Brilliance-BMW produce 15,000 vehicles at Shenyang for first half 2007

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd, a partner of BMW, said its sales at the Shenyang plant grew 48 percent year on year in the first half of 2007 to 15,165 units.

Brilliance Auto teamed up with BMW to make BMW 3 Series and 5 Series in the Shenyang plant in 2003, with an annual capacity of 30,000 units. According to early reports, the BMW 3 series include the BMW2.0L, 2.5L, 320i and 325i editions, and the BMW 5 series was also upgraded to cover three editions, offering more diversified choices for buyers. In addition, BMW 5 series Li, with four editions, went on sales last October.

The 50,000th units BMW car has just went up production line at the Shenyang plant on March 5, highlighting the great importance of the Shenyang plant to BMW's expansion in China.