The first BMW 318i, rolls off the line.
Assembly Milestones.
![BMW 318i first car produced with associate signatures, know as the signature car.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702052093652/1994-signaturecar.jpeg)
First Car Assembled.
First Car Assembled.
![](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_1643931105/image.coreimg.jpeg/1568894202725/z3-roadster-3.jpeg)
BMW Z3 Roadster.
BMW Z3 Roadster.
First BMW Z3 Roadster comes off the line at Plant Spartanburg.
![BMW Z3 Coupe and M Coupe begin assembly at Plant Spartanburg. Vehicle parked on gravel road with trees in background.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_1305607746/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702052249616/1998-z3-coupe.jpeg)
BMW Z3 Coupe.
BMW Z3 Coupe.
BMW Z3 Coupe and M Coupe begin assembly at Plant Spartanburg.
![X5 beauty shot on road at dusk.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_989530818/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702052491989/1999-x5.jpeg)
BMW X5.
BMW X5.
Assembly of the first BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle begins at Plant Spartanburg.
![](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_1407627453/image.coreimg.jpeg/1568894186489/2002-z4-roadster.jpeg)
BMW Z4 Roadster.
BMW Z4 Roadster.
First BMW Z4 Roadster comes off the line at Plant Spartanburg.
![BMW Z4 Coupe and M Coupe assembly begins. Beauty shot of Z4 on the road with desert background.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_1029653444/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702052618646/2005-z4-coupe-2.jpeg)
BMW Z4 Coupé.
BMW Z4 Coupé.
BMW Z4 Coupe and M Coupe assembly begins.
![One millionth BMW assembled at Plant Spartanburg. Vehicle staged outside office in K-Platz for associates to see.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_954033384/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702052799956/2006-onemillionth.jpeg)
One millionth BMW assembled at Plant Spartanburg.
One millionth BMW assembled at Plant Spartanburg.
BMW Z4 M Roadster.
![Assembly of the first BMW X6 Sports Activity Coupe begins at Plant Spartanburg. Two X6 vehicles parked on a road with rocky background.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_1949196263/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702052938104/2008-x6-2.jpeg)
BMW X6.
BMW X6.
Assembly of the first BMW X6 Sports Activity Coupe begins at Plant Spartanburg.
![Beauty shot of the first BMW X5 M going over a bridge.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_765007786/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702053009023/2009-x5-m.jpeg)
BMW X5 M.
BMW X5 M.
Assembly of the first BMW X5 M begins at Plant Spartanburg.
![Beauty shot of first X6 M in front of a building.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_1615066834/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702053068828/2009-x6-m.jpeg)
BMW X6 M.
BMW X6 M.
Assembly of the first BMW X6 M begins at Plant Spartanburg.
![Associate working on the assembly of a BMW X6 Active Hybrid.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_1887799426/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702053179683/2009-x6-activehybrid.jpeg)
BMW X6 Active Hybrid.
BMW X6 Active Hybrid.
Assembly of the BMW X6 Active Hybrid begins at Plant Spartanburg.
![P90063632 Two BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicles parked on a road with a desert mountain background.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_1180488918/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702053276705/2010-x3-2.jpeg)
BMW X3.
BMW X3.
Assembly of the BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle begins at Plant Spartanburg.
![Two Millionth BMW assembled at Plant Spartanburg on the finish line.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_913511751/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702070298540/2012-twomillionth-edit.jpeg)
Two Millionth BMW assembled at Plant Spartanburg.
Two Millionth BMW assembled at Plant Spartanburg.
BMW X3 xDrive 35i.
![2014 First X4 on the assembly line.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_1030780796/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702054086755/2014-x4-2560-896.jpeg)
BMW X4.
BMW X4.
Assembly of the first BMW X4 Sports Activity Coupe begins at Plant Spartanburg.
![Associates on the assembly line gather around the 3 millionth vehicle.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_1263699644/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702054213348/2015-threemillionth.jpeg)
Three Millionth BMW Assembled at Plant Spartanburg.
Three Millionth BMW Assembled at Plant Spartanburg.
BMW X5 M.
![Line associate assembles the first series plug-in hybrid vehicle, the BMW X5 xDrive40e.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_1865880720/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702054347208/2015-x5-plug-inhybridelectricvehicle.jpeg)
BMW X5 Plug-in Hybrid.
BMW X5 Plug-in Hybrid.
As a pioneer for electro-mobility in the U.S., the Spartanburg plant assembles the first series plug-in hybrid vehicle, the BMW X5 xDrive40e.
![Associates celebrating four millionth BMW Assembled at Plant Spartanburg. They are gathered around the vehicle with a banner.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_1183159563/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702054460205/2017-4millionth.jpeg)
Four Millionth BMW Assembled at Plant Spartanburg.
Four Millionth BMW Assembled at Plant Spartanburg.
BMW X3 xDrive 40i.
![The first BMW X7 Sports Activity Vehicle on the assembly with an associate putting on the grille.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_235721554/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702054553519/2018-x7.jpeg)
BMW X7.
BMW X7.
Assembly of the first BMW X7 Sports Activity Vehicle begins at Plant Spartanburg.
![Assembly of the first BMW X3 M begins at Plant Spartanburg. It is shown in the body shop surrounded by Kuka robots.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_1712438190/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702054629505/2019-x3-m.jpeg)
BMW X3 M.
BMW X3 M.
Assembly of the first BMW X3 M begins at Plant Spartanburg.
![Assembly of the first BMW X4 M begins at Plant Spartanburg. Associate putting wheels on the first vehicle.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_1118900478/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702054722119/2019-x4-m.jpeg)
BMW X4 M.
BMW X4 M.
Assembly of the first BMW X4 M begins at Plant Spartanburg.
![Five Millionth Vehicle, BMW X5 M Competition, on assembly line with associates in front of it holding a graphic sign.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_1934151373/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702055229966/associates-5ml-2560-896.jpeg)
Five Millionth BMW Assembled at Plant Spartanburg.
Five Millionth BMW Assembled at Plant Spartanburg.
BMW X5 M Competition.
![Java Green Metallic BMW X6 M on a lift in the assembly process.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_989744306/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702055265574/2022-6milvehicle-2560-896.jpeg)
Six Millionth BMW assembled at Plant Spartanburg.
Six Millionth BMW assembled at Plant Spartanburg.
BMW X6 M.
![BMW XM in assembly process. Associate is installing the grille.](/spartanburg/en/our-plant/production_milestones/_jcr_content/main/layoutcontainer_copy/storylinecontainer/storylinemodule_851095867/image.coreimg.jpeg/1702055344603/2022firsteverxm-2560-896.jpeg)
BMW XM.
BMW XM.
Assembly of the first BMW XM begins at Plant Spartanburg.
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