BMW to build plug-in hybrids in South Africa
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.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.Export destinations for vehicles produced at the plant include the US, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Australia, sub-Saharan Africa and Canada. —
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