Automotive Expotrs November 2022
BMW to invest $1.7 bn in electric car production in US German carmaker BMW will invest $1.7 billion in the production of electric vehicles in the United States. The plan includes $1 billion towards expanding the company’s Spartanburg US manufacturing plant and $700 million for a new battery assembly facility, BMW said in a statement. “The BMW group continues the roll-out of its electromobility plan with a new investment in the US,” the company said. The Spartanburg plant in South Carolina is already BMW’s biggest factory, producing 1,500 BMW X vehicles a day. The new high-voltage battery assembly facility will be located in Woodruff, South Carolina, BMW said. The German group has also signed an agreement with Chinese battery manufacturer Envision AESC, which will “build a new battery cell factory in South Carolina” with an annual capacity of up to 30 GWh. The group plans to produce at least six fully electric BMW X models at the Spartanburg plant by 2030. The aim is for the factory to become “a major driver for our electrification strategy”, said Oliver Zipse, chair of BMW’s management board. The move is part of a shift towards electrification at BMW and in the German car industry as a whole. BMW already sells the i3 model but it has nonetheless lost market share to Tesla. November 2022 94
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BMW to invest $1.7 bn in electric car production in US<br />
German carmaker BMW will invest $1.7<br />
billion in the production of electric vehicles<br />
in the United States.<br />
The plan includes $1 billion towards<br />
expanding the company’s Spartanburg US<br />
manufacturing plant and $700 million for a<br />
new battery assembly facility, BMW said in<br />
a statement.<br />
“The BMW group continues the roll-out<br />
of its electromobility plan with a new<br />
investment in the US,” the company said.<br />
The Spartanburg plant in South Carolina is<br />
already BMW’s biggest factory, producing<br />
1,500 BMW X vehicles a day.<br />
The new high-voltage battery assembly<br />
facility will be located in Woodruff, South<br />
Carolina, BMW said. The German group<br />
has also signed an agreement with Chinese<br />
battery manufacturer Envision AESC, which<br />
will “build a new battery cell factory in<br />
South Carolina” with an annual capacity of<br />
up to 30 GWh. The group plans to produce<br />
at least six fully electric BMW X models at<br />
the Spartanburg plant by 2030.<br />
The aim is for the factory to become<br />
“a major driver for our electrification<br />
strategy”, said Oliver Zipse, chair of BMW’s<br />
management board.<br />
The move is part of a shift towards<br />
electrification at BMW and in the German<br />
car industry as a whole.<br />
BMW already sells the i3 model but it has<br />
nonetheless lost market share to Tesla.<br />
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