BMW X3
According to Automotive News, quoting BMW CEO Oliver Zipse, the Munich-based automaker is considering whether to take some of its X3 production to the San Luis Potosí plant in Mexico. The surging demand for the…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 23, 2022
Racing
The BMW Junior Team is now in its second year of great performances. The youngsters have performed admirably under the supervision of none other than Jochen Neerpasch and have recently competed in the Petit Le…
Gabriel Nica / November 23, 2021
News
BMW announced on Friday, March 20 that it will temporarily shut down its manufacturing facility in Spartanburg due to the outbreak of COVID-19. In a statement, the company said it expected the suspension of production…
Horatiu Boeriu / March 20, 2020
News
BMW Manufacturing led the nation in automotive exports by value for the sixth consecutive year, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce. During 2019, the South Carolina plant exported 246,014 BMW X…
Horatiu Boeriu / March 2, 2020
News
BMW Spartanburg Plant Reached new Record Output levels in 2019
by Gabriel Nica / Date: January 15, 2020
News
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you probably already heard that there’s a trade war looming over us all. At the moment, the US is negotiating with both China and…
Gabriel Nica / October 29, 2019
3 Series
The BMW Group has been a committed “local player” in the US market for a quarter-century: On 23 June 1992, the BMW Group announced its decision to build its US plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina….
Horatiu Boeriu / June 26, 2017
News
How flexible will BMW Group be to react to possible changes in the US market under President Donald Trump – which a few months ago had been a rather theoretical issue – is an important topic within…
Horatiu Boeriu / March 6, 2017
News
BMW plant in Spartanburg remained the nation’s largest automotive exporter in 2016. The automaker announced Wednesday it exported 287,700 X models during the year. About 86 percent were exported through the Port of Charleston. BMW said…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 16, 2017
3 Series
For the third consecutive year, BMW Manufacturing recorded its largest annual production, producing 411,171 X models during 2016. This production record confirms the South Carolina plant will remain the largest plant by volume in the…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 9, 2017
News
In 2015, BMW announced the expansion of its Spartanburg plant. The $1B investment is scheduled to complete this year when the South Carolina-based factory will begin producing 450,000 vehicles annually – up from today’s 350,000…
Horatiu Boeriu / March 9, 2016