BMW X4
BMW says it is sticking with plans to add 1,000 workers in South Carolina, even though the company will start production of a new vehicle in China. BMWÂ and Chinese partner Brilliance Automotive Group Holdings on…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 11, 2018
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To be fully prepared for Brexit, BMW has been holding training sessions for suppliers near its factories in Munich and Oxford, England, to make sure they are ready for the customs clearance procedures BMW suspects they…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 10, 2018
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The “trade war” between the US and the rest of the world continued this week with a new episode, which unfortunately, is almost always first reported on Twitter. As reported in the last few months,…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 1, 2018
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BMW announced this week that its Dingolfing and Landshut plants are now working as part of the German electric network, acting as energy control stations, to help stabilize the network with sustainable, green power. Germany…
Gabriel Nica / July 1, 2018
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BMW Leipzig plant to get investments of over €300 million up
by Horatiu Boeriu
/ Date: May 23, 2018
BMW X3
A new chapter in South Africa’s automotive story began this week as BMW Group South Africa started production of the new BMW X3 at its Rosslyn plant. In 2015, BMW announced a R6bn investment into…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 6, 2018
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BMW is currently pondering the pros and cons of building a new plant in Russia. According to a new report by Wards Auto, BMW continues talks with the Russian government and regional authorities about establishing…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 2, 2018
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BMW Group South Africa today announced an additional R160 million to be pumped into the Rosslyn manufacturing facility to enhance production linespeed. The enhancement raises the maximum production capacity by almost 10%, from 71 000…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 3, 2017
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The BMW Group is investing a further €200 million in the future of its plant in Leipzig, eastern Germany. The building work will begin in early 2018 and include an extension of the paint shop…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 24, 2017
3 Series
The new BMW G30 5 Series didn’t just bring along a refreshed look and new engines, but it also delivered new manufacturing processes at BMW’s plants. Its assembly lines have been decked out with the latest…
Gabriel Nica / June 5, 2017
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If President Donald Trump follows through on his promise to increase import taxes on cars, BMW’s plant in Spartanburg might go through a series of changes. Speaking on the sidelines of a symposium in Germany this…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 14, 2017