More dynamic, more versatile, more individual: From launch, BMW M Performance Parts and BMW Accessories enable even greater personalization of the new BMW X5 and the first fully electric BMW iX5.
Spartanburg, S.C. – June 30, 2026… BMW Group announced today the completion of a $1.7 billion investment in its South Carolina operations. The company celebrated the milestone at the "Home of X" event at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, reaffirming its longstanding commitment in the United States through continued investment and innovation leadership. With this milestone, BMW Group has completed the expansion of Plant Spartanburg and the construction of Plant ...
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – June 30, 2026…The new BMW X5 opens the next chapter for the Sports Activity Vehicle that created the segment. Now in its fifth generation, the X5 brings together a powerful new design, innovations from the Neue Klasse, and the broadest range of drive systems ever offered in a BMW model.
Spartanburg, S.C. – June 30, 2026… BMW today unveiled a new “Home of X” sculpture outside the BMW Zentrum in South Carolina, creating a bold new landmark that celebrates Plant Spartanburg's role as the global home of BMW X Sports Utility Vehicles and serves as a lasting symbol of BMW's commitment to South Carolina and the United States.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – June 21, 2024…The very first BMW X5 was driven off the line of BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina on September 1, 1999. Since then, nearly 3 million X5s have been assembled in Spartanburg for markets all over the world. The BMW X5 created the Sports Activity Vehicle category, and today BMW is marking 25 years of the BMW X5 with a special, limited-edition model with an emphasis on ‘Activity’. Based on the 2025 X5 xDrive40i, ...
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – February 7, 2023…New design details, expanded standard equipment, electrification across-the-board, and advancements in digital technology define the next stage in the evolution of BMW’s X5 Sports Activity Vehicle and X6 Sports Activity Coupe. The entire range of powertrains has been comprehensively reengineered. The plug-in hybrid drive in the 2024 BMW X5 xDrive50e has significantly more power and a greater purely electric range than ...
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – July 12, 2021…BMW is proud to announce the limited-edition BMW X5 Black Vermilion for model year 2022. This exclusive X5 xDrive40i combines the already high level of performance, comfort and luxury found in every Spartanburg, South Carolina-built X5 Sports Activity Vehicle with an unmistakably striking and aggressive exterior design and edition-exclusive equipment and details.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – June 9, 2020…Today, BMW proudly launches the 2nd generation plug-in hybrid X5 Sports Activity Vehicle, the newest addition to the U.S. X5 lineup. The U.S. X5 xDrive45e The U.S. X5 xDrive45e arrives with a SULEV Super ultra-low emissions vehicle rating which can bring additional benefits in states which offer special consideration to drivers of electrified vehicles, such as high occupancy lane access stickers.
Spartanburg, SC – July 24 2019… BMW Group Plant Spartanburg has more than doubled its capacity for battery assembly prior to the debuts of the plug-in hybrid electric variants of two of its most popular models. The new, higher performing, fourth-generation batteries will be assembled on-site for the BMW X5 and BMW X3 plug-in hybrid electric variants. The 2020 BMW X5 xDrive45e Sports Activity Vehicle will begin production in Spartanburg, SC, on August 1. ...
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – May 22, 2019…Today, BMW introduces two new M Performance models, the BMW X5 M50i and BMW X7 M50i, which join the X5 and X7 lineups this fall when production begins in BMW Plant Spartanburg, SC. Both models feature the new top version of the N63 4.4L TwinPower Turbo V8 engine backed by an eight-speed sport automatic transmission, BMW’s xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive , M Sport differential, M Sport exhaust system and ...
The new BMW 7 Series makes its public show debut - BMW continues its model offensive in the electrified vehicle segment: world premiere for the new BMW 330e, new BMW X5 xDrive45e and plug-in hybrid members of the new BMW 7 Series range - BMW Energy Services pilots offers for free, green electricity to run electric cars - BMW Individual M850i Night Sky adds another glittering highlight to the show line-up.
Extensive range of M Performance Parts for the new BMW X5 as Original BMW Accessories. Motor racing technology and appearance for the latest generation of the BMW X family's founding model.
Attention U.S. Media: The specs and information in this release refers to European models only. U.S. specific vehicle information will be finalized closer to market launch in 2020 as a 2021 model year. New edition of the Sports Activity Vehicle with plug-in hybrid drive combines in-line 6-cylinder petrol engine with the very latest BMW eDrive technology – system output increased to 290 kW/394 hp, electrically powered range now up to 80 kilometres* – ...
Spartanburg, S.C. For the third consecutive year, BMW Manufacturing recorded its largest annual production, producing 411,171 X models during 2016. This production record confirms the South Carolina plant will remain the largest plant by volume in the BMW Group global production network. In addition, the plant exported 287,700 vehicles last year – 70 percent of its total production.
The all-new eDrive BMW 330e, BMW M4 GTS, BMW X1 and the BMW 7 Series will make their North American debut at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday, November 18 at the BMW Stand at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South Figueroa Street). In addition, BMW will feature the all-new BMW 7 Series, the eDrive BMW X5 xDrive40e, the new BMW 3 Series as well as the high-performance eDrive BMW i8, the all-electric BMW i3 and other BMW models at the BMW ...
Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – March 17, 2015 … The BMW X5 xDrive40e, the company’s first plug-in hybrid Sports Activity Vehicle, charts the next chapter of BMW’s ongoing EfficientDynamics initiative. Benefitting from the groundbreaking work by BMW i on electromobility, the X5 xDrive40e combines the company’s award-winning 2.0-liter TwinPower Turbo four-cylinder engine with an electric motor, powered by a lithium-ion battery, integrated into its 8-speed automatic ...
The new BMW X5 M and BMW X6 M will make their world debuts and the BMW 2 Series Convertible and BMW X6 Sports Activity Coupe will make their North American auto show debuts at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday, November 19th at the BMW Stand from 1:10 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. PST at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South Figueroa Street). English and native Spanish-speaking BMW representatives will be available for interviews throughout the day, ...
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – June 9, 2014… BMW is launching the Ultimate Driving Experience, a nationwide tour that will offer dynamic behind-the-wheel driving programs through eight events in seven markets for a total of 74 event days. A popular component of The Ultimate Driving Experience will be the Teen Driving School, which is an extension of the BMW Teen Driving School curriculum taught at the BMW Performance Center in Spartanburg, SC. The first Ultimate ...
The BMW M4 Convertible will make its world debut at the 2014 New York International Auto Show on Wednesday, April 16, at the BMW Stand at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street (at 11th Avenue), Manhattan. Press conference from 11:55 a.m. – 12:20 p.m., English and Spanish speaking BMW representatives will be available for interviews throughout the day. The BMW M4 Convertible joins the previously announced BMW X4 Sports Activity Coupe ...
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – February 11, 2014. . . At the 2014 Chicago Auto Show, BMW of North America today announced that just four months after the new third-generation BMW X5 arrived in US showrooms, it will offer a full complement of BMW M Performance Parts. BMW M Performance Parts are accessories now available for a wide variety of current models that enable the enthusiast to tailor their BMW to their individual tastes with a sporty, track-inspired ...