Company type | Joint venture |
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 10 July 2018 |
Headquarters | , China |
Products | Automobiles |
Owner |
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Number of employees | 3,000 |
Chinese name | |
Simplified Chinese | 光束汽车 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Guāngshù Qìchē |
Website |
en |
Spotlight Automotive Ltd. ( Chinese: 光束汽车; pinyin: Guāngshù Qìchē) is a joint venture between BMW Group and Great Wall Motor (GWM) founded in 2018 to develop and produce Mini-branded battery electric vehicles in China.
In November 2019, following an agreement in 2018, BMW and GWM established Spotlight Automotive. [1]
Its manufacturing plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu was constructed between 2020 and 2022. [2] Its first mass-produced vehicle, a Mini Cooper SE (J01) rolled off from the plant on 14 October 2023. [3]
Company type | Joint venture |
---|---|
Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 10 July 2018 |
Headquarters | , China |
Products | Automobiles |
Owner |
|
Number of employees | 3,000 |
Chinese name | |
Simplified Chinese | 光束汽车 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Guāngshù Qìchē |
Website |
en |
Spotlight Automotive Ltd. ( Chinese: 光束汽车; pinyin: Guāngshù Qìchē) is a joint venture between BMW Group and Great Wall Motor (GWM) founded in 2018 to develop and produce Mini-branded battery electric vehicles in China.
In November 2019, following an agreement in 2018, BMW and GWM established Spotlight Automotive. [1]
Its manufacturing plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu was constructed between 2020 and 2022. [2] Its first mass-produced vehicle, a Mini Cooper SE (J01) rolled off from the plant on 14 October 2023. [3]