BMW prices come down after increase in localisation

Celebrating the ‘Make in India’ initiative, BMW India has announced brand new prices for the portfolio of locally produced cars. BMW India has already strengthened its commitment to the Indian market by increasing the level of localization at BMW Plant Chennai up to 50 percent.

Mr. Philipp von Sahr, President, BMW Group India said, “The future belongs to India. If you want to benefit from the dynamics of the Indian market, you need to act today. Following our approach ‘Production follows the market’, we have accelerated our localization program in India.  We have created a win-win situation for our customers with a wide range of exclusively authentic luxury products and now equally attractive value proposition with ‘Make in India’.”

BMW Plant Chennai started operations on 29 March 2007. Since then, the BMW Group has strengthened its commitment to the Indian market and has continuously increased the number of its locally produced car models. Up to eight car models can be locally produced on two assembly lines at BMW Plant Chennai. Presently, the BMW 1 Series, the BMW 3 Series, the BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo, the BMW 5 Series, the BMW 7 Series, the BMW X1, the BMW X3 and the BMW X5 are locally produced at BMW Plant Chennai.

Some of the major auto components sourced for local production of cars at BMW Plant Chennai are: Engine and Transmission from Force Motors; Axles from ZF Hero Chassis; Door Panels and Wiring Harness from Draexlmaier India; Exhaust Systems from Tenneco Automotive India; Heating, Ventilating, Air-conditioning and Cooling Modules from Valeo India and Mahle Behr and Seats from Lear India.
Following are the on-road prices:

BMW 1 Series

BMW 118d (Sport Line) – INR 31.75 lakhs

BMW 3 Series

BMW 320d (Prestige Edition) – INR 38.4 lakhs

BMW 320d (Luxury Line Edition) – INR 42.5 lakhs

BMW 320d (Sport Line Edition) – INR 42.5 lakhs

BMW Gran Turismo

BMW Gran Turismo (Sport Line) – INR 42.9 lakhs

BMW Gran Turismo (Luxury Line) – INR 47.5 lakhs

BMW 5 Series

BMW 520d (Prestige Edition) – INR 50 lakhs

BMW 520d (Prestige Plus Edition) – INR 51.5 lakhs

BMW 520d (Luxury Line Edition) – INR 55 lakhs

BMW 530d (M Sport) – INR 64 lakhs

BMW 7 Series

BMW 730Ld (Prestige) – INR 1 crore

BMW 730Ld (Eminence) – INR 1.19 crore

BMW 730Ld (Signature) – INR 1.39 crore

BMW X1

BMW X1 sDrive20d (xLine) – INR 41.2 lakhs

BMW X3

BMW X3 xDrive20d (Expedition) – INR 50.8 lakhs

BMW X3 xDrive20d (xLine) – INR 57.3 lakhs

BMW X3 xDrive30d (M Sport) – INR 66.3 lakhs

BMW X5

BMW X5 xDrive30d (Expedition) – INR 73 lakhs

BMW X5 xDrive30d (Design Pure Experience) – INR78 lakhs

BMW X5 xDrive30d (Design Pure Experience 7 Seater) – INR 81 lakhs