BMW NA 50th Anniversary | 50 Stories for 50 Years Chapter 41: “The BMW X7: The U.S. Market Always Wants More.”
Mon Oct 13 19:15:00 CEST 2025Press Release
In the 1990s, when so-called Soccer Moms began abandoning minivans in favor of SUVs, they found themselves missing the third row of seating that made minivans so ideal as family or team transportation. That was true whether the SUV in question was a Ford Explorer, Jeep Cherokee, or, after 1999, a BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle (E53).