Seven months ago, BMW Brilliance officially put into production the power battery center in Shenyang. It is the first power battery center established by a luxury car company in China. The second phase of the expansion project covers a complete process, including the assembly of modules and battery packs, logistics and quality management. The building construction will be completed in March 2019, put into use at the end of the same year, and is scheduled to start in 2020. Production.

　　The expansion of the power battery center will not only increase the production capacity of BMW Brilliance’s power batteries and new energy vehicles, but will also further enhance its independent R&D and production capabilities in the core areas of new energy. In response, Mr. Ziptzer, the director of the BMW Group in charge of production, said: "The second phase of the Shenyang Power Battery Center project will enable us to quickly respond to the market demand for new energy vehicles in China. It is also the BMW Group’s strategic blueprint for the development of electric driving pleasure. An important step."

　　At present, China's new energy development is in the ascendant, and its development speed and scale are among the highest in the world. In its first strategy, the BMW Group clearly puts the development and localization of new energy as its top priority.

　　In fact, in the past five years, as the pioneer of the BMW Group in the field of new energy in China, BMW Brilliance has been continuously expanding the camp of new energy models. With the introduction of the new BMW5 series plug-in hybrid power, BMW Brilliance has Launched 5 new energy models to the market, becoming the best-developed luxury car company in China's new energy market.

　　With the acceleration of the localization of the BMW Group’s new energy strategy, with new energy products as the core, it is actively promoting the construction of a new energy ecosystem through brand and products, innovative technology, charging networks, research and development capabilities, electric mobility services and batteries. Six aspects of technology provide a complete and convenient electric vehicle travel experience for Chinese customers.

　　Take public charging as an example. By the end of 2018, BMW will provide more than 80,000 instant charging points in China, covering more than 100 cities, and provide BMW electric vehicle users with more efficient, convenient and intelligent public charging services.

　　It is worth mentioning that BMW’s new fifth-generation power battery produced in the second phase of the Power Battery Center will be used in the mass-produced model of the new BMWiX3 concept car, the first pure electric model of the BMW main brand of the BMW Group. At that time, Shenyang will Become BMW's first production base in the world to produce this battery, which will further enhance the important position of the Chinese market and the Shenyang production base in the BMW Group's global network.

　　"In China, for China" is the BMW Group's long-term commitment to China. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the establishment of BMW Brilliance, a joint venture between BMW Group and Brilliance Group. In the past 15 years, BMW Brilliance has continuously accelerated the introduction of domestically-produced models and model replacements. At present, it has a strong product line of six major series of models. Electricity is an inevitable trend in future development. The BMW Group has once again strengthened its investment in China, which is enough to see the importance of its above-mentioned commitments.