BMW South Africa’s Rosslyn, Pretoria plant has built its millionth vehicle, a 3 Series sedan.

“Globalisation has been an inherent part of our corporate strategy for more than four decades. Established in 1973, plant Rosslyn was BMW Group’s first foreign plant and represents a cornerstone of our global production network with presently 30 sites in 14 countries. To this day, the South African production site remains a vivid example of a successful market entry through local production,” said BMW production chief Harald Krüger.

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In 2014, 3 Series sedan exports from Plant Rosslyn increased by over 17%.

That year the 2,900 workers built 68,771 units for local and export markets. 

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