BMW Manufacturing announced Jan. 18 it produced 433,810 BMW X vehicles in 2021, which is a 20% increase over 2020’s production and breaks the previous vehicle production record of 411,620 units set in 2019.
The 2021 production year marked the fourth time the South Carolina plant has topped 400,000 units. This milestone was also achieved in 2015 (400,904), 2016 (411,171) and 2019 (411,620).
In 2021, the plant’s production included:
- BMW X3 – 113,831
- BMW X3 M – 4,418
- BMW X4 – 52,935
- BWM X4 M – 2,555
- BMW X5 – 165,704
- BMW X5 M – 4,976
- BMW X6 – 35,421
- BMW X6 M – 3,184
- BMW X7 – 50,724
“The fact that the Plant Spartanburg team set a production record during a very unpredictable year is a testament to the commitment and flexibility of our associates,” said BMW Manufacturing president and CEO Robert Engelhorn. “Our associates continue to build premium quality products that are in high demand by our customers around the world.”
In addition to setting a production record for BMW X vehicles, the Spartanburg location also saw a 48% increase in 2021 electrified vehicles production, which included 39,882 X5 xDrive45e vehicles and over 30,000 X3 xDrive30e vehicles.
The Plant Spartanburg location’s production made up 53.4% (179,840 vehicles) of all 2021 BMW brand U.S. sales.
