April 25, 2024

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[THE INVESTOR] BMW Group Korea said on Nov. 9 it has voluntarily suspended the sale of its seven models in the wake of a probe into its failure to submit documents for vehicle certification.

BMW’s voluntary sales suspension comes after the Korea Customs Service found that the German carmaker didn’t submit additional documents from 2012 to early 2015 to report parts changes in the seven models, the group said in a statement.

The seven models are the MINI Cooper S Convertible, the MINI Cooper S, the BMW M4 Convertible, the BMW M4 Coupe, the BMW M6 Gran Coupe, the BMW M6 Coupe and the BMW X1 xDrive 18d, it said.

“The customs office began the probe in March and we have decided to immediately suspend the sale of the seven models,” a company spokesman said over the phone.

As the sales suspension has nothing to do with the quality of the seven models, people who own any of the cars can continue to drive them without any safety concerns, he said. 

By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)