BMW Presses on With its Plans to Make EVs in the US
BMW is moving forward with its plans to expand electric vehicle production in the United States, showing confidence in the future of electrified transportation even as some automakers slow down their EV strategies. The German carmaker recently introduced the fifth-generation BMW X5 and confirmed that its all-electric version, the iX5, will be built at its manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The Spartanburg factory has been an important part of BMW's global operations for many years. Since opening in 1994, it has produced more than 7.3 million vehicles. In 2025 alone, the factory built more than 412,000 BMW X models,…