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Originally Posted by mkoesel
and thus they would rather just sell us all X3s over here. After all, US prices are already very low when compared with the ROW. Making money on the X1, especially with it being produced over sees and subject to the typical currency flucutations, high shipping costs, etc. vs. the X3 being built here on our soil, may be a tough proposition.
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BMW has expanded the plant in SC before to accommodate the increase in capacity of making all the X vehicles on one production line. It would make sense, especially for the US market, to also make the X1 in SC.
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