New era for BMW Group SA as award-winning plant produces all-new BMW X3
As BMW Plant Rosslyn rolls out the all-new BMW X3, a new generation of South Africans is enjoying the benefits of BMW’s investments in the economy
Plant Rosslyn, located north of Pretoria, is a modern production facility where state-of-the-art robotics operate alongside highly skilled people. Over the past few months, Plant Rosslyn began a new era by starting production of the all-new BMW X3. As a compact luxury sports activity vehicle, the BMW X3 is higher, longer and wider than the BMW 3 Series Sedan. In November 2015, BMW Group SA announced a R6bn investment in upgrading and expanding the production facilities at Plant Rosslyn in preparation for the production switch from the BMW 3 Series to the BMW X3. The expansion included a new, 26,000m² purpose-built body shop, equipped with 288 state-of-the-art Kuka vehicle assembly robots, rendering Plant Rosslyn capable of building the all-new BMW X3. An additional investment of R160m to enhance production-line speed by almost 10% was announced late last year, taking the plant production from 71,000 units to 76,000 units per year. As a result of these strategies and investments, the...
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