The Bavarian Auto Group (BAG) was an assembler and distributor of

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. It was founded in 2003, by the Issa Al-Kawari, the financial manager of the Qatari royal family (99%), and Egyptian investor Farid al-Tobgui (1%), who was appointed as BAG's CEO. BAG was known for assembling complete knockdown kits (CKD) of a selection of

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vehicles for the local market in its assembly plant in

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from 2004, in addition to importing other fully built BMW models as well as

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vehicles. BAG had assembly and distribution partnerships with other manufacturers including

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, Brilliance, Jinbei, and

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. In 2022, BAG investors were bought out by a consortium comprising BMW importers and distributors in

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, Ali Alghanim & Sons Automotive, and

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, Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors, and local investors in Egypt, Al-Organi Group and Al-Safi Group. BAG was renamed as the Global Auto Group, and a new BMW and MINI assembly, import and distribution agreement was signed with BMW Group in November 2022. The group has announced the start of assembling luxury models of the BMW brand locally.

Al Fotouh Company for Vehicle Assembly

The ''Al Fotouh Company for Vehicle Assembly'' or short ''ACVA'', was the first step from BMW to manufacturing its vehicles in Egypt alone. It was founded in November 1999 in a small provisional assembling plant near to the current BAG plant. The production line were adopted from the former Egyptian BMW manufacturer Modern Motors in

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. Image:2000-2003 BMW 320Ci (E46) coupe 01.jpg, BMW 3 Series
2000-2003 Image:BMW E39 Saloon 001.JPG, BMW 5 Series
2000-2003

BAG products

BMW

Former Models

File:2005 BMW 330Ci ZHP Silver.jpg, BMW 3 Series
2004-2007 File:BMW-5series-E60.jpg, BMW 5 Series
2004-2010 File:BMW E83 front 20090206.jpg,

BMW X3 The BMW X3 is an SUV manufactured by BMW since 2003, based on the BMW 3 Series platform. BMW markets the car as a ''Sports Activity Vehicle'', the company's proprietary descriptor for its X-line luxury vehicles. The first-generation X3 was des ...

2004-2010 File:2008 BMW 650i (E63 MY08) coupe (2015-07-16) 01.jpg, BMW Individual 6 Series
2008-2010 File:BMW E90 front 20090301.jpg, BMW 3 Series
2007-2013 File:BMW 7er M-Sportpaket (F01) – Frontansicht, 7. Mai 2011, Düsseldorf.jpg, BMW Individual 7 Series
2009-2015

Brilliance Motors

Current models

Image:Brilliance BS2.jpg, Brilliance Splendor FRV
Brilliance Splendor FSV
2009–present

Former models

Image:Brilliance BS6 2.4S.JPG, Brilliance Galena
2005-2010 Image:Brilliance BS4.JPG, Brilliance Splendor
2006-2014

JinBei

Image:Toyota Hiace Grandcabin 001.JPG, JinBei Cargo Van 99 Model
2005 Image:一辆在北京的城管执法车辆a.jpg, JinBei Cargo Van 2003 Model
2005

Mahindra

Image:Mahindra Scorpio (first generation) (front), Kuala Lumpur.jpg, Mahindra Scorpio
2010

References

External links

''Bavarian Auto Group'' website''Bavarian Auto Trading Company'' (BMW Egypt) website''Brilliance Motors'' in Egypt''Mahindra'' in Egypt''Mini'' in Egypt
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