BMW Cars

BMW India Pvt. Ltd. started its operations in the country in 2007, and is currently one of the largest luxury car manufacturers in India. The German marquee, which also owns the Mini brand, has a manufacturing plant in Chennai, a parts warehouse in Mumbai, a training centre in Gurgaon NCR as well as several dealerships of BMW and Mini across the country. BMW offers a range of luxury cars across different segments in the country, including sedans, SUVs, coupe SUVs, sports cars and a roadster as well. As of now, the BMW cars on offer in the Indian market include 2 Series Gran Coupe, 3 Series, 3 Series Gran Limousine, the made-in-India 3 Series M340i xDrive, 5 Series, 6 Series Gran Turismo, 7 Series, 8 Series Gran Coupe, X1, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, Z4 Roadster, M2 Competition, M5 Competition, M8 Coupe, X3 M and X5 M Competition. The Bavarian carmaker has also finally joined the electric car bandwagon with the recent launch of the iX xDrive SUV that rivals the Mercedes-Benz EQC, Audi e-tron and the Jaguar I-Pace. BMW’s first fully electric car in India is powered by two electric motors that put out a combined 326 PS of power and 630 Nm of torque. The 76.6 kWh battery pack provides the SUV with a range of 425 km as per the WLTP cycle. BMW claims that the iX xDrive can sprint from 0 to 100 kmph in 6.1 seconds, before topping out at 200 kmph. Moreover, BMW India recently confirmed that it will launch three new electric vehicles in the next six months. The iX being the first of the three BMW EVs for India, will be followed by an all-electric MINI luxury hatchback in the next three months, which will then be followed by the introduction of the fully-electric BMW i4 sedan by the first half of 2022.