{"id":2439,"date":"2026-06-30T18:42:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2439"},"modified":"2026-06-30T18:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:42:52","slug":"bmw-to-build-new-ev-suv-in-sc-here-are-the-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2439","title":{"rendered":"BMW to build new EV SUV in SC. Here are the details"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>BMW will assemble the first fully electric BMW built in the United States in South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2437\">High official at Richland County jail arrested in sweeping alleged crime cover-up<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It is the BMW iX5 and will be assembled beginning in late 2026 after a $1.7 billion expansion of Plant Spartanburg and the construction of Plant Woodruff.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The announcement came as the company celebrated the construction milestone at the \u201cHome of X\u201d event at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The company also showed off its fifth-generation BMW X5.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we announced our investment plans for South Carolina in 2022, we made a clear commitment to the future of the BMW Group in the United States,\u201d said Milan Nedeljkovi\u0107, chairman of the Board of Management, BMW AG. \u201cToday, we are delivering on that commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The South Carolina operation is BMW Group\u2019s largest plant worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor more than 50 years, BMW has maintained a strong commitment in the United States, growing its presence to nearly 30 locations across 12 states,\u201d the company said in a news release. \u201cToday, BMW Group\u2019s business activities in the U.S. support more than 120,000 jobs nationwide and contribute more than $43.3 billion annually to the U.S. economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>BMW Group Plant Spartanburg has assembled more than 7.3 million BMW vehicles since it opened in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2436\">High official at Richland County jail arrested in sweeping alleged crime cover-up<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In 2025, 412,799 BMW X models were assembled at Plant Spartanburg, the company said, with almost half exported to 120 countries.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith two plants, over 400 suppliers, and many longstanding strategic partners across the country, the United States remains central to BMW Group\u2019s global strategy,\u201d the news release said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Plant Spartanburg will be the first BMW plant to assemble a single vehicle \u2014 the X5 \u2014 on one assembly line with five drivetrain options \u2014 internal combustion, battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric and diesel with fuel cell electric powered by hydrogen to come.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe all new BMW X5 demonstrates our belief that innovation and customer choice go hand in hand,\u201d said Sebastian Mackensen, president &amp; CEO, BMW of North America.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The company announced it would assemble at least six fully electric BMW models in the United States by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2434\">Trans students can be kept out of sports, court says. 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