Bmw 3-Series Sedan Long-Wheelbase (LWB) production to begin in China

Production of a long wheelbase version of the BMW 3-series will soon begin in China. The stretched BMW 3-series, which is set to rival the very popular Audi A4L, will be built at a new factory in the Shengyang economic zone in a joint effort with BMW’s Chinese partner Brilliance.

Qi Yu Min, the chairman of Brilliance Auto, said that the new factory will be built by 2012. It will have the capacity to produce100,000 units a year, and it will also be the site of a production line for the X1.
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quizz - 6/10/2010 11:58:35 AM

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So isn't this like a downgraded 5 series then?

sdcarguy - 6/10/2010 1:40:09 PM

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They are doing a LWB 5 series too for this market.

sdcarguy - 6/10/2010 1:38:24 PM

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Yes and private service cars (limos) that drive businessmen around. I hired a scary streched Audi knock-off to take me out to the wall and back. You see them everywhere.

LexSucks - 6/10/2010 12:43:29 PM

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So much for tossabilty.

F005 - 6/10/2010 2:22:22 PM

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WTF... Was the 3er ever designed to be LWB in the first place? This is getting ridiculous now.

dlin - 6/10/2010 9:38:44 PM

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Like you've never seen it.... Every platform can stretch and have LWB version. That's just the way it is.

dayday - 6/11/2010 12:10:04 AM

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3 series can never beat a4 in china if they dont make a lwb version.

JB007 - 6/11/2010 4:15:53 AM

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It is strange - the Chinese are the smallest people but want to drive the biggest cars !!?? Trying to make up for something...

JB007 - 6/11/2010 4:16:35 AM

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and that is NOT a racist comment....it's a fact !!

dlin - 6/14/2010 10:31:06 PM

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Chinese are the tallest asian in fact. It's because you cannot tell Vietnamese or Indonesian from Chinese.

sdcarguy - 6/11/2010 11:20:33 PM

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Most desired car in China = Buick. They love them there!
VW second.