The B-segment Modular Architecture (BMA) is a global compact unibody
automobile platform
A car platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components, over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of cars, often from different, but somewhat related, marques. It is prac ...
developed by
Geely Auto
Geely Automobile Holdings Limited, commonly known as Geely Auto ( ; ), is a publicly traded automotive company predominantly owned by the Geely Holding, Zhejiang Geely Holding (ZGH) group. It owns the eponymous Geely Auto brand and partly owns L ...
. The architecture can be used to develop cars with a wheelbase between and with wheel track wheels ranging from . Its name derived from the larger
Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) platform. While the CMA platform was jointly developed by Geely and
Volvo
The Volvo Group (; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of truck ...
, the BMA platform is independently developed by Geely.
The use of BMA allows for higher
economies of scale
In microeconomics, economies of scale are the cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, and are typically measured by the amount of Productivity, output produced per unit of cost (production cost). A decrease in ...
, as all vehicles based on BMA will have a high rate of commonality with shared parts and components reaching 70 percent, reducing costs and time needed for component testing. With the use of BMA, vehicle development time may be shortened from over 36 months on average to just 18 to 24 months.
The platform is claimed to be developed from 70 percent
high-strength steel and 20 percent hot-formed steel, and was designed to exceed Europe standards of 5-star safety norms. The BMA is also compatible with L2 autonomous drive and L3 autonomous drive in the future.
Applications
BMA
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Geely Binrui (A06) (2018–present)
*
Geely Binyue/Coolray (SX11) (2018–present)
**
Proton X50
The Proton X50 is a subcompact crossover SUV produced by the Malaysian car maker Proton. Marketed as a B-segment SUV, the vehicle was revealed on 15 September 2020 and was launched on 27 October 2020. The model is the second SUV from the brand ...
(2020–present)
*
Geely Boyue/Cityray (G426) (2023–present)
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Geely Emgrand (SS11) (2021–present)
**
Proton S70 (2023–present)
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Geely Icon (2020–present)
*
Lynk & Co 06
The Lynk & Co 06 () is a subcompact crossover SUV manufactured by Chinese-Swedish automaker Lynk & Co that slots below Lynk & Co 01. It was based on the same platform as the Geely Binyue subcompact crossover, and went on sale on 7 September 202 ...
(2020–present)
BMA Evo
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Lynk & Co 06 EM-P (2023–present)
File:Lynk & Co 06 EM-P 001.jpg, Lynk & Co 06 EM-P
See also
* SPA –
Scalable Product Architecture platform
* SEA –
Sustainable Experience Architecture platform
* GEA –
Global Intelligent New Energy Architecture
* CMA –
Compact Modular Architecture platform
** SMA –
Scalable Modular Architecture
References
External links
Official press release
Geely Holding platforms
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