BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) has opened a new engine plant with a light metal foundry in Shenyang, China.
The new location will produce the latest generation of the BMW TwinPower Turbo three and four-cylinder petrol engines and forms part of the BBA production network based in Shenyang in North-East China.
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BBA is a long-standing joint venture between the BMW Group and Brilliance China Automotive Holdings. A total of around 2,000 BBA employees will work at the engine plant during the long term.
“This is another milestone in the history of our joint venture and further confirms the success of our cooperation,” said BMW board member, Oliver Zipse.
“The new engine plant, complete with a light metal foundry, will play an important role within the BMW Group’s worldwide production network.
“It forms part of our strategy for globally balanced growth with production capacity in the respective regional markets.”
BBA president, Anton Heiss also unveiled the next step for the joint venture at the event. “BMW Brilliance is recognised as one of the most successful premium manufacturers in China,” he said.
“Three new models are already in the pipeline for local production. One of these models, the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, will be launched in the first quarter of 2016.”
Both the engine plant and the light metal foundry will supply BMW Brilliance’s Dadong and Tiexi automotive plants.
Capacity, which currently stands at up to 300,000 units per year, is tied to production volumes at the two automotive plants.
In 2015, local automotive production reached more than 287,000 units.
BBA funded the necessary investment from its own resources and no additional capital was needed by the two joint venture partners.
