BMW 1 series to be made in China?

Featured, Industry News, New Cars | Ash | October 8, 2009 at 12:22 pm

According to reports on the Chinese automotive website, the BMW 1 series could be made in China within the next few years with BMW China’s JV partner, Brilliance.

The report states that the BMW 1-series could go into production as early as next year, cutting out the need to import the vehicle into the PRC. The 1-series is currently imported into China, which drives up the price considerably due to import tariffs on all cars.

Currently the 120i (MT/AT) and 130i (AT) are imported into China, the 120i with manual and automatic transmissions is going to be made in China whilst the 130i is will still be an imported model.

The imported BMW 1-series currently costs between 270,000rmb and 445,000rmb depending on specification, a Chinese built 120i is expected to start at a reasonable 220,000rmb. Brilliance and BMW currently produce the BMW 3 Series and 5 series in China but also import various models including the 7, X and 1 series.

Ash

Ash came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years later he collected a degree and a family along the way and now focuses his time on watching the Chinese car industry develop. He has witnessed the market change from being minor backyard market in to the world's biggest and most important market for all car manufacturers. You can contact or connect with him via Linkedin by clicking the 'Website' link.

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