BMW to Build a New Electric SUV at Expanded South Carolina Auto Plant

The BMW Group said it has completed a $1.7 billion investment in its Spartanburg, South Carolina manufacturing facility.

Together, Plant Spartanburg and Plant Woodruff form an integrated network supporting the future of BMW X model assembly and electrification in the United States.

Established more than three decades ago, BMW Group Plant Spartanburg is the global center of competence for BMW X models. Since 1994, more than 7.3 million BMW vehicles have been assembled in South Carolina for customers in the United States and around the world. In 2025, 412,799 BMW X models were assembled at Plant Spartanburg – this marked the seventh time the plant has exceeded 400,000 units.

Approximately half of the plant’s current production is exported to nearly 120 countries, helping to make BMW the leading automotive exporter in the United States by value. To date, nearly 3 million BMWs have been exported from the United States, valued at more than $113 billion…

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