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New facility planned at BMW Manufacturing Co.

August 23, 2016

automotive, bmw, business expansion, industrial, manufacturing, workforce

Building the “Ultimate Driving Machine” requires the ultimate workforce. And Spartanburg County-based BMW Manufacturing Co. plans to take its associate training efforts to the next level. The automaker confirmed Monday it will expand its BMW Scholars program from 60 college…

‘Gateway to the world’: South Carolina Inland Port fuels Upstate growth

August 8, 2016

Reno Deaton

bmw, development, industrial, inland port, manufacturing

In economic terms, the South Carolina Inland Port in Greer has become the Upstate’s “gateway to the world” and has exceeded all expectations since it opened just three years ago to serve its first customer, BMW. After handling 42,488 containers…

Automotive equipment company building plant near Greer

July 6, 2016

Reno Deaton

automotive, bmw, industrial, manufacturing, new business

International Mold Corp. of Clinton Township, Mich., has purchased a site in Spartanburg County to build a plant that will start operations with about 20 employees next year and then add about 80 more in a second phase, Vice President…

South Carolina turning into a sweet spot for plastics growth

June 21, 2016

Reno Deaton

automotive, bmw, industrial, manufacturing, scjustright

The Palmetto State has become a sweet spot for manufacturing. Several new or expanding injection molding facilities have appeared in South Carolina in recent months, largely feeding into the state’s growing automotive industry. Automotive companies have become a widespread presence…

What is produced by BMW in the Upstate?

April 29, 2016

Reno Deaton

automotive, bmw, facts & figures, industrial, manufacturing

The BMW Manufacturing Co. facility in Greer has been producing vehicles since 1994, when the first BMW 318i rolled off the production line. In May 1998, the production facility changed when the BMW Group announced a $600 million, 1 million-square-foot…

BMW Manufacturing chief: ‘It has all worked out for us’

April 15, 2016

Reno Deaton

automotive, bmw, industrial, manufacturing, scjustright, transportation

In the early 1990s, the BMW Group was looking for a place to expand. It had recently found success in South Africa with its Rosslyn plant, as well as its facilities in Dingolfing, Regensburg and Eisenach in Germany and Steyr…

Hitt reflects on benefits of BMW to the state

April 12, 2016

Reno Deaton

automotive, bmw, foreign direct investment, industrial, manufacturing, scjustright, transportation

S.C Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt was on the front lines in 1992 when BMW Manufacturing Co. announced it would open a manufacturing facility in the Upstate. At the time, he was a consultant for the Nelson Mullins Riley &…

BMW exports its 2,000,000th vehicle from South Carolina

March 21, 2016

Reno Deaton

automotive, bmw, export, industrial, inland port, manufacturing

The South Carolina Ports Authority exported the 2,000,000th BMW manufactured in South Carolina Thursday amid celebration of the port’s longstanding partnership with the nation’s top vehicle exporter by value. The Space Grey Metallic BMW X5 M50d was loaded in Charleston…

S.C. Ports Authority exports 2 millionth BMW vehicle made in S.C.

March 17, 2016

Reno Deaton

automotive, bmw, export, industrial, inland port, manufacturing, statistics, transportation

BMW exports 2,000,000th vehicle BMW milestone at Port of Charleston from Charleston Business Journal on Vimeo. The S.C. State Ports Authority exported its 2 millionth S.C.-made BMW today from Columbus Street Terminal in downtown Charleston. Officials from the port, BMW…

BMW Group hits monthly global sales record

March 17, 2016

Reno Deaton

automotive, bmw, industrial, manufacturing

The BMW Group notched another sales record as its global sales topped more than 163,000 vehicles for the month of February. According to the company, that was a 7.9% increase over the same time last year. For 2016, the company…

New facility planned at BMW Manufacturing Co.

‘Gateway to the world’: South Carolina Inland Port fuels Upstate growth

Automotive equipment company building plant near Greer

South Carolina turning into a sweet spot for plastics growth

What is produced by BMW in the Upstate?

BMW Manufacturing chief: ‘It has all worked out for us’

Hitt reflects on benefits of BMW to the state

BMW exports its 2,000,000th vehicle from South Carolina

S.C. Ports Authority exports 2 millionth BMW vehicle made in S.C.

BMW Group hits monthly global sales record

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