Here’s some AI generated tidbits about BMW manufacturing in the U.S. Unfortunately parts manufactured outside the U.S. will be assessed the tariff.
“The BMW plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina assembles BMW X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, and XM Sports Activity Vehicles and Coupes, including their variants, and is BMW's major global production site for these models.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
Models Produced: The plant assembles the following BMW models: X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, and XM.
Global Production Site: It's BMW's major global production site for these specific SUV models.
Lithium-ion Battery Modules: The plant also produces lithium-ion battery modules for the plug-in hybrid electric vehicles built there, such as the BMW X3 xDrive30e and BMW X5 xDrive45e.
Electrification Focus: The plant is being prepared to assemble fully electric vehicles, with a $1 billion investment to that end.
Plant Woodruff: A new high-voltage battery assembly plant, Plant Woodruff, is being built nearby to supply batteries for the fully electric vehicles.
Largest Automotive Exporter: BMW Manufacturing, with the Spartanburg plant as its core, is the largest automotive exporter by value in the U.S.
Plant Highlights:
The plant assembles more than 1,500 vehicles each day, and up to 450,000 annually.
The plant employs more than 11,000 people.
It includes three body shops, two paint shops, and two assembly halls.
The plant generates about 20 percent of its own power from methane gas and uses hydrogen fuel cell technology to power about 800 pieces of material handling equipment.”
