BMW’s Shenyang Tiexi factory in China has fully resumed work, with nearly 20,000 employees returning to work

On February 17, BMW’s Tiexi Factory, the world’s largest production base in Shenyang, officially resumed work. Nearly 20,000 employees returned to work as planned. BMW’s two factories will resume full normal production in the near future. In response to the epidemic situation, BMW has reserved a certain number of masks and related protective materials, and is also stepping up procurement to ensure employees return to work.

It is understood that Shenyang, as the largest overseas production base of the BMW Group, currently has two vehicle factories, as well as a powertrain factory and R&D center, with 19,000 employees, and its business covers BMW brand cars in China. production, sales and after-sales service.

In the future, BMW Brilliance will further expand its Shenyang production base through investment and expansion of existing plants, including the construction of the Tiexi plant, the expansion of the Dadong plant, and the impending plan to start production in 2020. The second phase of the battery center project.

The second phase of the BMW Brilliance Power Battery Center project will mainly produce BMW’s first pure electric vehicle, the BMW iX3. The new car will be produced only in Shenyang and exported to the global market. Shenyang will become BMW's pure electric vehicle production base, which will promote the development of Shenyang's manufacturing industry.

BMW also actively took measures to prevent the epidemic during its resumption of work on the 17th. It is understood that BMW has automatic temperature measurement equipment and disinfection supplies at the entrance of the factory. The employee restaurant adopts a time-sharing dining arrangement, and transparent isolation boards are set up between dining tables to prevent employees from eating at close range. However, this is not allowed for crowd gatherings. There is still some risk of transmission with this measure. In this regard, a relevant person from BMW Brilliance said, "Under the critical situation, the local government provided a set of special support measures for the company's logistics, employee shuttle transportation, and new project construction to ensure the smooth progress of the resumption of work."

Wei Lande, President and CEO of BMW Brilliance Automotive Co., Ltd. also said, "At this critical moment in the fight against the epidemic, Shenyang City took the initiative to provide solutions to enterprises so that our projects can start construction as scheduled. We firmly believe that the Chinese government can quickly obtain this victory." Victory in the battle, we will work with the Chinese people to overcome the difficulties.”

Previously, BMW issued a virus prevention and control document requiring any employees who have traveled within China to self-isolate before returning to work. Two weeks. Mr. Gaulle, President and CEO of BMW Group Greater China, also made it clear that the resumption of work at BMW Brilliance’s Shenyang factory is to ensure the safety of everyone.

In recent years, BMW has invested more than 52 billion yuan in Shenyang, building two vehicle factories, a powertrain factory and a research and development center. The annual vehicle production capacity exceeds 500,000 vehicles. Shenyang has become BMW's largest production base in the world.

A few days ago, Japan's Toyota Motor Group also announced that it will resume production at its three factories in China in the near future. Two of the factories in Changchun and Guangzhou will resume production on the 17th, and the Tianjin factory will resume production on the 18th.

In addition, due to the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, many Japanese automakers have announced the suspension of production. Recently, Honda Motor also plans to resume production in China within a week.

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.