Most likely, it will start in Q2 of next year.
BMW is soon launching a long-wheelbase version the X5 in China. This market has many brands offering many vehicles in LWB configurations. A company spokesperson recently confirmed that the X5 will also be produced in China. Automotive News quoted a spokesperson who said that the luxury sport utility vehicle will soon be available for assembly in China. The Spartanburg factory will not be affected by the new production.
We are increasing our global production capacity for the BMW X5, in order to satisfy the worldwide demand. The spokesperson for Automotive News stated that the BMW X5 will now be produced in China. This is to meet the Chinese market. Currently, no date has been given for the Chinese X5 production. AN reports that it will occur in the second quarter next year at a plant owned by the BMW Brilliance joint venture. This information was derived from leaked documents obtained from a US supplier. The German newspaper Handelsblatt also published the same unofficial information. BMW sold nearly 700,000 cars in China between January and September from all models. This is almost 20 percent more than last year, and represents a third of all BMWs sold in China from Europe, Asia and the Americas. BMW delivered 41,770 X5 models in the United States during the first nine months.