BMW completes $1.7bn South Carolina expansion

BMW Group has finalised a $1.7bn investment in the US, completing the expansion of plant Spartanburg and the construction of plant Woodruff in South Carolina.

The German group also confirmed that its electric BMW iX5 will become the first fully electric BMW built in the US, with production scheduled to start at plant Spartanburg before the end of 2026.

BMW Group intends to build at least six fully electric models in the US by 2030, with high-voltage batteries produced locally at plant Woodruff to support that output.

Plant Spartanburg has functioned as BMW's global hub for X model expertise for more than 30 years.

The plant has assembled the X5 for over 25 years, and the redesigned version will become the first vehicle to come with five separate drivetrain options: petrol, battery electric, plug-in hybrid, diesel, and eventually hydrogen fuel cell power.

This will make Spartanburg the first site in BMW's production network capable of building one model across five drivetrain types on a single line.

South Carolina has produced more than 7.3 million BMW vehicles since 1994 for markets in the US and abroad.

The plant built 412,799 X models in 2025, marking the seventh-year when

Fuente original: Yahoo Finance (https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/bmw-completes-1-7bn-south-100047883.html)