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BMW X5 and X3 Hybrids to Start Production in Spartanburg

Posted on 24 July 2019 by Ken Zino

During 2015 – 2018, Spartanburg produced the X5 xDrive40e, the first plug-in hybrid production car from the BMW brand.  All totaled, the plant’s battery assembly team assembled more than 45,000 batteries during this four-year period. Continue reading →

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Largest US Auto Exporter – BMW Manufacturing

Posted on 15 February 2018 by Ken Zino

BMW Manufacturing has exported 272,346 BMW X models from the Spartanburg plant during 2017. Nearly 87% of these “Sports Activity Vehicles and Coupes” were exported through the Port of Charleston with a value of approximately ~$8.76 billion, according to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Continue reading →

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BMW to Spend $900 Million on South Carolina Plant for New X4

Posted on 13 January 2012 by Ken Zino

Since 1994, the plant has undergone four major expansions and produced 6 different BMW models and their variants (318i, Z3, Z4, X5, X6, X3). Employment has grown from 500 in 1994 to more than 7,000 today. Continue reading →

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