BMW Group has announced that is planning on building its new X3 model in South Africa from 2024, investing R4.2-billion to electrify its plant in Rosslyn.
In a statement, the company said from 2024, they will be producing the BMW X3 in South Africa as a plug-in hybrid and export it all over the world.
The chairman of the board of management of BMW South Africa, Milan Nedeljkovic said: “With an investment of R4.2-billion, the Rosslyn plant will be enabled for electromobility.”
The Rosslyn plant produces the combustion engine 3 Series at this current moment, with a capacity of up to 75 000 units per year, according to its website.
Export destinations for vehicles that have been produced at the plant include the US, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Australia, sub-Saharan Africa and Canada.
