Editing BMW (section)

==== China ====
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The first BMW production facility in China was opened in 2004, as a result of a joint venture between BMW and [[Brilliance Auto]].<ref>"[http://www.brillianceauto.com/company/overview.html General Overview]", Brilliance Auto. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119193005/http://www.brillianceauto.com/company/overview.html |date=19 January 2016}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=BMW opens China factory |date=21 May 2004 |url=http://www.testdriven.co.uk/news.cfm/bmw-opens-china-factory |publisher=TestDriven |access-date=11 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321202512/http://www.testdriven.co.uk/news.cfm/bmw-opens-china-factory |archive-date=21 March 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> The plant was opened in the [[Shenyang]] industrial area and produces 3 Series and 5 Series models for the Chinese market.<ref name="bmw sub">{{cite web |url-status=live |url=http://www.brillianceauto.com/brands/bmw.html |title=Brands and Products – BMW Vehicles & SAVs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708093746/http://www.brillianceauto.com/brands/bmw.html |archive-date=8 July 2011 |website=Brilliance Auto |date=Dec 20, 2023 }}</ref><ref name="english.people.com.cn">{{cite web|url=http://english.people.com.cn/200405/21/eng20040521_144003.html|title=BMW launches new plant in Shenyang|date=21 May 2004|work=People's Daily Online |access-date=11 July 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016201904/http://english.people.com.cn/200405/21/eng20040521_144003.html|archive-date=16 October 2012}}</ref> In 2012, a second factory was opened in Shenyang.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schmidt|first=Nico|date=24 May 2012|title=BMW to Boost China Investment|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304840904577423561102781568.html|access-date=28 October 2021 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref>

Between January and November 2014, BMW sold 415,200 vehicles in China, through a network of over 440 BMW stores and 100 Mini stores.<ref>{{cite news |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |title=BMW to Pay $820 Million to China Car Dealers, Group Says |date=5 January 2015 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-05/bmw-to-pay-820-million-to-china-car-dealers-group-says.html |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107181237/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-05/bmw-to-pay-820-million-to-china-car-dealers-group-says.html |archive-date=7 January 2015}}</ref>

On 7 October 2021, BMW announced it would begin additional production of the X5 in China.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=13 December 2021|title=BMW to add X5 production in China -spokesperson|work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/bmw-produce-x5-china-spokesperson-2021-12-13/ |access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref>

In February 2022, BMW invested an additional $4.2 billion into the Chinese joint venture, increasing its stake from 50% to 75%, becoming one of the first foreign automakers holding majority stake in China.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/bmw-receives-license-take-75-stake-china-joint-venture-bmw-brilliance-automotive-2022-02-11/ | title=BMW pays $4.2 BLN to take control of Chinese JV | newspaper=Reuters | date=11 February 2022 | last1=Waldersee | first1=Victoria }}</ref>

In June 2022, BMW announced a new plant project in Lydia, Shenyang designed for electric vehicles. It will become BMW Group's largest single project in China, costing 15 billion yuan (2.13 billion euros).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.electrive.com/2022/06/23/bmw-to-open-a-new-factory-in-shenyang/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Munich%2Dbased,paint%20shop%20to%20final%20assembly | title=BMW to open a new factory in Shenyang | date=23 June 2022 }}</ref> The investment amount was raised by a further 10 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) in November 2022, following German Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]]'s visit to China.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3199580/bmw-confirms-it-will-invest-another-us14-billion-chinese-ev-battery-plant | title=BMW confirms it will invest another US$1.4 billion in Chinese EV battery plant | date=14 November 2022 }}</ref>