华晨宝马近日获得出口许可证，国产宝马将出口欧美市场。宝马表示，随着近几年华晨宝马生产质量的不断提升，已经可以比肩德国或美国制造水平，足以用来出口。宝马集团大中华区总裁兼首席执行官康思远（Olaf Kastner）表示：“公司在华合资企业已经拥有汽车出口资质，但我们非常需要本土工厂的产能，因此时至今日我们没有对出口业务有所安排。”华晨宝马在沈阳设有两座工厂，分别为大东工厂和铁西工厂。去年，这两座工厂共生产逾30万辆车，是2012年产量的一倍。华晨宝马还生产2系 Active Tourer和3系并将于明年开始组装X3，这也是宝马在中国生产的第六款车型。大东工厂经过升级后年产能将达到45万辆。

Made In China BMWs Could Be Sold In Europe, U.S.

It was only a few days ago when we learned about the first China-built Volvos landing in Europe and now BMW says it has received a license from the Chinese authorities to export cars built in the People’s Republic. The vehicles in question are being manufactured by the local BMW Brilliance joint venture and the Bavarians are claiming the build quality has risen in recent years up to the point it now matches that of a German- or U.S.-built car.

Olaf Kastner, head of BMW in the world’s most populous country, says the company hasn’t made up its mind about where these cars carrying the “Made in China” label will be exported, adding that “everything is still being absorbed.”

At its Dadong and Tiex factories, BMW manufactured more than 300,000 vehicles in 2016, which is more than double compared to 2012. The joint venture puts together the 2 Series Active Tourer minivan and the 3 Series, while the X3 will hit the assembly line in 2018 as the sixth model produced in China. The aforementioned Dadong factory has been upgraded and now the combined annual capacity of the two plants stands at 450,000 cars.