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Bmw to Build Next X3 in U.s

BMW, the world's largest premium2005, the X3 3.0i won the Canadian Car
carmaker, will build the next-generationof the Year Best New Sport Utility
X3 mid-size sport utility vehicle in itsVehicle award.
U.S. plant in Spartanburg, SouthIt was earlier reported that the X3 will
Carolina, the company said on Tuesday.not get the R6 until the all-new BMW X5
"We will expand the production capacityis released this year. The X5 will
of our U.S. plant in Spartanburg in thefeature the R6 engine amongst other
medium term from the current 140,000 tonewer engines. The X3 will receive,
well over 200,000 vehicles per annum,"however, redesigned monochromatic front
Chief Executive Norbert Reithofer saidand rear fascias to substitute the flat
in a drafted speech to be delivered atblack bumpers. Also, the 2.5i variant
BMW's annual general meeting. Reithoferwill no longer be sold in the U.S., as
confirmed the group's vehicle sales andbuyers tended to go more for the 3.0i
earnings forecast for this year, whichmodel.
foresees an increase in pretax profitAside from other revolutionary auto
adjusted for last year's one-off gain onparts like BMW brake pads, the new X3 is
a Rolls-Royce exchangeable bond andequipped with a special version of the
sales of over 1.4 million units.'M' technik bodykit as standard. The
In mid-March, Reithofer was quoteddifference being in that the U.S. cars
saying that the group needs to build uphad unpainted wheel arches and door
its production volume in Spartanburg tosills. The U.S. spec Sport Package
roughly 200,000 units or more in thefeatures the 'M' bodykit available in
next two to three years to help hedgethe rest of the worldwide as a BMW
against currency fluctuations. In 2006,accessory.
the plant built just 105,000 vehicles inUnder the hood of the 2007 X3 is the
Spartanburg last year. Partly as a3.0si engine which is capable of
result, the company suffered adversegenerating 260 horsepower and 225 torque
forex headwinds of 666 million euros orat a lower rpm. Additionally, the front
$902 million last year and another 677and rear facia are modified, more
million in 2005 given the strong euro.resembling the X5 SUV. Other fabulous
Last year, the German automaker soldchanges include all-new LED lights and
31,291 units of the X3 in the Unitedinterior upgrades. The available Cold
States and that number is a marginalWeather Package will include heated
gain over the 30,769 delivered toseats in the front and the rear.
purchasers in 2005. Overall, BMW soldAdaptive headlamps and a panoramic
114,000 units of the X3 last yearsunroof are available, as well as
worldwide, a gain of three percent.upgraded dashboard components and
The X3, which was first introduced toleather seating. The vehicle is now on
the market in January 2004 and refreshedsale in the United States.
in September of 2006, is assembled inIn regard the next-generation BMW X3,
Austria by Magna Steyr - a unit ofnothing much is known about its features
Canadian car parts giant Magnaexcept its place of production.
International. The compact luxurySpartanburg plant in South Carolina is
crossover SUV, also called Sportalso building the current E70 BMW X5 is
Activity Vehicle (SAV), is based on thebeing built.
BMW 3-Series automobile platform. In



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