| June 06, 2005 / BMW produces 500,000th X5 Sports Activity Vehicle |
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Official Plant Opening Ceremony on May 13 Leipzig / Munich. The new BMW plant in Leipzig began operations today by launching its series production according to schedule. BMW will prodBMW Manufacturing Co. produced its 500,000th X5 Sports Activity Vehicle today, just five and a half years after its market introduction.
The milestone vehicle is an X5 3.0d, equipped with a 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder diesel engine and outfitted with Midnight Blue exterior paint, Walknappa Champagne leather, Mahogany Maritime fine-wood trim, and light alloy V-spoke 19-inch wheels.
The 500,000th X5 will be shipped and delivered to a customer in Hamburg, Germany.
The first X5 sports activity vehicle rolled off the production lines at BMW Manufacturing?s Plant Spartanburg on September 1, 1999. Less than two years later, the 100,000th X5 milestone was reached on August 23, 2001.
The X5 Sports Activity Vehicle is produced exclusively at BMW Manufacturing Co. for distribution to more than 120 markets worldwide. BMW is the largest exporter of U.S.-made automobiles to non-NAFTA countries, exporting 60 percent of its U.S. production.
BMW Manufacturing Co. is a subsidiary of BMW AG in Munich, Germany. In addition to the South Carolina manufacturing facility, BMW's North American subsidiaries include sales, marketing and financial services operations in the United States, Canada and throughout Latin America; an information technology consulting and systems integration firm in South Carolina; and a design firm in California.
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Text Source - BMW Press Club
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