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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

* Mini Cooper E/SE (J01) (2023–present), subcompact hatchback, BEV * 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