BMW's Mexico plans could include EVs

BMW's Mexico assembly plant, which opened in 2019, builds gasoline-powered BMW 2 Series and 3 Series sedans. But it operated at just 39 percent of its 175,000-vehicle capacity last year.

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Urvaksh Karkaria

May 26, 2022 06:20 PM

BMW's $1 billion Mexico assembly plant could become the automaker's first dedicated electric vehicle production center.

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