BMW Manufacturing (Thailand)
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| location = Rayong, Thailand
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BMW Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is an automobile manufacturing company based Rayong, in the Rayong Province of eastern Thailand and a subsidiary of BMW Group Thailand.
History
The BMW Group Thailand was founded in 1998 as a subsidiary of BMW AG and consists of three companies: BMW (Thailand) Co., Ltd. for Sales, BMW Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. for the production and BMW Leasing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. for financial services.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bmwgroupthailand.com/th/en/general/bmwinsight/news_local.php |title=BMW Group Manufacturing and BOI welcome international media to Rayong plant |access-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115213551/https://www.bmwgroupthailand.com/th/en/general/bmwinsight/news_local.php |archive-date=November 15, 2016 |url-status=dead }}, BMW-Pressemitteilung vom 27. Juli 2016.
The work was started in May 2000 with the production of BMW 3 Series. In October 2002, the long version of the 7 Series was added. A little later, production of the 5 Series started in April 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.bag-eg.com/BAMCProfile.aspx |title=BAMC profile |website=www.bag-eg.com |access-date=5 June 2010|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822185507/http://www.bag-eg.com/BAMCProfile.aspx |archive-date=2010-08-22 }} In 2005, the 3 Series was then replaced by the fifth generation. In January 2006, the BMW X3 was joined by the fourth model. There were new generation changes in January 2010 in the 5 Series as in August of the same year in the 7 Series. In the same year, the X1 was introduced as the 5th model in Thailand. A year later, the X3 followed.{{cite web|url=http://www.pattayamail.com/features/bmw-group-manufacturing-thailand-announces-11-billion-baht-rayong-plant-expansion-51081 |title=BMW Group Manufacturing Thailand announces 1.1 billion baht Rayong plant expansion |publisher=pattayamail.com |date=9 September 2015 |access-date=3 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103142946/http://www.pattayamail.com/features/bmw-group-manufacturing-thailand-announces-11-billion-baht-rayong-plant-expansion-51081 |archive-date=3 January 2017 |url-status=live }}
Current models
=Assembled locally=
- BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé (2020–present)
- BMW 3 Series (2012–present)
- BMW 5 Series (2010–present)
- BMW 7 Series (2001–present)
- BMW X1 (2009–present)
- BMW X3 (2003–present)
- BMW X4 (2020–present)
- BMW X5 (2020–present)
- BMW X6 (2022–present)
- BMW X7 (2021–present)
References
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External links
- [https://www.bmw.co.th/th/home.html Website of BMW Group Thailand]
{{Automotive industry in Thailand}}
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Category:Car manufacturers of Thailand
Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Thailand
Category:1998 establishments in Thailand
Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1998