BMW Group confirms additional production of BMW X1 at VDL Nedcar

As of August 2017, VDL Nedcar in Born in the Netherlands will begin production of the #bmw #x1. The move was jointly announced today by the #bmw Group and the VDL Group. VDL Nedcar will share production of the #bmw #x1 for the world market with #bmw Group Plant Regensburg. VDL Nedcar has built three MINI models in Born since 2014.The #bmw #x1 will be the fourth #bmw Group model to roll off the production lines at VDL Nedcar.

Strong global demand for the #bmw #x1 requires additional capacity to supplement production at the #bmw Group plant in Regensburg, where the second generation of this successful model has been manufactured since July 2015. With eight different models built on a single line, production volumes at #bmw Group Plant Regensburg have risen significantly in recent years. As a consequence of this successful growth, the plant will share #bmw #x1 production with VDL Nedcar. Over its lifecycle, the main volume of the #bmw #x1 will still be produced in Regensburg, however.

BMW Group Plant Regensburg and VDL Nedcar are partner plants since early 2014 and have established a close and successful collaboration. VDL Nedcar has many years of experience manufacturing high-quality cars and is a trusted and reliable partner for the #bmw Group production network. The involvement of VDL Nedcar as a contract manufacturer gives the #bmw Group the flexibility to respond quickly to market demand for the #bmw #x1.

Peter Haug, Marketing Director of #bmw Group Netherlands: “In the Netherlands, demand for #bmw X models has been very strong, especially for the #bmw #x1. Last year, a total of 1,946 units were registered, making it the best sales result since the first generation was launched in 2009. In 2016, no less than 62.2 percent of all X models sold in the Netherlands (3,131 in total) were #bmw X1s, which means that one in six #bmw models sold was a #bmw #x1.”

Strong cooperation

Since 2014, VDL Nedcar has produced various MINI models, starting with the three-door MINI in split production with #bmw Group Plant Oxford. The second model, the MINI Convertible, is exclusively built in Born. On 2 November 2016, VDL Nedcar also began exclusive production of the new MINI Countryman. In March 2017, VDL Nedcar will start production of the new MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4, MINI’s first plug-in hybrid, and the sporty MINI John Cooper Works Countryman with 170 kW (231 hp).

BMW X models popular worldwide

In 2016, #bmw sold a total of 2,003,359 vehicles (an increase of 5.2 per cent compared to 2015), of which 644,922 were X models (an increase of 22.3 per cent compared to 2015). One in three #bmw models sold in 2016 was an X model.