(Reuters) - BMW plans to invest a further 20 billion yuan ($2.76 billion) in its Shenyang Production Base in China, the German premium carmaker said on Friday.

The investment will allow for production of the Neue Klasse starting in 2026, it added.

($1 = 7.2465 Chinese yuan renminbi)

(Reporting by Isabel Demetz; Editing by Christoph Steitz)