BMW 5 Series tagged posts

To lower costs and attract more customers, most major auto makers have set up manufacturing factories in China now.

Because of local policy and regulations, almost all foreign makers chose this way to expand its product in China market: they are collaborating with one of Chinese local auto companies and set up a joint venture. For example, Ford is working with Chang’an Automobile, Honda has signed contract with Guangzhou Automobile. For, BMW is teamed up with Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited (CBA), and formed “HuaChen BMW” for China market.

BMW has two factories in Shenyang, China: one is called Dadong plant, another is called Tiexi plant...

Dear readers, we will be flooded with 2015 model year pricing of different models from different brands in this month, since right now it is the season that auto makers replacing their product line to a new manufacture year.

Today comes the news for the hot selling BMW 5 series.

Major changes are:

1. Sport leather steering wheel is standard on all models (previously you need to pay $2,000 – $3,150  to opt for luxury line/modern line/M Sport line to get it);

2. LED fog light is standard (you also need to shell out $2,000 – $3,150 to get the whole packages to get it too);

3. Comfort access (aka...

2014 March sales statistics of the Chinese auto market come out today.

During the last month, total auto sales in China region is 1 ,094,472 units. One surprising fact is for March 2014, the Audi A6 outsold the Toyota Camry (15,800 units vs. 15,723 units). Compared to the best selling mid-size luxury sedan in US market, the Mercedes-Benz E class only sold 6,335 units.

In the same period, BMW sold 12,279 units of the 5 series in China; and Mercedes-Benz sold 3,360 units of the E class.

The weak Mercedes-Benz sales is caused by the scandal that, the largest Chinese television media (CCTV) reported back in March 2013, that Mercedes-Benz used poisonous materials in some of th...