BMW M2 Could Be Assembled In Russia
In spite of falling sales in Russia, BMW will launch the new M2 Coupe in Russia this month and it could be assembled there. BMW sales declined 22.6 percent from prior-year in 2015 and were down 22.5 percent through February, according to WardsAuto data. Even though it’s an iffy sales proposition, M2 will make its dealer launch there. It could also be getting another birth place.
BMW scraps plans for a new plant
The new M2 performance coupe could actually be assembled in Russia by a company called Avtotor, a contract assembler for BMW and several other global car companies. BMW had plans for a Russian plant that would build 55,000 cars a year, raising capacity to 80 000 units by 2017. But economic woes in Russia have forced the German automaker to change their plans.
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