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Story summary
- BMW has labeled the SUVs assembled in Russia as unauthorized “pirated” BMW cars.
- Avtotor is assembling BMW X5, X6 and X7 models at its Kaliningrad plant without BMW’s approval, using component stocks left over from 2022.
- BMW told United24 that the production occurs on an irregular basis and has not passed the company’s quality-control procedures.
- BMW warned consumers that vehicles assembled since 2022 lack BMW certification.
