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Following the signed power purchasing agreement with energy company Bio2Watt (Pty) Ltd in 2014, BMW South Africa received the first green energy at its Rosslyn plant in Pretoria on 10 October 2015. Through this agreement,…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 19, 2015
3 Series
With the new orders from BMW and Jaguar, the Magna Graz plant will run near full capacity once again. More than 200,000 cars will be produced annually at the Magna plant, said Magna Europe President,…
Horatiu Boeriu / August 26, 2015
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The BMW Group continuously optimizes production processes at the BMW Group plants, drawing on the opportunities arising from digitalization. Complex processes in production can be made even more efficient by applying new technologies. For the…
Horatiu Boeriu / August 11, 2015
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The one-millionth vehicle, a BMW 3 Series Sedan, rolled off the assembly line at BMW’s South African manufacturing plant in Rosslyn, Pretoria, earlier today. The production anniversary was celebrated during a visit by member of…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 26, 2015
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1 Million BMW Cars Assembled at Chinese Plant
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: January 8, 2015
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State of North Carolina is looking to attract an automaker to the the Southern state. According to Charlotte Observer, North Carolina is offering high incentives for an automaker to move its headquarters. The state offered…
Horatiu Boeriu / November 15, 2014
BMW X1
Hardly a month after the opening of the BMW factory in Brazil, the Araquari plant is already adding another model to its production: in addition to the BMW 3 Series Sedan (F30), the BMW X1…
Horatiu Boeriu / November 11, 2014
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Yesterday, the Leipzig plant produced its 1.5-millionth vehicle, an Alpine White BMW 2 Series Active Tourer. “I am very proud of our team. Almost ten years after the plant opened, we can already celebrate the…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 26, 2014
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Today, the BMW Group celebrated the first car to be assembled in its new South American automobile plant in Araquari, Santa Catarina State (Brazil). Over the course of the next few years, more than 200…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 10, 2014
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It seems the mainstream media is catching on to the importance of BMW’s manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. BMW recently announced a $1 billion expansion of the facility and a new product, the X7…
Hugo Becker / July 14, 2014
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The BMW Group will build a new plant in Mexico in close proximity to the city of San Luis Potosí in the state of the same name. This move is in line with the company’s…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 3, 2014