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It is reported that BMW 540i models will no longer be available in the Chinese market from February production month. At present, the BMW 540i only offers a stylish M sports suit, which is the only BMW 5-series model with a 3.0-liter six-cylinder turbocharged engine in the domestic market. Since the model will no longer be available in the domestic market from February, it also means that the "top-equipped" standard axle BMW 5-Series will withdraw from the Chinese market ahead of schedule. It is important to note that withdrawing from the Chinese market does not mean that the model will not be available later.

The current BMW 5-Series 540i Fashion M sports suit is an imported model from BMW Group's Dingerfen factory in Germany, with a domestic price of 609900 yuan. It is equipped with a 3.0T six-cylinder engine, maximum power 250kW, peak torque 450Nm, and the transmission part matches an 8-speed automatic gearbox.

According to relevant reports, although the BMW 540i is not available in the domestic market, it will continue to be produced in overseas markets, so domestic consumers can still buy the model in February, but considering that the vehicles are manufactured and shipped from overseas to the domestic market, it will take more time to wait. at the same time, it is not possible to customize the equipment very flexibly because of the source of the car.

Domestic BMW 5-Series is a medium-and large-sized car under brilliance, and it is also the best model in the same class of BBA at present. The BMW Group delivered a total of 791985 new cars in China in 2022, of which the BMW 5-Series sold a total of 171100 vehicles, making it the best performing model among BBA products, accounting for 21.6 percent of the total sales, according to retail sales data from the Federation of passengers. For comparison, Mercedes-Benz E sales of medium and large cars with the same positioning were 145800 and Audi A6 were 120400.

Reviewing the development of the BMW 5-Series, it can be traced back to 1972 and has been iterated to the seventh generation of models so far. In the Chinese market, the BMW 5-Series model was introduced into production in October 2003, and the first model is the fifth generation standard wheelbase version. Brilliance BMW launched the BMW 5-Series long wheelbase version for the Chinese market in November 2006, and the BMW 5-Series was modified in the medium term in 2007. When the sixth-generation BMW 5-Series was launched in 2010, the appearance design of this generation of BMW 5-Series was not as radical as that of the previous generation, but there was a significant improvement in interior decoration and power. the new car interior uses a new three-spoke steering wheel styling design. a lot of leather and metal have been added to the car to enhance the sense of technology. In addition, the new car has abandoned the former McPherson independent suspension used in the previous generation and replaced it with a double forked arm independent front suspension. The power is equipped with a 2.0-liter in-line four-cylinder turbocharged engine and a 4.4-liter V8 twin-turbocharged engine at the top of the 550i, which is matched by an 8-speed manual self-contained transmission.

The seventh-generation BMW 5-Series (G30/G38) went on sale in China in 2017, offering both imported standard shaft 540i and domestic long-shaft 540Li models, all powered by 3.0T six-cylinder engines. After the domestic long-shaft 540Li stopped production in September 2019, it was not until 2022 that the domestically produced BMW again provided the 3.0T six-cylinder engine on the new X5 model.

In September 2020, the mid-term revamped BMW 5-Series completed the mid-term revamping and went on sale, and the mid-term modified models continued to provide standard axle 540i models in the domestic market. From 2016 to 2021, the BMW 5-Series sold 143200 vehicles, 121000 vehicles, 133100 vehicles, 135900 vehicles, 134500 vehicles and 149,200 vehicles respectively, which is a volume model of brilliance, according to the narrow sense passenger car sales data of BMW.

Overseas media reported that the seventh-generation BMW 5-Series may stop production in June this year, and the new eighth-generation 5-Series (G60) model will go into production in July. The new eighth-generation BMW 5-Series spy photo has been posted online, and it is expected that the car will continue to launch the 540i model with the latest B58TU2 3.0T six-cylinder engine. There is no official information as to whether the 540i model will enter the Chinese market again.

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