INDUSTRY NEWS: BMW SA’s X3 plant shifts up a gear to boost output capacity
BMW’s manufacturing plant in Rosslyn, Tshwane remains one steeped in history with the German firm having been the first manufacturer to have an export programme in SA. This is according to Stefan Huelsenberg, director of BMW Plant Rosslyn, who recently addressed a contingent of motoring journalists, including Motor News, at the newly upgraded facility as part of the X3 Xplore media tour programme hosted for journalists. Having invested R11.5bn since 1996, including the most recent R6.1bn since 2015 to switch production from the long-running 3 Series to the latest X3 mid-size SUV, the operation runs three eight-hour shifts a day. The upgrades mean the potential production capacity of the X3 has been raised by 10% compared to the 3 Series, which means a maximum annual production of 76,000 units of the new X3 can be achieved. Since 1994, some 840,000 cars have been exported from the plant with more than 40,000 jobs supported by BMW SA. About R73m has been invested in the new BMW Group ...
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