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Old 05-15-2007, 07:31 AM   #1
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Next X3 generation to be built in USA
BMW to build next-generation X3 SUV in U.S. -paper | Transportation | Reuters
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Old 05-15-2007, 08:18 AM   #2
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Re: Next X3 generation to be built in USA

Graz plant (Magna Styer) will get another model - eg. X1 / X2.

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Old 05-15-2007, 11:56 AM   #3
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Re: Next X3 generation to be built in USA
Isn't the current X3 built in the US for the NA market?
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Old 05-15-2007, 12:06 PM   #4
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Isn't the current X3 built in the US for the NA market?
No.

All X3s are built in Magna Steyr plant (Graz, Austria).
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Old 05-15-2007, 02:55 PM   #5
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All X3s are built in Magna Steyr plant (Graz, Austria).
Probably why they are more reliable than their X5 counterparts... tks Eni.
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Graz plant (Magna Styer) will get another model - eg. X1 / X2.
Why will they outsource ?
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Re: Next X3 generation to be built in USA
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Why will they outsource ?
Lack of immediate production capacity for a potentially large volume seller?

BMW should have sufficient production capacity for 1er coupe and cabrio but when you add on X6, X4?, X1/2 plus V/F5 they may not have sufficient capacity at existing plants.

We might see the first generation X1 built by Magna Styer and the second generation built at a BMW plant if it's cheaper for them to expand capacity at an existing plant instead of continuing to outsource.
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Re: Next X3 generation to be built in USA
Magna has released a press release making it official:

Magna confirms loss of BMW X3 sport utility production contract in Austria - Yahoo! Canada News
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Probably why they are more reliable than their X5 counterparts... tks Eni.

I guess that is bad news for the newer X3s then.
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Lack of immediate production capacity for a potentially large volume seller?
But here we are not talking about an immediate production, X1 if it's approved will make its time before hitting the street, So why don't they create a new factory or expand one to prduce it ?
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