BBA Plant Dadong, A Home for BMW Mega Models

Plant Dadong has become a pioneer of “Industry 4.0” car production and perfectly matches to BMW iFACTORY. 

As owned by the joint venture BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd (BBA), the plant will simultaneously launch production of the BMW X5 with extended wheelbase in its new extension, exclusively for the Chinese market.

After the completion new upgrades, Plant Dadong offers fully flexible production of combustion-powered, plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles.

Dadong has also received a digitalisation upgrade. Benefit-driven digital projects are implemented in five core areas: 

1. Digital Platform

2. Planning

3. Production

4. Logistics, and Campus. 

5. Data science, artificial intelligence, and virtual planning 

These areas are creating new dimensions in automotive production ensuring its excellence to an entirely new level.

Measured at 910,000 m2 which equivalent to 125 football pitches, Plant Dadong accommodates a press shop, bodyshop, paintshop and a single roof integrated logistics and assembly building with two independent production lines.

“Despite the challenges of the last three years, this complex construction project was completed fully on schedule. 

Last year almost one in every three BMW Group vehicles delivered around the world was manufactured in Shenyang.” stated BMW AG Board Member for Production, Milan Nedeljković. 

BMW Brilliance Plant Dadong is where the localisation of BMW vehicles in China first began. 

Besides the newly introduced BMW X5, Plant Dadong already produces the BMW 5 Series and X3 for the Chinese market.

It is also the only facility to make the fully electric BMW iX3 for the world market.

BBA’s second facility, Plant Tiexi making Shenyang the highest-volume manufacturing location of the BMW Group but also the largest premium manufacturer in China.

In future, Plant Lydia will be the new home of the new BMW i3, a fully electric 3 Series which made exclusively for the Chinese market.