BMW Brilliance

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BMW Brilliance (officially BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd.) is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Shenyang, China and a joint venture between BMW and Brilliance Auto. Its principal activity is the production, distribution and sale of BMW passenger cars in mainland China.

The BMW Brilliance Zinoro all-electric crossover, based on the BMW X1, is the first product of BMW Brilliance's new brand and the first new energy vehicle (NEV) from a Chinese premium manufacturer. Since early 2014 the Zinoro 1E is available for leasing only in Beijing and Shanghai.

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History

On 27 March 2003 BMW and Brilliance Auto agreed to form a joint venture to produce BMW cars for the Chinese market, with BMW holding a 50 per cent stake, Brilliance Auto 40.5 per cent and the Shenyang municipal government 9.5 per cent. BMW and Brilliance agreed to invest an initial EUR450 million (US$483 million) in the venture. The first Chinese-made BMW, a BMW 325, was sold in October 2003.

In April 2009 BMW Brilliance announced that it would construct a second automobile assembly plant in China. Construction of the plant began in Shenyang in June 2010, with a planned cost of US$73.53 million and a production capacity of 100,000 units. Production at the plant began in May 2012.

In January 2011 BMW Brilliance announced that it would begin Chinese production of a BMW 5 series electric hybrid car later that year.

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Products

BMW Brilliance currently produces the following vehicles:

• BMW 1 Series (F52) (1.5 litre and 2.0 litre)
• BMW 2 Series Active Tourer (F45) (1.5 litre and 2.0 litre)
• BMW 3 Series (F30/35) (1.6 litre 2.0 litre and 3.0 litre)
• BMW 5 Series (G38) (2.0 litre 3.0 litre and Hybrid version)
• BMW X1 (F49) (1.5 litre 2.0 litre and Hybrid version)

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Former product

• BMW 3 Series (E46) (2.0 litre and 2.5 litre) (2004)
• BMW 3 Series (E90) (2.0 litre and 2.5 litre) (2005-2012)
• BMW 5 Series (E60) (2.2 litre to 3.0 litre) (2004-2010)
• BMW 5 Series (F18) (2.0 litre and 3.0 litre) (2011-2017)

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Gallery

ZINORO vehicles

ZINORO (??) is a vehicle brand under BMW Brilliance, specialized in electric vehicles.

• ZINORO 1E
• ZINORO 60H

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Sales

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References

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External links

• BMW Brilliance page: English, Chinese

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