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Home News Auto News BMW On Course with Thai PHEV Expansion Plan BMW On Course with Thai PHEV Expansion Plan Auto News Arvind | February 02, 2017 02:10 pm BMW Group is pushing ahead with its plan to expand its Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle (PHEV) operations in Thailand, Bangkok Post reports that the company has set aside a THB 1 billion investment to be utilised in 2016 and 2017.The carmaker has invested some THB 3.7 billion from 2000 to 2015 – another THB 488 million was spent at the end of 2016, to expand the PHEV line-up. The remaining funds will go into doubling the production capacity at BMWs’ Amata City Industrial Estate plant in the Rayong Province.BMW Group Thailand began assembly of two PHEV models in November 2016 - the BMW 330e and BMW X5 xDrive40e M Sport.At present, BMW’s Rayong plant is capable of assembling 20,000 cars for BMW and Mini, and 10,000 motorcycles for BMW Motorrad a year.Bangkok post reports, currently the plant exports a large number of BMW X3 and X5 models to China. BMW aim to export 10,000 units of the models to China in 2017. About 1,000 BMW Motorrad motorcycles have also been exported to Malaysia and China.The expansion plan also includes importing advanced technology to manufacture the car batteries in Rayong by mid-2018, which are currently imported from Europe.Stefan Teuchert, the new president of BMW Group Thailand comments, the company also plans to localise the assembly for the (G11) BMW 7 Series and upcoming (G30) BMW 5 Series PHEV models.BMW also plans to improve the charging infrastructure by adding another seven charging locations; to the current five already in place in Bangkok this year.According to Teuchert, the investment is aimed at coping for future PHEV demands both domestically and abroad. Additionally, Bangkok Post reports that the BMW Group expects the sales of hybrid cars, mainly PHEVs to rise to 15 percent from 5 percent of annual sales currently.Besides the Thai expansion plan, BMW Group also plans to make a Malaysia a strategic export hub of the BMW 3 Series, 5 Series and 7 Series models to Vietnam and the Philippines. ✕ Let's Connect on Whatsapp We protect your personal information in compliance with the PDPA I agree with Carlist.my Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. I agree to receive personalised communication from Carlist.my and its car sellers, business affiliates and partners. Check out the best car deals in town! Prev Next Special offer - call now! days hours Avg. mkt. Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. I Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. Related Tags 5 Series 7 Series BMW BMW Group BMW Group Thailand bmw motorrad G11 G30 X3 X5 Print Related News BMW Group Prepares Dingolfing Plant for G30 Production, Magna Steyr to Supplement Production Auto News Aswan | September 15, 2016 BMW Group has announced that the new BMW G30 5 Series will be manufactured and assembled in its Dingolfing plant in Lower Bavaria as the lead plant ... BMW M7 Trademarked, Potential S63 AMG Rival? Auto News Eric | September 22, 2020 When it comes to high performance luxury sedans, Mercedes-Benz has the S63 AMG, while the folks from Ingolstadt offers the S8 Plus (no, not the ... Live From Portugal: Global Launch of All New 2016 BMW 7-Series (G11/G12) Reviews Bobby Ang | March 16, 2016 The sixth Generation 2016 BMW 7-Series (G11/G12) comes with so many innovative features that we believe we should write a petition to the government ... 10 Things You Should Know About The New 2016 BMW 7-Series (G11/G12) Insights Bobby Ang | March 16, 2016 The all-new 2016 BMW 7-Series (G11/G12) is a technological tour de force. From day one, BMW has wanted to create a car for 5-Series or E-Class owners ... Comments
BMW On Course with Thai PHEV Expansion Plan Auto News Arvind | February 02, 2017 02:10 pm BMW Group is pushing ahead with its plan to expand its Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle (PHEV) operations in Thailand, Bangkok Post reports that the company has set aside a THB 1 billion investment to be utilised in 2016 and 2017.The carmaker has invested some THB 3.7 billion from 2000 to 2015 – another THB 488 million was spent at the end of 2016, to expand the PHEV line-up. The remaining funds will go into doubling the production capacity at BMWs’ Amata City Industrial Estate plant in the Rayong Province.BMW Group Thailand began assembly of two PHEV models in November 2016 - the BMW 330e and BMW X5 xDrive40e M Sport.At present, BMW’s Rayong plant is capable of assembling 20,000 cars for BMW and Mini, and 10,000 motorcycles for BMW Motorrad a year.Bangkok post reports, currently the plant exports a large number of BMW X3 and X5 models to China. BMW aim to export 10,000 units of the models to China in 2017. About 1,000 BMW Motorrad motorcycles have also been exported to Malaysia and China.The expansion plan also includes importing advanced technology to manufacture the car batteries in Rayong by mid-2018, which are currently imported from Europe.Stefan Teuchert, the new president of BMW Group Thailand comments, the company also plans to localise the assembly for the (G11) BMW 7 Series and upcoming (G30) BMW 5 Series PHEV models.BMW also plans to improve the charging infrastructure by adding another seven charging locations; to the current five already in place in Bangkok this year.According to Teuchert, the investment is aimed at coping for future PHEV demands both domestically and abroad. Additionally, Bangkok Post reports that the BMW Group expects the sales of hybrid cars, mainly PHEVs to rise to 15 percent from 5 percent of annual sales currently.Besides the Thai expansion plan, BMW Group also plans to make a Malaysia a strategic export hub of the BMW 3 Series, 5 Series and 7 Series models to Vietnam and the Philippines. ✕ Let's Connect on Whatsapp We protect your personal information in compliance with the PDPA I agree with Carlist.my Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. I agree to receive personalised communication from Carlist.my and its car sellers, business affiliates and partners. Check out the best car deals in town! Prev Next Special offer - call now! days hours Avg. mkt. Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. I Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. Related Tags 5 Series 7 Series BMW BMW Group BMW Group Thailand bmw motorrad G11 G30 X3 X5
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