Within a few weeks, the BMW iX3 will be introduced in China, followed by Europe and this model will be a direct rival to Mercedes-Benz EQC that will take on the Indian market in Q3 2020.
Several automobile brands have cancelled or postponed their product launches because of the COVID-19 outbreak but there are some models which have escaped the throes of the global pandemic.
Yesterday the first real world images and specifications of the BMW iX3 has been reported by Chinese media portals.
Update – New details on the BMW ‘Mi7’ performance electric variant added to the base of this story. The fully electric model i7 M60 or ‘Mi7’ that would be the replacement of top of the range M760Li.
BMW Brilliance, the joint venture between the BMW Group and Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd, has started the construction of a new plant in Tiexi, a district of Shenyang in the Liaoning Province.
2020 marks the beginning of BMW’s electrified product offensive with 25 different electrified models to be launched by 2023 (12 expected as pure EVs) and a fully-electric X1 could be expected in 2023 when the model crosses to its third generation.
In its fourth-quarter statement, BMW has announced that the company will have 25 electrified models by 2023 and will be launching five fully electric cars by the end of 2021. The five electric cars include BMW i3, Mini Cooper SE, BMW iX3, iNext and i4.
BMW’s concept Vision iNext, which is set to be the company’s new flagship product when launched in 2021, will be bringing many new technologies with it. One of the technologies expected withe the car is Continental’s Intelligent Glass Control.