Bavarian Auto Group
Bavarian Auto Group is an automobile manufacturer based in Cairo , Egypt that assembles models from various manufacturers.
history
From 1997 to 1999 BMW models were assembled by Nissan Egypt in Egypt, and from 1999 to 2002 by ACVA. This abbreviation stood for Al Fotouh Company for Vehicle Assembly .
In 2003 a partnership agreement was signed between the Bavarian Auto Group and BMW. In May 2004 a new assembly plant was opened. Around $ 60 million has been invested in this plant. In 2014 another 9 million were invested in new production lines. Almost a thousand vehicles were produced in the first year. In the years that followed, the 5 series, the 7 series as well as the BMW X1 and BMW X3 were added to the initially assembled 3 series.
In 2005 another agreement was reached with Brilliance China Automotive Holdings . This collaboration lasted from 2006 to 2009, when it was discontinued due to “insurmountable factors”, and was resumed in 2016.
The Mahindra Scorpio has also been assembled as a CKD kit since 2010 .
In spring 2011, the company also took over the sale of vehicles from Great Wall Motors .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Waclaw Pózar / Eligiusz Mazur (ed.), World of Cars ( Memento of the original from October 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 2005/2006, (PDF, 21 MB).
- ↑ Fouttouh for Vehicle Assembly / ACVA on egyptyello.com.
- ↑ BMW Group and partner Bavarian Auto Group open assembly plant and dealership in Egypt , press release from BMW AG dated May 10, 2004.
- ↑ a b Bavarian Auto Group celebrates its local production of the 20,000th Car ( Memento des Originals from August 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Press release from BMW Egypt (undated).
- ↑ Hou Liqiang: Chinese car maker Brilliance Auto to restart assembly line in Egypt , China Daily from January 18, 2016.
- ↑ Tobias Döring: Indians reach for Aston Martin , Handelsblatt from November 27, 2012.
- ↑ Mahindra commences first CKD operations abroad , press release from Mahindra (undated).
- ↑ BMW cars and motor-cycles: Great products but no future in Egypt and Middle East - New BMW importer needed urgently in Egypt , on Auto Arabia from July 5, 2010
