Cars
BMW Gets Help From China for First Electric Mini Cooper Platform
- China’s Great Wall Motor producing Minis for import to Europe
- New model will charge faster and have 30% better range
BMW AG is unveiling a fully electric platform for its Mini brand as the automaker looks to leverage its popular three-door hatchback to compete with a range of smaller Chinese battery-powered vehicles pushing into Europe.
The new generation of the Mini Cooper EV will be on display at next week’s IAA car show in Munich, after BMW’s partner Great Wall Motor Co. helped develop the new all-electric underpinnings and will produce the car in China for import to Europe.