Spotlight Automotive Explained

Spotlight Automotive Ltd.

Type:

Joint venture

Industry:

Automotive

Hq Location City:

Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu

Hq Location Country:

China

Products:

Automobiles

Num Employees:

3,000

Module:

Child:	yes
S:	光束汽车
P:	Guāngshù Qìchē
Order:	st
Hide:	no
Also Known As:	Trading name

Spotlight Automotive Ltd. is a joint venture between BMW Group and Great Wall Motor (GWM) founded in 2018 to develop and produce Mini-branded battery electric vehicles in China.

History

In November 2019, following an agreement in 2018, BMW and GWM established Spotlight Automotive.^[1]

Its manufacturing plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu was constructed between 2020 and 2022.^[2] Its first mass-produced vehicle, a Mini Cooper SE (J01) rolled off from the plant on 14 October 2023.^[3]

Products

Mini Cooper E/SE (J01) (2024–present), subcompact hacthback, BEV
Mini Aceman (J05) (2024–present), subcompact SUV, BEV

Notes and References

Web site: Li . Fusheng . 2019-12-02 . Joint venture shines Spotlight on plan to build electric MINIs in China . 2024-01-02 . China Daily.
Web site: Frangoul . Anmar . 2019-11-29 . BMW and Great Wall Motor to build all-electric Mini cars in China . 2024-01-02 . CNBC . en.
Web site: Chen . Dong Yi . 2023-10-14 . New electric MINI Cooper made in China rolled off assembly line, market entry in 2024 . 2023-10-15 . CarNewsChina.com . en-US.