Company:Spotlight Automotive

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Spotlight Automotive Ltd.
TypeJoint venture
IndustryAutomotive
Founded10 July 2018; 7 years ago (10 July 2018)
Headquarters
Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu
,
China
Key people
Zhao Guoqing (Chairman)[1]
ProductsAutomobiles
Owner
Number of employees
3,000
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Websiteen.spotlight.cn

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.

History

In November 2019, following an agreement in 2018, BMW and GWM established Spotlight Automotive.[2]

Its manufacturing plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu was constructed between 2020 and 2022.[3] Its first mass-produced vehicle, a Mini Cooper SE (J01) rolled off from the plant on 14 October 2023.[4]

Products

  • Mini Cooper SE (J01)
    Mini Cooper SE (J01)
  • Mini Aceman (J05)
    Mini Aceman (J05)

References

  1. ↑ https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/gwm-and-bmw-group-worked-together-to-push-the-construction-of-the-spotlight-automotive-factory/#:~:text=Zhao%20Guoqing%2C%20Chairman%20of%20Spotlight,future%20development%20of%20the%20national
  2. ↑ Li, Fusheng (2019-12-02). "Joint venture shines Spotlight on plan to build electric MINIs in China". https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201912/02/WS5de47feca310cf3e3557b59a.html. 
  3. ↑ Frangoul, Anmar (2019-11-29). "BMW and Great Wall Motor to build all-electric Mini cars in China" (in en). https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/29/bmw-and-great-wall-motor-to-build-all-electric-mini-cars-in-china.html. 
  4. ↑ Chen, Dong Yi (2023-10-14). "New electric MINI Cooper made in China rolled off assembly line, market entry in 2024" (in en-US). https://carnewschina.com/2023/10/14/made-in-china-mass-produced-electric-mini-cooper-rolled-off-assembly-line-market-entry-in-2024/. 



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