BMW Brilliance (officially BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd.) is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in
Shenyang
Shenyang,; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly known as Fengtian formerly known by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a sub-provincial city in China and the list of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Liaonin ...
, China, and a
joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...
between
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational manufacturer of vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Th ...
(as majority holder) and
Brilliance Auto. Its principal activity is the production, distribution, and sale of BMW passenger cars in mainland China.
The BMW Brilliance Zinoro
all-electric crossover, based on the
BMW X1 (E84)
The E84 BMW X1 is a subcompact crossover SUV/C-segment model was produced from 2009 to 2015. It is the first generation model of the BMW X1 range, and was replaced by the BMW X1 (F48), F48 BMW X1 in mid-2015.
Development and launch
Developmen ...
, is the first product of BMW Brilliance's brand and the first
new energy vehicle
A plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) is any road vehicle that can utilize an external source of electricity (such as a wall socket that connects to the power grid) via an detachable power cable to store electrical energy within its onboard recharg ...
(NEV) from a Chinese premium manufacturer. Since early 2014, the Zinoro 1E is available for leasing only in
Beijing
Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...
and
Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
.
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.]
Products
BMW Brilliance currently produces the following vehicles:
Former products
* BMW X1 (F49) (1.5 litre, 2.0 litre and Hybrid version)(2015–2022)
* BMW X2 (F39) (2017–2023)
* BMW X3 (G01/G08) (2.0 litre and iX3) (2017–2024)
* BMW 1 Series (F52) (1.5 litre and 2.0 litre) (2017–2023)
* BMW 2 Series Active Tourer (F45) (1.5 litre and 2.0 litre）(2014–2021)
* BMW 3 Series (E46) (2.0 litre and 2.5 litre) (2004)
* BMW 3 Series (E90) (2.0 litre and 2.5 litre) (2005-2012)
* BMW 3 Series (F30/F35) (1.6 litre 2.0 litre and 3.0 litre) (2013-2019)
* BMW 5 Series (E60) (2.2 litre to 3.0 litre) (2004-2010)
* BMW 5 Series (F18) (2.0 litre and 3.0 litre) (2011-2017)
* BMW 5 Series (G38) (2.0 litre, 3.0 litre and Hybrid version) (2017-2023)
Gallery
File:BMW 2 Series II Gran Coupe 001.jpg, BMW Brilliance 2-Series Gran Coupe F78
File:BMW 3 SERIES LWB SEDAN (G20) China (17).jpg, BMW Brilliance 3-Series G28
File:BMW i3 (G28) China.jpg, BMW Brilliance i3 G28 BEV
File:BMW 525Li (G68) 002.jpg, BMW Brilliance 5-Series G68 Li
File:2022 BMW X1 sDrive18d M Sport MHEV Automatic 2.0.jpg, BMW Brilliance X1-Series U12
File:BMW X3 IV LWB 001.jpg, BMW Brilliance X3-Series G48
File:BMW iX3 (G08) China (12).jpg, BMW Brilliance iX3 G08
File:BMW X5 LWB (G05) China (3).jpg, BMW Brilliance X5-Series G18
Former
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 E60 Li rear China 2012-04-15.jpg, BMW Brilliance 5-Series E60
File:BMW 5-Series F18 Li China 2012-04-15.jpg, BMW Brilliance 5-Series F18 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 60H
File:Zinoro 1E front.jpg, Zinoro 1E
File:2017 Zinoro 60H (front).jpg, Zinoro 60H
File:Zinoro Concept Next 03 -- Auto Shanghai -- 2015-04-22.jpg, Zinoro Concept Next
Sales
References
External links
*BMW Brilliance page
English
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Car manufacturers of China
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2003 establishments in Shenyang