German carmaker BMW Group said that in the past three years to two Chinese factories invested a total of 1 billion euros to upgrade the production line, once the upgrade plan is completed, BMW's annual output in China will reach 450,000 Car.
BMW has two factories, respectively, Shenyang Dadong and Tiexi factory. Today, BMW produces a long wheelbase version of the 5-Series sedan at the Great East plant and is preparing to produce X3 SUVs at its joint venture partner, Brilliance BMW's plant.
BMW also pointed out that a new high-voltage battery factory is currently under construction, will be responsible for assembling the battery for plug-in hybrid cars, is expected to put into use in the second half of 2017.
In 2016, BMW sold more than 516,000 BMWs in China, MINI and Rolls-Royce cars. The group plans to launch 14 new or modified models in 2017.
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