Magna starts production of BMW 5 series in push for more assembly

Magna tweeted this photo of the first 5 series rolling off its assembly line in Austria. (Magna International)

March 02, 2017 05:00 AM

Magna International started building the BMW 5 series on March 2 in Graz, Austria, kicking off an aggressive expansion of the Canadian parts giant’s auto-assembly business.

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