BMW to launch three EVs in next 180 days
German luxury car maker BMW on Thursday said it will launch three electric vehicles in the next 6 months in India to accelerate its electric mobility journey in the country. To start with, the company will launch its technology flagship all-electric SUV iX in the next one month which will be followed by all-electric MINI luxury hatchback in 3 months. These will be followed by the launch of all-electric sedan BMW i4 in six months. BMW which is in the midst mix its biggest product offensive had said it would launch 25 products in India this year. "We've already done that and that is giving us a lot of results because our growth is very solid in the first ten months. We are taking the product offensive to the next level and this whole offensive is aimed at pure electric mobility," BMW Group India President and CEO Vikram Pawah told PTI He further said, "So in the next 180 days, you will see BMW launching three fully electric products in India." Further, Pawah said, "In 30 days time
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