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BMW's new China plant for Mini EVs is progressing well

Production of two Mini EVs for the China and global markets will start in 2023. (www.guenterschmied.com)

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Bloomberg

April 19, 2021 09:34 AM

BMW Group’s China joint venture with Great Wall Motor is set to start production in 2023, as the automaker aims to have electric vehicles make up a quarter of its sales in the country.

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