Production facilities China The first BMW production facility in China was opened in 2004, as a result of a joint venture between BMW and
Brilliance Auto. The plant was opened in the
Shenyang industrial area and produces 3 Series and 5 Series models for the Chinese market. In 2012, a second factory was opened in Shenyang. Between January and November 2014, BMW sold 415,200 vehicles in China, through a network of over 440 BMW stores and 100 Mini stores. On 7 October 2021, BMW announced it would begin additional production of the X5 in China. In June 2022, BMW announced a new plant project in Lydia, Shenyang designed for electric vehicles. It will become BMW Group's largest single project in China, costing 15 billion yuan (2.13 billion euros). The investment amount was raised by a further 10 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) in November 2022, following German Chancellor
Olaf Scholz's visit to China.
Hungary On 31 July 2018, BMW announced to build a 1 billion euro car factory in Hungary. The plant, to be built near
Debrecen, will have a production capacity of 150,000 cars a year.
Mexico In July 2014, BMW announced it was establishing a plant in Mexico, in the city and state of
San Luis Potosí involving an investment of $1 billion. The plant will employ 1,500 people, and produce 150,000 cars annually.
Netherlands The Mini Convertible,
Mini Countryman and BMW X1 were produced in the Netherlands at the
VDL Nedcar factory in
Born up until its closure on February 16, 2024. The factory was closed after BMW did not renew its contract with VDL Nedcar. Long-term orders for the Mini Countryman ended in 2020.
South Africa BMWs have been assembled in South Africa since 1968, when Praetor Monteerders' plant was opened in
Rosslyn, near
Pretoria. BMW initially bought shares in the company, before fully acquiring it in 1975; in so doing, the company became
BMW South Africa, the first wholly owned subsidiary of BMW to be established outside Germany. Unlike United States manufacturers, such as
Ford and
GM, which divested from the country in the 1980s, BMW retained full ownership of its operations in South Africa. Following the end of
apartheid in 1994, and the lowering of import tariffs, BMW South Africa ended local production of the 5 Series and 7 Series, in order to concentrate on production of the 3 Series for the export market. South African–built BMWs are now exported to
right hand drive markets including Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong, as well as
Sub-Saharan Africa. Since 1997, BMW South Africa has produced vehicles in
left-hand drive for export to Taiwan, the United States and Iran, as well as South America. Three unique models that
BMW Motorsport created for the South African market were the
E23 M745i (1983), which used the
M88 engine from the
BMW M1, the BMW 333i (1986), which added a six-cylinder 3.2-litre
M30 engine to the
E30, and the
E30 BMW 325is (1989) which was powered by an
Alpina-derived 2.7-litre engine. The plant code (position 11 in the VIN) for South African built models is "N".
United States , South Carolina BMW cars have been officially sold in the United States since 1956 and manufactured in the United States since 1994. The first BMW dealership in the United States opened in 1975. In 2016, BMW was the twelfth highest selling brand in the United States. The manufacturing plant in
Greer, South Carolina has the highest production of the BMW plants worldwide, currently producing approximately 1,500 vehicles per day. The models produced at the Spartanburg plant are the
X3,
X4,
X5,
X6,
X7 and
XM SUV models. In addition to the South Carolina manufacturing facility, BMW's North American companies include sales, marketing, design, and financial services operations in the United States, Mexico, Canada and Latin America.
Complete knock-down assembly facilities Brazil On 9 October 2014, BMW's new
complete knock-down (CKD) assembly plant in
Araquari, assembled its first car— an
F30 3 Series. The cars assembled at Araquari are the
F20 1 Series,
F30 3 Series,
F48 X1,
F25 X3 and Mini Countryman.
Egypt Bavarian Auto Group became the importer of the BMW and Mini brands in 2003. Since 2005, the 3 Series, 5 Series, 7 Series, X1 and X3 models sold in Egypt are assembled from
complete knock-down components at the BMW plant in Cairo. The 20 Million
Euro plant aims to produce 1,700 cars per year.
Indonesia PT. BMW Indonesia was established in 2001 as a subsidiary with a head office located in
Central Jakarta. It was managed by
PT. Astra International. 10 years later in 2011, BMW Group invested more than 100 Billion
Indonesian rupiah to expand its production, by establish the
complete knock-down (CKD) assembly plant in
Gaya Motor's production facility in
Sunter, Jakarta. the plant is currently assembling Indonesian-market
2 Series (gran coupé),
3 Series (sedan),
5 Series (sedan),
7 Series,
X1,
X3,
X5,
X7, and
Mini Countryman.
Malaysia BMW's
complete knock-down (CKD) assembly plant in
Kedah. Assembled Malaysia-market
1 Series,
3 Series,
5 Series,
7 Series,
X1,
X3,
X4,
X5,
X6 and Mini Countryman since 2008.
Russia Russian-market 3 Series and 5 Series cars are assembled from complete knock-down components in
Kaliningrad beginning in 1999. In March 2022, BMW withdrew from the Russian market, ceased new car sales in Russia, and ceased production within Russia, in response to the
Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Uruguay In Uruguay, Spanish-born businessman José Arijón founded Convex (later Camur), which assembled BMW cars from 1965 to 1992. Four models were produced: the
1600,
2002,
3 Series and
5 Series, totalling 12,000 units.
Vehicle importers Canada BMW's first dealership in Canada, located in
Ottawa, was opened in 1969. In 1986, BMW established a head office in Canada. BMW sold 28,149 vehicles in Canada in 2008.
Japan BMW Japan Corp, a wholly owned subsidiary, imports and distributes BMW vehicles in Japan.
Philippines BMW Philippines, an owned subsidiary of
San Miguel Corporation, is the official importer and distributor of BMW in the Philippines. BMW sold 920 vehicles in the Philippines in 2019.
Korea BMW Korea imports BMW vehicles in South Korea with more than fifty service centers to fully cater to South Korean customers. BMW Korea has its own driving center near
Incheon International Airport.
Singapore BMW car represented almost 10% of all new cars registered in 2025, making it the third most popular car brand. == Criticism ==