Mexican Media Brands
BMW Will Add X4 Crossover Assembly in Russia
BMW AG tells Automotive News Europe it will assemble its new coupelike X4 crossover in Russia with local partner ZAO Avtotor.
Share
BMW AG tells Automotive News Europe it will assemble its new coupelike X4 crossover in Russia with local partner ZAO Avtotor.
Production will begin this summer at Avtotor's factory in Kaliningrad. The plant will assemble an unspecified volume of the cars from semi-knockdown kits supplied from BMW's assembly plant in the U.S.
Avtotor also assembles BMW 3, 5 and 7 Series cars and X1, X3, X5 and X6 SUV/crossovers from SKD kits. BMW sales in Russia are running about 20% below year-ago levels in a market that has plunged 38%, according to the Moscow-based Assn. of European Businesses.
RELATED CONTENT
-
GM Seeks to Avert U.S. Plant Shutdowns Linked to Supplier Bankruptcy
General Motors Co. says it hopes to claim equipment and inventory from a bankrupt interior trim supplier to avoid being forced to idle all 19 of its U.S. assembly plants.
-
Plastics: The Tortoise and the Hare
Plastic may not be in the news as much as some automotive materials these days, but its gram-by-gram assimilation could accelerate dramatically.
-
When Automated Production Turning is the Low-Cost Option
For the right parts, or families of parts, an automated CNC turning cell is simply the least expensive way to produce high-quality parts. Here’s why.
