BMW Group is strengthening its existing partnerships with battery manufacturers Ningde era and Samsung SDI, in order to consolidate its position as the leading brand of electric vehicles.
BMW Ningde era into Germany’s largest customers
BMW announced last year the contract worth 4 billion euros size and age of Ningde existing suppliers have been increased to 7.3 billion euros (contract period of 2020-2031 in). Among them, the BMW Group will cost 4.5 billion euros, of which 2.8 billion euros will be provided to BMW Brilliance China Automotive Limited. BMW Group became the first customer in Erfurt Germany is currently under construction Ningde era cell production plant. BMW Group board member and general manager of procurement and collaborative network Andreas middot; Winter said: “BMW play in Ningde era into the German side an important role.”
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Samsung SDI is BMW’s second-largest cell provider
BMW Group also with Samsung SDI (one for the fifth generation of electric power assembly of the secondary battery manufacturers) signed long-term supply contracts. 2021 to 2031, total purchases from Samsung SDI was 2.9 billion euros. “This agreement will ensure a stable supply of BMW’s long-term demand for batteries,” Andreas middot; says “2019 BMW Group Partner Day” Bent (Andreas Bent) held in Seoul. Through global competitive bidding, battery technology and business are from leading manufacturers, and this is the reason we always adopt the best battery technology. “
BMW Group will purchase Ningde era and Samsung SDI directly from mines in Australia and Morocco to provide the desired amount of cobalt , cobalt is one of the key raw materials for battery production. lithium will also purchase from a number of mines including Australia. this is a direct order to ensure the security source and supply materials meet environmental standards as well as two raw materials in since 2Since 021 years, the fifth generation of the BMW Group electric powertrain production without the use of rare earth.
Thailand’s cooperation with BMW to build a battery factory
BMW Group has extensive expertise in battery technology, BMW BMW Group’s own battery factory in Alphen Dingle US Spartanburg plant and the BMW plant in Shenyang. BMW Group is still in Thailand and Drauml; xlmaier Group cooperation with local battery manufacturer.
strengthen Battery Recycling
November 14, BMW in Munich battery technology Center opened its core. The purpose of this study is the development of battery technology center and introduced into the production process. Here BMW has invested 200 million euros, is expected to create 200 jobs.
At the same time, the BMW Group and the Swedish and Belgian battery manufacturers Northvolt developers battery materials Umicore established a joint technology alliance to develop key battery technology for electric vehicles. The three company’s goal is to create a complete battery of Europe, sustainable value chain. Value chain, including not only development and production, further comprising recovering. With the growth of demand for battery cells, the battery recovery member plays an important role in slowing the consumption of raw materials and the re-utilization of raw materials.
BMW will launch 25 kinds of electric cars before 2023
to 2023, the BMW Group will get the full lineup of 25 models of electric vehicles, of which more than half will be pure electric vehicles. BMW Group has from pure electric vehicles to plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models as well as the internal combustion engine vehicle architecture that can respond quickly to changing market conditions. BMW Group expects BMW electric car will be sold between 2019 to 2021 to double the global electric vehicle sales grow at an annual average rate of more than 30% growth in 2025 will continue to grow. Therefore, the objective of the European market in 2021 will be toElectric car sales accounted for the proportion of new car sales increase by half to one-third in 2025, 2030 increase by half.
By 2019, the BMW Group by combining pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid, produced more than 500,000 electric vehicles . In addition, BMW has sold the factory in Oxford MINI electric car in 2020 sales in China Shenyang factory BMW iX3, Germany Dinggeerfu factory sales of BMW iNEXT, 2021 annual sales of the BMW factory in Munich i4. Within two years we will produce five kinds of pure electric vehicle lineup.