Exactly how many BMW X3 units were built at Plant Rosslyn in South Africa in 2024? Here’s a look at the official production figures for last year…
At the recent BMW Group Annual Conference, the Munich-based automaker shared all sorts of interesting facts and figures, including exactly how many BMW X3 units were produced at Plant Rosslyn in South Africa last year.
As a reminder, the BMW Group – which comprises the BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad brands – reported a worldwide sales figure of 2 450 804 units for 2024. For the record, that represents a 4.0% year-on-year decline.
Last year, the BMW Group manufactured a total of 2 513 830 vehicles (or 2 729 557, including BMW Motorrad products), down 5.6% year on year. BMW’s Spartanburg factory in the United States built the most vehicles at 396 117 (or 15.8% of the automobile total).
Dadong (China), Regensburg (Germany), Dingolfing (Germany), Tiexi (China), Leipzig (Germany), Munich (Germany) and Oxford (United Kingdom) all likewise reported 6-figure production numbers in 2024, with San Luis Potosí (Mexico) falling just short on 95 236 units.
What about Plant Rosslyn in South Africa? Well, the local facility – which was the BMW Group’s very first manufacturing facility established outside of Germany – produced 55 516 units (down 18.6%, year on year) in 2024, seeing it rank 10th. That figure represents 2.2% of the BMW Group’s automobile production total for last year.
Keep in mind, of course, that Plant Rosslyn make the switch from building the G01-series X3 to manufacturing the latest G45-series X3 last year, which would have interrupted production (and likely explains at least part of that 18.6% year-on-year fall). The final G01-series unit rolled off the line in September 2024, with production of the G45-series model starting the following month.
BMW Group South Africa says it reintroduced a 3rd production shift in early January 2025, “to meet growing demand”, with the plant now projected to produce an average of 110 units per shift. The local facility builds the X3 30e xDrive, X3 20 (petrol) and X3 20d (diesel) derivatives, with the X3 40d xDrive set to join the production line in May 2025. Plant Rosslyn is the only facility in the world producing the X3 30e xDrive PHEV and X3 40d xDrive.
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