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BMW To Produce Next-Gen X3 In the US
BMW’s US-built car range will be extended with the addition of the next-generation X3 SUV according to the company’s CEO, Norbert Reithofer who announced the news at BMW’s annual general meeting today (May 15, 2007) in Munich. The current X3 is built by Magna Steyer under contract. The Bavarian car maker currently builds the Z4 and X5 in the USA, and apart from the X3, BMW will also manufacture the forthcoming X6 crossover at their Spartanburg plant in South Carolina. "We will expand the production capacity of our US plant in in the medium term from the current 140,000 to well over 200,000 vehicles per annum. This is one element of our future strategy. Taking this step will help to lower our US dollar currency risk" stated Norbert Reithofer.
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Bmw's South Carolina Plant Built Its 3 Millionth Vehicle Since 1994
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2010 Bmw X1 Suv To Be Built In Germany
Unlike the X5 and X6 SUV/Crossovers which are built in BMW’s North American plant in Spartanburg, South Calorina the forthcoming X1 compact SUV that will be based on the 1-Series platform will be assembled at the Bavarian automaker’s Leipzig...
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Bmw Considering Selling Engines To General Motors And Other Carmakers
Could it be that your next Chevrolet sedan be fitted with a Bavarian straight-six engine? Well, while we don’t think that BMW is thinking about its top-end 6-cylinder, V8 and V12 engine series fact is that Friedrich Eichiner, BMW’s board...
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Bmw X6: To Be Built At Spartanburg Usa
BMW’s upcoming X6 Crossover (read & see more about it here: BMW X6) will be built in the car maker's Spartanburg plant that’s located in South Carolina USA, stated a source at a BMW supplier (who requested to remain anonymous) to Automotive...
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2008 Bmw X6 Scooped
These excellent spy pics, courtesy of KGP Photography & Winding Road, reveal for the first time the shape of the long rumoured BMW X6. I guess your first question is what exactly the X6 is. The answer is a sporty mid-sized crossover vehicle based on...
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