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BMW

(宝马集团)

BMW

宝马集团

Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1917 and based in Munich in Bavaria, Germany. BMW also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands.

Chairman / President

OLIVER ZIPSE

CFO / Finance Director

Stefan Kramer

Industry

Automotive

Website

bmwgroup.com

Headquarters address

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Stock Code

FWB: BMW

Year founded

1916

Volkswagen workers seen at an assembly line in the German carmaker’s plant in Qingdao, in eastern Shandong province, on December 23, 2025. Photo: AFP

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Foreign carmakers ‘will fight back because they will have the same products’ as their Chinese rivals, consultancy head Denis Depoux says.

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.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Opinion | EU-China ties are stuck between interdependence and rivalry

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The range of between 490km and 602km is more than a third longer than previous iXs even while the higher torque allows for improved acceleration.

BYD outsells Tesla, BMW in Hong Kong’s right-hand drive EV market

Hong Kong sells fewer than 40,000 cars a year, but mainland carmakers consider it the beachhead for breaking into the global right-hand-drive market.

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While few Indians will be able to afford one, the opening is less about selling and more about building Tesla’s brand, analyst says.

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