Production of the third-generation BMW X5 began last week at the Spartanburg plant. The first car to roll off the line was an M50d, which has a six-cylinder inline diesel engine with M Performance TwinPower Turbo technology.
The final second-generation X5 Sports Activity Vehicle was produced at BMW’s South Carolina plant on Friday, June 28. It has been in production since March 2010. The company reported sales of that model increased 17 percent last month compared to July 2012, putting it among the company’s top performers.
Overall, BMW brand sales were up 12.9 percent n July for a total of 24,043 compared to 21,297 vehicles sold in July 2012. Year-to-date, the BMW Spartanburg associate Carolyn Tate performs a quality inspection of the new X5. BMW Begins X5 Production BMW brand is up 11.3 percent on sales of 164,474 compared to 147,801 sold in the first seven months of 2012.
