At full sail. This is how the production of one of the most profitable factories of the Munich brand is going. The one from Spartanburg, in the United States, in charge of manufacturing the firm’s SUVs for the whole world, is a true Hun. A special unit of the exclusive BMW X6 M has become a symbol with a record included.
There is not the slightest doubt that the SUVs They are the best-selling models on the market, and those of the Munich brand as well. There are truly kicks, showing that the factory of spartanburg, in the United States, responsible for manufacturing this type of more special models for the whole world, is also one of the most efficient. a headquarters of production which has become news again in just over two years.
And it is that, from June 2020 to September 2022, it has managed to add a new record to the brand’s showcases. The Munich manufacturer has managed to surpass the magnificent numbers of manufactured units achieved two years ago because, in just 24 months, it has added no less than one million units more to the account of credit In other words, two years and two months ago it already accumulated five million units since its inauguration, being a unit of the elegant and radical BMW X5 M Competition the one that won that award
The BMW X6 M becomes a flagship of Spartanburg
And now the title of the six millionth unit has fallen to the BMW X6M What do you see on these lines in the middle of the assembly line? Painted in one of the most exclusive colors on the “Individual” paint chart, metallic “Java Green”, this top-of-the-range BMW X6 features exclusive 22-inch diameter alloy wheels. One of the most exquisite combinations that have come off the assembly lines, but will not ship to any customer.
The brand has decided to keep this unit and become part of the historical factory collection North American, a space where the models that bear the hallmark of a production record are present: the commemorative of the million units -in February 2006- was a copy of the Z4 M Roadster; six years later, number two million was held by a x3 xDrive35i. In March 2015, the 3 million units are celebrated with a X5M and, once again in two and a half years, running in September 2017, the 4 million units are celebrated with a X3 xDrive M40i.
A true record for a facility that has accumulated a life of 30 years since it was inaugurated in 1992, considered one of the largest of the brand, and from which nothing less than 1,500 units per day. And what also shows which are the best-selling models of the manufacturer, achieving a true record in all of 2021 with 433,810 units manufactured. Now, BMW is already looking towards seven million units with the new, and exclusive, BMW-XM which will also be manufactured at this South Carolina facility, beginning at the end of the year.