According to Automotive News Europe, a plan was submitted by a member of BMW's management Ian Robertson in an interview with German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Seitung.
But until now has not reached a final decision, whether BMW will build the facility New, or the possibility of these two models will join the X3, X5 and X6 on track production at the BMW facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
As quoted from autoblog, on Monday (17/01/2011), this time from the Bavarian car manufacturer it was enjoying the 2.3 percent market share in the U.S.. It happened after they managed to sell about 266,000 units last year, up from the number 242 000 2009. Remarkably, this figure was only 252 units compared to the share of German BMW's biggest market.
Jim O'Donnell, CEO of the North American BMW said at the Detroit Auto Show he expects sales in the U.S. that surpass Germany as the economic recovery with launch of the new X3 SUV. "X3 has been a huge boost for us," added O'Donnell.
Spartanburg facility will operate at full capacity of 240,000 units this year, according to Josef Kerscher, president of production in the United States arm of the company in Detroit. This facility increases production capacity of 50 percent in 2010, as the X3 production kicked off. So far, the car did not say if a 5 Series 3 will be made in South Carolina or a new facility on the card.
With the U.S. economy in a state of slow but steady BMW expects an increase in sales in 2011. Currently this plant in Spartanburg capacity of 240.00 thousand units of years. This factory production capacity increased 50 percent last year to boost production of X3.