It took BMW about 12 years to make the millionth Spartanburg-built car. Going from five to six million took a little over two years.
) was made in March 2015, and the five-millionth was finished in June 2020. It took a little over two years for BMW to build a million cars.
Notice a pattern? Most of the milestone cars are SUVs, which is what the Spartanburg plant has specialized in for several years, and they're what sell particularly well. It's not a coincidence that the sixth-millionth BMW with a"made in the United States" label is anpainted in Java Green Metallic and powered by a twin-turbocharged, 4.4-liter V8 rated at 600 horsepower. It's equipped with a black leather interior.
But it certainly wasn't always BMW SUVs coming out of the plant. The first South Carolina-built BMW was an E36-generation 318i, a car that predated the brand's first SUV, the
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