BMW eyes full-electric future for export-focused South African plant

BMW production Rosslyn South Africa — BMW will invest $227 million to get it factory in Rosslyn, South Africa, (shown) ready to make X3 plug-in hybrids, alongside versions of the popular midsize SUV equipped with diesel and gasoline engines.

November 14, 2023 05:03 AM

MIDRAND, South Africa -- Less than five months after announcing its export-focused South African factory next year would become the only plant in the world to produce the plug-in hybrid version of the X3, BMW has an even bigger goal in mind.

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