Through its joint-venture with Brilliance Auto, BMW will be assembling a series of models in China, according to a report by Gasgoo. The cars to be built there include the BMW X1 compact SUV, the BMW 1-Series and the stretched version of the BMW 3-Series.

At the Geneva Motor Show, BMW chairman and CEO Norbert Reithofer announced that the X1 would be the third model to be built at the Chinese facility. Earlier this year, BMW Brilliance halted the 3 Series’ production to expand the production site’s capacity. It compensated by importing the model. The plant will soon resume production. And this time, there will be updated production lines to enable it to assemble a new range of models. The X1 SUV is slated to enter the premium SUV market, where it will rival cars like the Audi Q5 and the Volkswagen Tiguan. A report by China Car Times reveal that these two VW Group models have been brought to the Chinese automotive market as imported vehicles but they will be domestically produced by the end of the year.

[via gasgoo]

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