Production of BMW X1 at German Leipzig Plant
BMW had announced that the upcoming BMW X1 will be produced at the company’s 111-arce Leipzig plant in Germany. This will the BMW first foray into the premium entry-level of SUV segment.
“The exact time point of production start and the market launch of the X1 will be revealed at a later date,” BMW’s statement said, according to Automotive News Europe.
According to the reliable source, BMW will invest some 100 million euros ($155 million) into the plant. The plant will employs more than 5,400 employees, and estimated to produce 700 cars on a daily basis.
The investment will mainly be used for a brand new stamping line expected to go online at the end of 2009. It will use about 55,000 tonnes of steel sheet every year to form over 40 different pressed body parts, starting at the end of 2009.
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