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BMW has been selling cars in the United States since 1956, but local production didn’t begin until 1994. The company’s largest factory in the world hit its first major milestone on February 28, 2006, when…
Adrian Padeanu / April 30, 2025
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After attracting some dubious criticism regarding its US-based production, BMW fired back with some cold, rational stats that solidified its reputation as an exporter and manufacturer. But apparently, the automaker wasn’t content to stop there….
Steven Paul / April 10, 2025
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BMW Manufacturing Co. in South Carolina has issued a firm statement to recent comments made by White House Senior Trade Advisor Peter Navarro, who questioned BMW’s business model in the United States during an interview…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 9, 2025
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With the dust settling on the United States election, some automakers may be panicking at the prospect of a Trump presidency. With the promise of sky-high tariffs on goods produced outside the US, BMW could…
Steven Paul / November 8, 2024
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BMW Opens State-of-The-Art Press Shop at Spartanburg Plant
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: June 21, 2024
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In December 2022, BMW kicked off the production of its first-ever XM model at its Spartanburg plant in South Carolina. The Spartanburg plant is the largest BMW production site in the world, and has been…
Horatiu Boeriu / November 6, 2023
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Although not all of BMW’s SUVs are built in South Carolina, the Spartanburg Plant is regarded as the home of the X. The X3 through X7 models are assembled there, and since late last year,…
Adrian Padeanu / February 22, 2023
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Going green takes a lot more than just replacing today’s gasoline and diesel cars with EVs. As demonstrated in 2021 with the i Vision Circular concept, it’s also about relying more on renewable resources and…
Adrian Padeanu / February 21, 2023
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BMW is looking to build a new EV battery plant but it hasn’t decided where just yet. Originally, San Luis Potosi, Mexico was the plan, as that’s where BMW has a vehicle manufacturing plant, where…
Nico DeMattia / December 14, 2022
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Following its world premiere at the end of September, the BMW has entered series production at Plant Spartanburg. The plug-in hybrid SUV codenamed “G09” is manufactured on the same assembly line as the X5, X6,…
Adrian Padeanu / December 1, 2022
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Spartanburg, SC – BMW CEO Oliver Zipse announced today a new wave of investments at BMW’s largest plant in the world. According to the Chairman of the BMW Board, the Munich-based automaker will spend $1.7…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 19, 2022