- General
- June 8, 2019
- 5 minutes read
BMW Launches New Facility In Mexico
Workers at BMW’s new manufacturing facility in San Luis Potosí, Mexico image: BMW BMW has launched a new automotive plant…
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| Workers at BMW’s new manufacturing facility in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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BMW has launched a new automotive plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, that’ll assemble and deliver BMW 3 Series Sedans to customers worldwide and also strengthen BMW’s production reach in North and South America. BMW has invested more than $1 billion in the new facility and currently employs 2,500 people there. The automaker says the facility will manufacture up to 175,000 cars per year once it’s fully worked on.
The new BMW plant is powered by 100% renewable energy thanks to a solar energy plant covering more than 70,000 square meters. The plant will also produce no paint wastewater, with already used water during the painting process reconditioned and re-used on more vehicles. Robots and humans will work alongside each other in pre-assembling engines, with robots leveraging their prowess to assemble parts while employees make final adjustments.
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| Aerial view of the new manufacturing facility
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| Inside the new manufacturing facility
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With this new facility, BMW now has a total of 31 production facilities globally. BMW sold a total of 25,090 vehicles in Mexico last year. The automaker’s purchasing volume in the country amounted to $2.5 billion last year.
