BMW Manufacturing announces production of the New BMW X3
September 1, 2010
Expects to continue success established by first-generation X3
SPARTANBURG, SC – September 1, 2010 – BMW Manufacturing announced todaythat production of the new BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle got underwayat the South Carolina plant.
In early 2008, BMW Group announced that it would invest $750 million inthe South Carolina plant, its largest investment in South Carolina todate. This commitment paved the way for construction of a new AssemblyHall built exclusively to produce the BMW X3 along with a significantexpansion to the existing Paint Shop. This 1.5 million square footaddition increases the plant’s total footprint to over 4.0 millionsquare feet.
“The launch of the new X3 will mark a historic moment for this plant. Iam confident that the BMW X3 is once again going to make our plant aleader in the Sports Activity segment,” stated Josef Kerscher,President, BMW Manufacturing Co. in Spartanburg.
Within the last 7 years, the first-generation BMW X3 has been anextraordinary success story for the BMW Group. The BMW X3 beganproduction in 2004. After production of over 600,000 units, the lastvehicle of the first model generation, a Vermilion red metallic BMW X3xDrive35d, came off the line in Austria yesterday.
With the model change, production of the X3 was relocated to the SouthCarolina plant based on existing manufacturing proficiency of the BMW X5and X6 models. The US plant has become the expertise center for the BMWX Models. The addition of the third model to the plant’s vehicle mixhas created several hundred new jobs and increased BMW’s totalinvestment in South Carolina to $4.6 billion since 1992.
BMW Manufacturing Co.
BMW Manufacturing Co. is a subsidiary of BMW AG in Munich, Germany andis the global producer of the BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle and X6Sports Activity Coupe. Later this year, it will begin production of thenew BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle. In addition to the South Carolinamanufacturing facility, BMW North American subsidiaries include sales,marketing and financial services operations in the United States, Canadaand throughout Latin America; and a design firm and technology officein California. For more information on BMW Manufacturing, visit www.bmwusfactory.com.
The BMW Group
With its three brands – BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce – the BMW Group is oneof the world’s most successful premium manufacturers of cars andmotorcycles. It operates internationally with 24 production sites in 13countries and a global sales network with representation in more than140 countries.
During the financial year 2009, the BMW Group sold approximately 1.29million cars and more than 87,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profitbefore tax for 2009 was euro 413 million, revenues totaled euro 50.68billion. At 31.December 2009, the BMW Group had a workforce ofapproximately 96,000 employees.
Long-term thinking and responsible action have long been the foundationof the BMW Group’s success. Striving for ecological and socialsustainability along the entire value-added chain, taking fullresponsibility for our products and giving an unequivocal commitment topreserving resources are prime objectives firmly embedded in ourcorporate strategies. For these reasons, the BMW Group has been sectorleader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for the last five years.
Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the Internet at: www.bmwgroupna.com
