German car producer BMW is seeking partnerships with Romanian technology companies, Alexandru Petrescu, the Romanian Minister for Business Environment, said after a talk with representatives of the carmaker.

The group wants to start the process for selecting Romanian IT companies to implement its development strategy in the electro cars sector.

“Car producers with over 100 years of industry tradition, such as BMW, are looking for new partners in new markets, Romanian companies being targeted,” the minister said.

He added that following the meetings in Bucharest at the beginning of this year, BMW will start selecting the Romanian IT companies that will produce software for the German group.