BMW of Minnetonka

Within the last 7 years, the first-generation BMW X3 has been an extraordinary success story for the BMW Group.  The BMW X3 began production in 2004.  After production of over 600,000 units, the last vehicle of the first model generation, a Vermillion red metallic BMW X3 xDrive35d, came off the line in Austria yesterday 9-1-2010.

"The launch of the new X3 will mark a historic moment for this plant (Spartanburg, SC).  I am confident that the BMW X3 is once again going to make our plant a leader in the Sports Activity segment," stated Josef Kerscher, President, BMW Manufacturing Co in Spartanburg.

With the model change (E83 to F25), production of the X3 was relocated to South Carolina plant based on existing manufacturing proficiency of the BMW X5 and X6 models.  The US plant has become the expertise center for the BMW X Models.  The addition of the third model to the plant's vehicle mix has created several hundred new jobs and increased BMW's total investment in South Carolina to $4.6 BILLION since 1992.