Metalwork strike affects production at BMW South Africa Rosslyn plant
BMW South Africa Rosslyn plant output has been negatively affected by a wage strike in the engineering sector as a result of the biggest metalworkers… Read more →
Bakkie sales war: Nissan aims for top three with new Navara
As the fresh rubber of the 2021 Nissan Navara rolls onto showroom floors for the first time, Nissan South Africa gave an indication of where… Read more →
First locally-built Nissan Navaras roll off the assembly line
Nissan South Africa celebrated a milestone this week as the first locally-built Navara models started rolling off the company’s assembly line in Rosslyn, Gauteng. Nissan… Read more →
Hardcore Nissan Navara ‘Warrior’ might be built in SA, too – report
A fresh report claims the Australian-developed “Warrior” flagship version of the latest Nissan Navara might end up being built in South Africa. Of course, local… Read more →
BMW Group invests another R400m in SA operations
The BMW Group has announced the investment of an additional R400-million into its South African operations, to facilitate the creation of a new regional distribution… Read more →
BMW 3 Series production to move from SA to Mexico
As you may already know, the BMW 3 Series sedan will soon no longer be produced here in South Africa, as the brand’s Rosslyn plant is set… Read more →
1 Millionth BMW 3 Series produced at Rosslyn
In 1973 BMW’s Rosslyn plant was established, and today it produced its 1 millionth 3 Series sedan. Interestingly, this plant in Pretoria was the Bavarian… Read more →
3 Series production kicks off in South Africa
BMW has been building vehicles in South Africa since the early ’70s. BMW Plant Rosslyn was the first BMW manufacturing facility that was established outside of Germany. In 2009, BMW further showed its faith in South Africa when it committed to invest R2,2-billion in Plant Rosslyn to successfully secure the production of the F30 BMW 3 Series. Production on the new 3 Series has now officially started.
BMW expands local operations
BMW recently completed production of its 300 000th current generation 3 Series Sedan at its local production plant in Rosslyn just outside Pretoria in Gauteng. The company also announced the expansion of its production capacities at the plant.
