Spotlight Automotive Ltd. () is 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 Group
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. The ...
and
Great Wall Motor (GWM) founded in 2018 to develop and produce
Mini
The Mini is a very small two-door, four-seat car, produced for four decades over a single generation, with many names and variants, by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors British Leyland and the Rover Group, and finally ...
-branded battery electric vehicles in China.
History
In November 2019, following an agreement in 2018, BMW and GWM established Spotlight Automotive.
Its manufacturing plant in
Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu was constructed between 2020 and 2022. Its first mass-produced vehicle, a
Mini Cooper SE (J01) rolled off from the plant on 14 October 2023.
Products
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Mini Cooper E/SE (J01) (2023–present), subcompact hatchback, BEV
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Mini Aceman (J05) (2024–present), subcompact SUV, BEV
File:Mini Hatch (J01) Ditzingen Mobil IMG 9772 (cropped).jpg, Mini Cooper SE (J01)
File:Mini Aceman DSC 7114.jpg, Mini Aceman (J05)
References
Chinese-foreign joint-venture companies
BMW
Great Wall Motors
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2018
Chinese companies established in 2018
Car manufacturers of China
Electric vehicle manufacturers of China
{{Automotive industry in the People's Republic of China