Located in Shenyang in Northeast China, the plant will initially build 100,000 BMWs annually before ramping up to around 200,000 units by 2012. BMW says that the plant's maximum capacity is around 300,000 new cars - a figure nearly seven times the automaker's current Chinese production capacity.
BMW has struggled in China against Volkswagen's Audi luxury brand, which has had the capability to build more cars in China.
