53 35 n 82 10 44 w 34.89306 n 82.17889 w 34.89306 ; 82.17889 this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message bmw manufacturing co. llc type limited liability company industry automotive founded 1992 1992 greer south carolina 1 headquarters greer south carolina united states area served worldwide key people manfred erlacher president 1 products bmw x3 bmw x4 bmw x5 bmw x6 owner bmw number of employees 8 000 2 website bmwusfactory.com the bmw us manufacturing company is a vehicle assembly facility that is part of the bmw group and is located in greer south carolina 3 is bmw s only assembly plant in the united states . the plant s principal purpose is to assemble certain bmw models for the world market . it does not assemble all the bmw models sold in the u.s. market . the plant is currently bmw s sole global production site for x3 x4 x5 and x6 cross over suvs . these models are exported from bmw spartanburg . bmw zentrum spartanburg visitor center contents 1 assembly plant 2 current products 3 past production 4 references 5 external links assembly plant edit bmw announced in 1992 that it would build a 1 150 acre 4.7 km2 manufacturing facility in spartanburg county south carolina united states to strengthen its international production system . the plant opened in 1994 . 4 the 2.2 billion plant which employs 10 000 is one of the company s global five plant production network . in addition to the south carolina manufacturing facility bmw s north american companies include sale marketing design and financial services operations in the united states mexico and canada as well as throughout latin america . the automaker announced in 2014 an additional 1 billion investment in the facility that will make south carolina bmw s largest factory with an annual capacity of 450 000 units . 5 there were 364 000 vehicles produced in 2014 of which 70 % were exported to 140 countries . 4 the plant is second only to the plant in dingolfing germany in bmw vehicle production . 6 current products edit x3 sports activity vehicle sav 2nd generation 1st generation was built by magna steyr graz austria x4 sports activity coupe sac 1st generation x5 sports activity vehicle sav 1st 2nd & 3rd generations xdrive30i xdrive48i xdrive50i xdrive35d diesel motorsport x6 sports activity coupe sac 1st and 2nd generation xdrive35i xdrive50i motorsport active hybrid past production edit z4 1st generation 2003 2008 2nd generation assembly was transferred to regensburg germany in 2008 roadster m roadster coupe m coupe z3 1995 2002 roadster m roadster coupe m coupe e36 3 series 1994 1996 bmw plant spartanburg was not the sole producer of the models listed below 318i sedan 1994 1995 318 is coupe 1994 1995 328 i sedan 1996 references edit a b company overview of bmw manufacturing co. . www.bloomberg.com . retrieved april 11 2015 . production overview stats and information . bmw manufacturing co. llc . retrieved november 20 2015 . directions to bmw plant . bmw manufacturing . retrieved 11 april 2015 . a b bmw plant spartanburg leads u.s. auto exports . roundel . bmw car club of america 30 . april 2015 . issn 0889 3225 . kurylko diana t. 28 march 2014 . bmw s spartanburg plant will be company s biggest . automotive news . retrieved 11 april 2015 . spartanburg s number two in bmw plant production . roundel . bmw car club of america 31 . april 2015 . issn 0889 3225 . external links edit factory website bmw usa bmw group v t e bmw brands marques active bmw bmw motorrad mini rolls royce zinoro3 dormant defunct dixi riley triumph former land rover rover husqvarna other bmw i m progressive activity series sports activity series x series divisions subsidiaries and joint ventures current bmw brilliance 50 % bmw india bmw m bmw mexico bmw motorsport bmw us manufacturing 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