BMW Group reports 32.4% YoY increase in fully EV segment in Q1, 2025 On April 10, BMW Group announced that it delivered 109,516 fully-electric vehicles worldwide in Q1, 2025, marking a 32.4% increase YoY. EV sales were especially strong in Europe, growing by 64.2%. BMW brand sold 520,142 units globally in Q1, 2025, a decrease of 2% YoY, growing in all regions outside China and outperforming the total market in the Europe region. Deliveries of ful...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/11

c Trucks FL, FM, and FMX series, Mercedes-Benz's next-generation E Drive for EQC and EQA platforms, and the hybrid electric axle for Stellantis Jeep Cherokee and Wagoneer, as well as DAF Paccar trucks. NRB Bearings will be supplying parts globally for steering and braking systems, including for the BMW Hybrid and Electric i3, Stellantis, Hyundai, Kia Motors, Volvo trucks, and Paccar Group. It will further supply parts for Daimler Trucks, Foton Tr...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/23

(US$9.4k), with a special emphasis on its “NEV value retention rate,” indicating a highly competitive market. The premium segment was not spared from the price reductions, with Cadillac’s CT5 officially announcing a price cut of CNY70,000 (US$9.7k). German luxury brands like Mercedes-Benz and BMW also joined the trend, with BMW’s iX1 seeing the highest reduction of nearly CNY150,000 (US$20.7k). The entry price for BMW’s i3 and iX3 was s...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/19

GlobalData blog: What makes BMW successful in the transition from combustion to battery in China? At the beginning of the development of the NEV (New Energy Vehicle) market, most car makers built their NEVs on combustion engine vehicle underpinnings, modifying traditional platforms to enable them to support BEV and PHEV powertrains. However, during the research and development period, a lot of problems were encountered, and products were often su...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/31

MIIT releases 69th list of “Catalog of New Energy Models Exempt from Vehicle Purchase Tax” On September 14, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT) released the “Catalog of New Energy Models Exempt from Vehicle Purchase Tax (69th list)”. The selected battery electric models consist of 83 passenger vehicles (including BMW Brilliance’s new BMW i3, Geely’s Jiyue 01, SAIC-GM-Wuling’s Xingguang, and Hozon Auto...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/18

BMW India, opens bookings for X3 M40i xDrive SUV variant On April 19, BMW India opened the bookings for the first-ever BMW X3 M40i xDrive It comes with an M40i 3-liter engine. The vehicles were built on the success of M-powered BMW M340i sedan and the growing popularity of exclusive M Editions in India. Its features include adaptive M suspension, M sport differential, M sport brakes, and the xDrive all-wheel drive. The car is scheduled to be laun...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/19

sc solution with new anti-corrosion treatment. It is more silent and has greater durability. According to Brembo’s official distributor Emerald Auto Parts Sdn. Bhd. (Emerald), the kit will be available in the Malaysian market from May 2023. It is compatible with EVs such as the Volkswagen E-Golf, BMW i3, Nissan Leaf, Hyundai Ioniq, and the range of Tesla Model 3, S, X, and Y. At the event, Brembo's new X-Style aluminium Caliper range, developed...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/17

BMW i3 eDrive40L BEV rolls off production line at Shenyang Lydia Plant On February 20, the BMW i3 eDrive40L battery electric vehicle (BEV) rolled off the production line at the Lydia Plant (BMW iFACTORY) in Shenyang, Liaoning. As a high-end model of the BMW i3, the new vehicle boasts stronger performance and a longer range, with a maximum power of 250kW, a peak torque of 430Nm, a 0 to 100km/h acceleration time of as little as 5.6 seconds, and a r...

News  Updated at: 2023/02/22

BMW starts first cell coating line in Leipzig plant On February 1, the BMW Group announced that the Leipzig plant’s first cell coating line has gone into series operation.By 2024 the two existing module assembly lines will be complemented by a third, as well as four more cell coating lines and two more high-voltage battery assembly lines. The four coating lines will enter series operation in 2023 at roughly two-month intervals.The BMW Group is...

News  Updated at: 2023/02/01

Samsung to strengthen EV battery alliance with BMW Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (Samsung SDI) announced it will strengthen an alliance with BMW. The two companies met at BMW's driving center in Incheon to discuss measures to beef up their battery alliance. Samsung SDI and BMW launched their joint EV development project in 2009. BMW adopted Samsung SDI's batteries first with the i3 in 2013, and later with i8 in 2015, and the iX and the i4 in 2021. The i7...

News  Updated at: 2022/12/18

Bridgestone develops Alenza tires for BMW iX BEV Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) announced that it has developed Bridgestone Alenza bespoke EV tires for BMW iX, the first all-electric model since its pioneering BMW i3. These Alenza tires owns Bridgestone’s ENLITEN technology which helps reducing tire rolling resistance and weight by up to 20%, keeping the BMW iX’s overall weight to a minimum, and delivering increased vehicle mileage. Th...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/24

BMW invests CNY 10 billion in construction of power battery project in Shenyang, Liaoning On November 11, the signing ceremony of BMW’s new power battery project was held in Shenyang, Liaoning. According to the agreement, BMW’s Shenyang production site will undergo a large-scale expansion of power battery production. The project will be invested by BMW Brilliance with some CNY 10 billion in total. Located in the Sino-German (Shenyang) High-en...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/16

BMW Group delivers 18 BMW i3s in Galvanic Gold metallic On August 4, BMW Group announced that it has delivered 18 Galvanic gold-colored BMW i3s. The special ambiance of BMW Welt provided a worthy setting for the final delivery sprint. The production of this electric pioneer was discontinued at the end of June. The BMW i3 was sold in 74 countries worldwide. The series recently broke the 250,000 mark. This makes the BMW i3 the world's most succe...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/08

BMW Group updates about upcoming models On August 3, the chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG announced that in the second half of the year, BMW expects further sales momentum to come from the all-electric BMW iX1 and the BMW i3, a long-wheelbase version of the 3 Series it is building in China, for China. The new 7 Series has been rolling off the production line at Plant Dingolfing since July. It will be built on the same assembly line ...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/03

BMW starts second production line for battery modules in Leipzig On August 1, BMW Group announced that the second production line for battery modules started series production at the BMW Group plant in Leipzig.The new production line manufactures battery modules for the all-electric BMW i4, which is being built at the Munich plant. In May 2021, the first production line started up in Leipzig, which supplies battery modules for the BMW iX.The seco...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/01

BMW stops production of BMW i3 in Leipzig plant On June 30, the BMW Group announced that the serial production of the BMW i3 is now to come to an end, some eight and a half years after it was launched. Just a few days ago, 250,000 units of the compact e-vehicle were produced in Leipzig.In a seamless transition, further e-drive components will be manufactured there with immediate effect in addition to producing high-voltage battery modules, which...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/01

BMW opens Lydia plant in Shenyang, China On June 23, the BMW Group announced the opening of the Lydia plant in Shenyang, China. This significant expansion of the BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) network of plants is a current example of the BMW iFACTORY strategy and sets new standards in future-oriented vehicle construction in the context of intelligent and electric automobiles.  With a total investment of RMB 15 billion, the Lydia plant is the...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/23

developed. The internal combustion engine (ICE) was used solely to generate electricity, which powered a wheel hub electric motor. Limitations of technology at the time meant that a mass market did not develop, and pure electric then pure ICE cars came to dominate. Though revived by several brands, BMW being one with its i3 REx model, there have been few true EREV models until recently. GM’s Volt and Nissan’s e-Power models are often describe...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/21

BMW completes expansion of BBA Plant Dadong, China On April 14, the BMW Group announced that the new extension to Plant Dadong is ready to open. Owned by the joint venture BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd (BBA), the plant will simultaneously launch production of the BMW X5 with extended wheelbase in its new extension, exclusively for the Chinese market. In its upgraded form, Plant Dadong now has a footprint of 910,000 square meters. It accommodates ...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/15

BMW to launch fully electric BMW 3 Series in China in May 2022 On March 31, BMW announced that the fully-electric BMW 3 Series will enter the Chinese market in May 2022. The BMW i3 eDrive35L is the perfect fit for the particular requirements of Chinese customers. The BMW i3 eDrive35L will be assembled exclusively for the Chinese market at the BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. plant in Lydia, Shenyang.The four-door sedan has a length of 4,872 mm, an...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/31