BMW has announced that it will be investing nearly $900 million USD and adding 300 new jobs at its plant in South Carolina to support production of the upcoming BMW X4 at the Spartanburg facility. The announcement came during a ceremony to celebrate a major production milestone – 2,000,000 vehicles that have rolled off the assembly [...]
We’ve previously heard reports that Audi has plans to offer a competitor to the BMW X6. Walter de’ Silva, design boss at Audi has now confirmed that Audi has officially signed off on plans for the X6 competitor but declined to say when the car will hit dealerships. In an interview with Automotive News Europe, de’ [...]
Last we heard anything of the much-rumored BMW X4 – a baby X6 – it was said that the model had either been delayed or canceled altogether. The model had an original scheduled release for 2012, but insiders said that the X4 was delayed/scrapped over its design being to close to the X3. Well, it [...]
It seems that the rumor of a BMW X4 will remain as such, since new reports have been released that plans of an X4 have been temporarily canceled. With an originally scheduled release for 2012, the x4 has been scrapped over its design. The most recent prototype was very similar to the BMW X3, especially [...]
During an event to celebrate the new 2011 BMW X3 and the opening of a new 1.2 million square feet BMW manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, BMW Group CEO Dr. Norbert Reithofer said that the plant’s expansion completes the company’s $1 billion investment in the U.S. market between 2008 and 2010. “The U.S. will [...]
It’s been a little more than a year that we’ve been hearing about a BMW X4, a baby version of the successful X6 ‘sports activity coupe.’ Latest reports suggest that BMW is set to green light the X4 and that design of the model is on its way to be finalized. The BMW X4, which [...]
It’s been a while that we’ve been hearing about a BMW X4, a smaller X6, that could be in the works. However, many of you may wonder “why” since when BMW introduced the X6 many were quick to criticize the awkwardly shaped crossover. It just so happens that BMW has sold 80,000 units of the [...]
BMW has the X6, Acura has the ZDX, Lincoln has the MKT and Mercedes-Benz has the… well, they really don’t have a crossover. As the BMW X6 gains popularity, many are wondering if Mercedes-Benz will have a competitor for their closest brand rival. Latest rumors suggest that Mercedes-Benz is coming up with a competitor to [...]
It was reported last month that the BMW is considering a smaller version of the X6, known so far as the X4, due to the success it has had with the sales of the X6 crossover. BMW said it has sold more than 80,000 units of the X6 since launch and it only makes sense [...]
Whether or not you liked the X6, BMW says that sales of the car have had such a significant success that they are considering a smaller version of it – the X4. BMW said it has sold 80,000 units of the X6 since launch so it only makes sense to do a smaller, more affordable [...]
