BMW AG is recalling almost 700,000 autos in China on account of coolant pump defects, a recent setback for the German carmaker that’s reeling from different automobile faults.
BMW will recall 499,539 automobiles produced regionally, and 188,371 imported autos from March 1, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation mentioned in a assertion Friday. Defective coolant pump plugs fitted to some fashions might result in corrosion or rust, which may trigger quick circuits and in excessive instances fires, the company mentioned. Fashions affected embrace locally-made 3 Collection and 5 Collection autos, in addition to a number of imported X Collection SUVs.
The recall follows a steep drop in deliveries in China, its greatest market by income. Within the third quarter, shipments of BMW and Mini model automobiles in China slumped by 30%, the sharpest drop in additional than 4 years, the group mentioned final week.
In September, BMW issued a revenue warning on account of a world recall of 1.5 million automobiles associated to faulty braking techniques equipped by Continental AG. These faults are anticipated to value the automaker almost €1 billion ($1.1 billion) to repair.
The fault was detected in August, and BMW alerted the Chinese language authorities because it investigated, a spokesperson mentioned in a press release. The related repairs ought to take round three hours, and autos in Europe aren’t affected, the spokesperson added.
BMW mentioned in a separate assertion on Saturday that the deliberate recall requires some “newly added parts” and can begin in March subsequent yr. The measures adjust to nationwide legal guidelines and laws and have been authorized by Chinese language authorities, BMW mentioned.
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