Celebrating its 15th anniversary, BMW rolled out its 1,00,000th made in India vehicle from its manufacturing unit in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The milestone car, BMW Individual 740MLi Sport Edition, is one amongst the many assembled in India.
Apart from these other models that are locally produced here include – the 2 Series Gran Coupe, 3 Series, 3 Series Gran Limousine, M340i, 5 Series, and the 6 Series Gran Turismo. Among the SUVs, we have the BMW X1, X3, X4, X5, X7 and the MINI Countryman.
“It is a day of great joy and pride for us as the 1,00,000th ‘Made-in-India’ car drives out of our assembly lines. This accomplishment is a result of the team’s hard work, efficiency and consistency which ensures that every BMW or MINI car locally produced here in Chennai is of the same international quality standards as any other BMW plant across the world,” Thomas Dose, Managing Director, BMW Group Plant Chennai, said on Friday.
“Highly skilled employees, advanced manufacturing processes along with state-of-the-art technology and a strong focus on sustainability provided the necessary ingredients for this success, he added.”
BMW Group Plant Chennai started operations on March 29, 2007, and has rolled out 13 models using green electricity, the company said.