Monday, January 24, 2011

Report: BMW to develop 5 Series-based electric sedan for Chinese market



The China Beijing Youth Daily reported that BMW, together with joint venture partner Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd., a 5 Series-based e-sedan specifically developed to target the Chinese market. The report alleges that a battery-powered 5 Series concept will make its debut in China sometime in 2011, probably at the Shanghai Motor Show in April.

BMW Brilliance Automotive Co., a joint venture between BMW and Brilliance, currently the manufacturers of both the 3 and 5 Series sedans in the Chinese city of Shenyang. In 2010, the BMW Group sold 169,000 vehicles in China, an increase of 87 percent compared to sales in 2009 were counted.

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