Recently, a suspected internal document of BMW Group disclosed that the beam car jointly built by Great Wall Motors and BMW Group will put into production in Zhangjiagang two electric vehicles. According to the plan, the first model is MINI COOPER SE, the second model has no relevant information at present, but according to overseas media reports, the next generation of MINI COUNTRYMAN will launch an electric version of the model in 2023, considering that the next generation of MINI COUNTRYMAN fuel version may achieve domestic production, its electric version of the model does not rule out that it will be assigned to the beam.
The online car market quoted the "Suzhou Daily" news, the total investment of beam vehicles reached 20.2 billion yuan, close to the previous official declaration (total investment of 5.1 billion yuan) as much as 4 times, the total output value of the first phase of the project can reach 40 billion yuan, new taxes of 2.4 billion yuan, is expected to achieve mass production of the first car in May 2022, 13 months earlier than the original plan. Previously, BMW Group officials had said that the first new car of the beam would be put into production in 2023.
MINI COOPER SE
The overall shape of the first new beam car is very similar to the MINI COOPER SE, but it is also different in detail, the front face design is more concise, the exterior mirrors are changed to black paint, and the bright black trim at the rear is connected to the new light banks on both sides. The interior layout of the new car is also closer to the MINI COOPER SE, but the central control design is more concise, and the large-size circular screen enhances the sense of technology. In terms of power and endurance, with reference to THE MINI COOPER SE, a new car or equipped with a single motor, the battery life performance is expected to reach the mainstream level of the same level.
New MINI COUNTRYMAN electric version
The following figure is a rendering of the new MINI COUNTRYMAN, which is only illustrated
The new MINI COUNTRYMAN will share the FAR platform with the new BMW X1, and the body size will be further increased, in addition to the existing fuel version and plug-in hybrid version, pure electric version will also be added. Considering that BMW will launch an electric version of the iX1 based on the new X1, it is not surprising that the new MINI COUNTRYMAN on the same platform will launch an electric version.