Founded in May 2003, BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. (BBA) is a joint venture between the BMW Group and Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. Business operations of BBA include production, sales and after-sales services of BMW automobiles in China. BBA has a state-of-the-art production base in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, a branch company in Beijing and an extensive national sales and service network. The joint venture employees around 20,000 people and has a network of nearly 400 local suppliers. It has been the top taxpayer in Shenyang for 14 consecutive years.

With two vehicle plants, an R&D Center and a Powertrain Plant, the BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) production base in Shenyang is the largest production base in the BMW Group’s worldwide production network. The vehicles plants in Tiexi and Dadong are currently undergoing major expansions, which, upon completion, will increase BBA’s annual production capacity to more than 650,000 units. BBA will shortly open its High Voltage Battery Center II, which will be the first location worldwide to produce BMW’s fifth-generation power battery.

BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. owns BMW brand and all new BMW X1, first-ever BMW iX1, new BMW X5, BMW X3, BMW iX3, all new BMW i3, BMW 3 Series (incl. standard wheelbase and long wheelbase), all new BMW 5 Series (long wheelbase), first-ever BMW i5.