China 2018-03-07.jpg, BMW Brilliance X1-Series F49 Le

Zinoro vehicles

Zinoro is a vehicle brand under BMW Brilliance specializing in electric vehicles. *

Zinoro 1E Zinoro (之诺) is a luxury automobile marque owned by BMW Brilliance which specialises in electric vehicles. It was launched in 2013. Products Zinoro 1E Zinoro 1E (之诺1E) is all-electric crossover, based on the BMW X1 (E84), was the first pro ...

Zinoro 60H The Zinoro 60H is a plug-in hybrid compact crossover SUV produced by BMW Brilliance under the Chinese automobile brand Zinoro. It launched in the Chinese market in March 2017. Overview At the Auto Shanghai in April 2015, Zinoro presented for the ...

Sales

References

External links

*BMW Brilliance page
English
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