BMW and Brilliance Extend Cooperation for 10 More Years
23 Jun 2014, 14:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW extended its cooperation agreement with its Chinese partner, Brilliance, for another 10 years according to sources inside the Beijing DPA press agency quoted by German newspaper ‘Die Welt&...
Are Flashy BMWs the Norm in China?
30 May 2014, 12:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s been a while since we started our own BMW-dedicated section here on autoevolution and, along the way, we saw some beautiful, tasteful cars from Bavaria over here and some rather outrageou...
China to Become Number 1 EV Market by 2019 According to BMW
30 May 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It has been known, for quite a while now, that China’s biggest cities are facing the biggest pollution problems in the world, pictures of Chinese people wearing oxygen masks on the streets bec...
Communism Still a Problem for BMW in China
12 May 2014, 09:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW Group would invest even more in China, the largest auto market in the world, at the moment, if it wasn’t for the strict ownership rules, according to Automotive News Europe. The co...
Flashy BMW 3 Series Pose as Skittles in China
1 May 2014, 14:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / China still has a lot to learn when it comes to things westerners are already used, things we usually take as granted. You might laugh but until not long ago, even Skittles were banned in Communist ...
BMW E60 5 Series Spotted Wearing Alpina Wheels in China
8 Apr 2014, 14:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A rather interesting car was just spotted in China, wearing some Alpina bits and pieces here and there and posing as an original. The car we’re talking about that can be seen in the adjacent p...
BMW Pondering Chinese Recall for Potentially Faulty Engine Part
18 Mar 2014, 08:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW reportedly received a number of complaints in China about malfunctioning vehicles, all of them showing similar issues, causing the Germans to start a ‘full investigation’. Apparen...
AC Schnitzer E32 7 Series Lingers Next to Rolls-Royce in China
12 Mar 2014, 16:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A sad moment was captured on film in China a while back, when an avid automobile enthusiast noticed a rather peculiar BMW rusting away in a parking lot on Beijing’s Tuning Street. The car t...
Spyshots: BMW F16 X6 Testing in China
14 Feb 2014, 14:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It seems like the new BMW X6 will make it to China, as a prototype of the car was just spotted in the communist country, hours ago. Despite wearing heavy camouflage, it didn’t take long to fin...
Pink Chinese X3 Will Make You Gag
13 Feb 2014, 12:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Mocking BMWs seems to be a trend in China as more and more poorly ‘decorated’ cars end up on the internet for people to make fun of. The latest iteration is a pink X3 that actually made ...
BAPE BMW M5 Spotted in China
12 Feb 2014, 17:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Shanghai is currently the home of one of the most badass BMW M5s I’ve ever seen. Usually, the cars we get to see in China are usually really, really distasteful but this time, we stumbled upon...
BMW Pushes for More Luxury as Chinese Market Cools Off
5 Feb 2014, 10:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It seems like BMW could’ve picked a better time to launch an exclusive model on the Chinese market, as recent data shows. According to the latest developments in the Asian country, the luxury ...
Watch the BMW M6 Gran Coupe Set a New Record
29 Jan 2014, 09:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW decided to launch 2 special edition models in China, to celebrate the year of the wooden horse in the Chinese zodiac. Therefore, 30 M5 Horse Edition models and 6 M6 Gran Coupe Horse edition cars...
Matte Blue BMW Looks Like a Triad Car in China
27 Jan 2014, 15:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / According to the latest research in the field of organized crime, the Chinese Triads currently have nearly 2 million members, acting on a global level and being constantly on the rise. However, ...
BMW X1 LCI Spotted in China
22 Jan 2014, 12:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The X1 received a facelift this year, the improved version being unveiled for the first time at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. Don’t expect to see major design changes though, as they don’t...
BMW Z4 Has Custom Plates in China
21 Jan 2014, 10:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Usually, when we’re talking BMWs in China, it’s either because a new model is being launched, record-breaking records or an outright horribly tuned car. This time it’s none of thos...
Record Breaking M6 Gran Coupe Horse Edition Heading to China
19 Jan 2014, 12:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / According to the Chinese horoscope, this year will be the year of the Horse. Since all manufacturers around the world measure their cars’ power levels in horsepower, BMW decided to launc...
BMW M6 Gran Coupe Spotted in China
6 Jan 2014, 14:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Since the market release of the new BMW M6 Gran Coupe in China last July, the car was never spotted in the Asian country up until now (at least not by anyone I know). The guys from Carnewschina.com ...
Flipping BMWs in China Under Federal Investigation
6 Jan 2014, 10:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When you’re selling a the same car in a country for a 1/3 of the price you’re selling it for in another country, things are bound to deviate from the original plan in a jiffy. Add the fa...
Beautiful Matte Black BMW E63 M6 Spotted in China
18 Dec 2013, 16:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s a rare sighting but even miracles happen sometime. When it comes to China and BMWs, such miracles are even scarcer than Jesus’. What we’re talking about are good looking, styl...