BMW Group India sells BMW and MINI cars and BMW Motorrad motorcycles and runs a financial services business. Its plant at Mahindra World City near Chennai assembles a wide range of BMW and MINI models for the Indian market.
Ownership and structure
BMW Group operates in India through its subsidiary BMW India Private Limited, which runs the Chennai assembly plant.
What India does for BMW Group
India is a sales market and local assembly base for BMW Group, whose Chennai plant builds twelve BMW and MINI models with up to 17,500 units of single shift capacity.
BMW Group's India business
BMW Group India began operations in January 2007 and the Chennai plant started work on March 29, 2007. The Chennai plant builds twelve models locally, including the 3 Series, 5 Series and 7 Series long wheelbase, the X1, X3, X5 and X7, and the MINI Countryman.
The plant employs more than 650 people and has capacity of 17,500 units on a single shift.
Key moves in India
- 2007: BMW Group India began operations in January 2007 and the Chennai plant started work on March 29, 2007 with the 3 Series.
- 2010: Local production of the X1 began, the first locally produced BMW sports activity vehicle in India.
- 2013: The Chennai plant started local production of the 7 Series.
- 2019: Local production of the X7 began.
- 2025: The iX1 long wheelbase became the first electric BMW produced in India.
- 2026: The i5 long wheelbase became the second locally produced electric BMW.
Where it operates
BMW Group runs its India business from Gurugram. It also has a presence in Chennai.
At a glance
- Home country: Germany
- Global headquarters: Munich
- Sector: Manufacturing & Supply Chains
- Business: Automotive
- Role of India: Sales market, Manufacturing base
- India entity: BMW India Private Limited
- India head office: Gurugram
- India offices: Gurugram, Chennai
- India headcount: Not available
- In India since: 2007
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