News
BMW is investigating the use of humanoid robots in its production processes for the first time. During a trial at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, the Figure 02 humanoid robot from California-based company Figure successfully inserted…
Horatiu Boeriu / August 6, 2024
Interesting
BMW’s production has expanded a lot in the late 20th century. For decades, BMW cars were manufactured only in Germany – formerly, Eisenach, and later Munich and Dingolfing. But today, BMW manufactures vehicles in fifteen…
Steven Paul / August 9, 2022
BMW X3
According to Automotive News, quoting BMW CEO Oliver Zipse, the Munich-based automaker is considering whether to take some of its X3 production to the San Luis Potosí plant in Mexico. The surging demand for the…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 23, 2022
Racing
The BMW Junior Team is now in its second year of great performances. The youngsters have performed admirably under the supervision of none other than Jochen Neerpasch and have recently competed in the Petit Le…
Gabriel Nica / November 23, 2021
News
BMW to shutdown production at its Spartanburg plant
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: March 20, 2020
News
BMW Manufacturing led the nation in automotive exports by value for the sixth consecutive year, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce. During 2019, the South Carolina plant exported 246,014 BMW X…
Horatiu Boeriu / March 2, 2020
News
As you might’ve heard, BMW set yet another sales record last year. The Bavarian brand sold more cars than ever before in 2019 and a lot of the credit goes to their expending range of…
Gabriel Nica / January 15, 2020
News
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you probably already heard that there’s a trade war looming over us all. At the moment, the US is negotiating with both China and…
Gabriel Nica / October 29, 2019
3 Series
The BMW Group has been a committed “local player” in the US market for a quarter-century: On 23 June 1992, the BMW Group announced its decision to build its US plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina….
Horatiu Boeriu / June 26, 2017
News
How flexible will BMW Group be to react to possible changes in the US market under President Donald Trump – which a few months ago had been a rather theoretical issue – is an important topic within…
Horatiu Boeriu / March 6, 2017
News
BMW plant in Spartanburg remained the nation’s largest automotive exporter in 2016. The automaker announced Wednesday it exported 287,700 X models during the year. About 86 percent were exported through the Port of Charleston. BMW said…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 16, 2017