It has been reported that BMW has filed for building permits to expand Spartenburg - the indication is that they need room for "mini-car" production; Can anyone confirm or deny that and does "mini-car" mean MINI or 1-Series?

 

>>It has been reported that BMW has filed for building permits to expand Spartenburg - the indication is that they need room for "mini-car" production; Can anyone confirm or deny that and does "mini-car" mean MINI or 1-Series?


Here is the link to the expansion Spartanburg Plant they are ramping up to increase the production of Z4's to 230 per day.

No MINI's to be made in America......

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... I'm sure BMW would be pleased to know that the Z is being refered to as a 'mini-car' in the trade papers!

 

If they made the MINI in a BMW plant in Spartanburg, they'd have to put a blue and white roundel on the front, now wouldn't they?

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JS