Sections: E60 5 Series, E63/E64 6 Series, E65/E66 7 Series, E70 X5, E71 X6, E83 X3, E85 Z4 Roadster/Coupe, E90 3 Series, Sales/Marketing Feb 12th, 2008 Most purchasers of a BMW assume they are getting a German made product. Most non-enthusiasts do not realize that their vehicle may have been produced in the US or several other locations outside of the “fatherland”. Dealers are able to identify the production location of a specific car within their allocation but this is not always revealed to the customer. It will however be stated on the window sticker when it is delivered.
Until recently US bound 335i sedans were solely built in Germany but due impart to the weakness of the dollar and ramp up in production of the 1 series coupe, production has begun to join the 328i sedan in Roslyn, South Africa. The Roslyn plant has won several awards for its quality so it is by no means a substandard product. This move in production is not indicated for other models within the 3 range.
Currently, US bound cars are produced at 6 BMW facilities around the globe and 1 model is out-sourced. Factories may produce specific models, variants or a variety of each. Additional facilities produce cars for other markets outside of the US.
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I hope to do a plant tour of Roslyn this year. Not sure if photos will be allowed, but I’ll certainly do a write-up post event.
Our plant is really world class, and having sampled many locally produced 3ers, I can attest to its quality.
Very nice Timmee, had a chance to visit the Munich site a while back. A cool tour that I would recommend to a enthusiast. Can’t wait for my next trip to visit the Welt.
I have been through the Munich Plant myself and it is simply amazing how BMW has adapted the “line” to fit within the confines of the city and buildings. The robots work in almost a dance as the parts get moved around and proceed up through the levels. The Munich plant is the only plant tour you are able to see the painting process. The tour also opens your eyes up as to how something like this can not be experienced in the US because the lawsuits would be constant as you walk across the line and beside stamping machines and forklifts. In Germany it is enter at your own risk!With Welt and the higher numbers of tours I am sure it is a bit watered down.
Take a virtual tour :
http://www.bmw-plant-munich.com/lowband/com/en/index.html
man, it would be a blast to actually get to visit one of these plants, mostly if your getting your build number from there.
On that note, I guess I dont care where the car comes from as long as the BMW quality is there but it does have a certain nice ring to it to know your car came from Germany heh
Country of manufacture is usually unimportant. Corporate culture is the key as Honda and Toyota proved years ago when they opened plants in the USA. And the Japanese learned how to make quality competitively priced vehicles after WW-II by adopting the concepts of Dr. J. Edward Demming (spelling?).
[...] The European Delivery program is open to US residents 18 years and older on models that are produced outside the US (models excluded: X5, Z4). Your knowledge of speaking German is not a prerequisite and you will be amazed at the number of people that speak English. For further information on where models are produced see our previous post entitled: Made in Germany? [...]
I visited the BMW Museum while in Munich a while ago - the Welt was still under construction.
I definately want to go back now that it has opened.
Will also have to pop by Stuttgart, Zuffenhausen, Wolfsburg and Ingolstadt again.
i just did a tour of the Munich production facility last week. It is an outstanding tour, although photos are not permitted.
[...] where you already know what Munich builds. If you are not familiar with this here is the article: Made in Germany? which explains all that in great [...]
[...] model is based off the exiled E46 and is archaic compared to the other models in design. As we had discussed in the past production will be moved to Spartanburg, SC where it will join the X5 and X6 in [...]
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