BMW to build plug-in hybrids in South Africa

BMW Group will build its new X3 model in South Africa from 2024, investing R4.2-billion to electrify its plant in Rosslyn, the company said in a statement on Thursday.

“From 2024, we will produce the BMW X3 in South Africa as a plug-in hybrid and export it all over the world,” Milan Nedeljkovic, chairman of the board of management of BMW South Africa, said in the statement.

“With an investment of R4.2-billion, the Rosslyn plant will be enabled for electromobility,” he added.

The Rosslyn plant currently produces the combustion engine 3 Series, with a capacity of up to 75 000 units per year, according to its website.

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Export destinations for vehicles produced at the plant include the US, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Australia, sub-Saharan Africa and Canada.  — Ozan Ergenay, (c) 2023 Reuters

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