No.1 in 2019 Automotive Enterprise Green Development Index
BMW Brilliance Sustainability Report 2019 Launch

• BMW Brilliance ranked #1 in 2019 Automotive Enterprise Green Development Index and retained National Green Plant status in China
• BMW Brilliance has achieved 100% renewable electricity in Shenyang production base, and CO2 emissions from production decreased by 65.1%
• In 2019, BMW Brilliance NEV sales continued to grow at a rapid pace, increasing over 15 times to 32,246 vehicles in two years
• BMW Brilliance HVB Centre Phase II is about to open, BMW Brilliance requires its Tier-1 and Tier-2 suppliers of High-Voltage Battery to use 100% regenerative energy in the production of BMW Gen5 HVB

Beijing: On July 23, the First 2020 Sanlian Humanistic City Award "My City Forum" and BMW Brilliance Sustainability Report 2019 Launch was successfully held. At the forum, BMW Brilliance released its seventh Sustainability Report since 2014 - "BMW Brilliance Sustainability Report 2019" (hereinafter referred to as the Sustainability Report). According to the Sustainability Report, BMW Brilliance ranked #1 in the Automotive Enterprise Green Development Index and retained its National Green Plant status in China. By the end of 2019, BMW Brilliance has achieved 100% renewable electricity in the production, and become a role model for implementing smart and green manufacturing in China.

Dr. Johann Wieland, President and CEO of BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. said, "The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has made mankind face hitherto unknown challenges. COVID-19 has taught us to be better, to stay humble. It’s shown us that we are not perfect, and to better prepare for unpredictable challenges. The pandemic calls attention to sustainable development, and humankind needs to act right now. At the crossroads of economic recovery, BMW Brilliance will unswervingly choose the green, low-carbon and sustainable way to create long-term economic and social benefits. BMW Brilliance has released the sustainability report for seven consecutive years, demonstrating BMW Brilliance’s long-term dedication to sustainable development and transparency. Over the years, BMW Brilliance’s leading sustainability philosophy, capability and performance has had a long-term impact on the local communities of Tiexi, Shenyang, Liaoning and even China's auto industry."

The Sustainability Report indicates that BMW Brilliance has made great achievements in the field of sustainable development across the entire value chain of China’s automotive industry.

Build A Greener and Safer Product Lineup

Committed to quality products, BMW Brilliance strives to create safer and greener products to protect the health and safety of consumers. Thanks to the improvement of efficient dynamics and the NEV product portfolio’s continuous expansion, BMW Brilliance’s Corporate Average Fuel Consumption reduced to 5.79 L/100 km in 2019. The average fleet CO2 emissions of BMW Brilliance automobiles decreased to 137.8 g/km.

In 2019, BMW Brilliance's NEV wholesale volume continued to grow at a rapid pace, increasing over 15 times to 32,246 vehicles since 2017. Despite the impact of the pandemic, BMW's sales of NEV in China increased by 49.1% in the first six months of 2020.

In 2020, with the continuous forging a complete, closed-loop E-mobility ecosystem, BMW Brilliance HVB Centre Phase II will be officially put into operation and use. The fully-electric BMW iX3 will be manufactured exclusively in Shenyang and be exported to the global market. Not only will it further strengthen BMW’s premium NEV line-up for the Chinese market, the new model will also put BMW Brilliance’s "In China, For China and For the World" commitment into practice.

In addition, BMW Brilliance continues to provide more charging facilities and enable more dealerships to sell and service NEVs. By the end of 2019, BMW Brilliance had more than 130,000 public charging pillars in over 200 cities in China. The number of NEV dealer outlets increased to 450 from 336 in 2018, achieving full coverage of all Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities.

In June this year, BMW inked a deal with State Grid EV Service, investing in China's "new infrastructure" initiative that has 5G and NEV charging infrastructure at its core. It will give BMW owners access to over 270,000 charging pillars along Chinese highways by the end of 2020, more than double the present tally, including 80,000 DC charging pillars for fast charging. As a result of the cooperation, BMW will be able to offer zero-emission, long-distance travel across China for the first time with direct current charging services located along more than 50,000 km of highways.

Industry Leader and Driver of Green Development Across the Entire Value Chain

BMW Brilliance’s production methods stand for high-quality transformation, so BMW Brilliance has become a role model for implementing smart and green manufacturing in China, applying Industry 4.0 technologies and processes in ways that improve quality and boost productivity. In 2019, BMW Brilliance became the first automaker in the world with 5G connectivity in its Shenyang plants, providing a unique opportunity to test new innovations. Meanwhile, BMW Brilliance uses 100% renewable electricity including the generation of solar power electricity, and the purchase of wind power electricity and International Renewable Energy Certificates(I-RECs).

According to Dr. Johann Wieland, “Being the leading sustainable provider of premium individual mobility, BMW Brilliance has taken a clear-cut stand in promoting green development. It has not only become a role model for implementing smart and green manufacturing, but also driven its suppliers to fulfill their commitment of sustainable development.”

BMW Brilliance cascades sustainability commitments to their Tier-1 and Tier-2 suppliers of High-Voltage Battery to use 100% recycled aluminum, at least 50% secondary material for cobalt and nickel, and 100% regenerative energy for BMW Gen5 HVB production.

Deeply Connect with Local Communities and Society to Promote Recovery

Since 2006, BMW Brilliance has been the biggest taxpayer in Shenyang for 15 consecutive years; since 2016, it has been the largest taxpayer in Liaoning Province for 4 consecutive years. Moreover, BMW Brilliance is committed to training local talents and maintaining its position as the most attractive employer in China's automobile industry. In 2019, the total number of employees of BMW Brilliance increased to 19,824, of which nearly 86% of the management is held by Chinese employees and 82% of the employees are from Liaoning Province.

At the same time, through "BMW China Culture Journey”, which empowers inheritors to promote the inheritance and development of intangible cultural heritage, "BMW Children's Traffic Safety Education”, which engages stakeholders as volunteers to advocate traffic safety, and "BMW JOY Home”, which engages dealers and warm-hearted car owners to care for the physical and mental development of left-behind children and migrant children, BMW's CSR programmes have achieved an over 30-fold increase in beneficiaries, reaching 2,628,710 people in total. Thanks to the excellent performance of BMW's CSR programmes, BMW Brilliance was honored with the UN Global Compact’s 2019 Best Enterprise Practices for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the beginning of this year, in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak, BMW China and BMW Brilliance have made four donations totalling 35.7 million RMB, funded the first free 24/7 national mental health and counselling hotline, and donated epidemic prevention supplies to left-behind and migrant children in 44 BMW JOY Homes across the country.

In 2020, as the strategy of "In China, For China and For the World” becomes a reality, BMW Brilliance will join hands with stakeholders to accelerate the pace of sustainable development, and contribute to China's economic recovery and the construction of a resilient economy.