BMW Will Idle Its Biggest Plant, Sidelining 11,000 U.S. Workers
- South Carolina facility is one of few left operating in U.S.
- Factory expects to run out of critical parts by early April
A worker at the BMW plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina
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BMW AG’s South Carolina SUV factory, one of the last U.S. auto assembly plants still operating, will be idled early next month.
The factory, which makes the brand’s lucrative X3, X5 and X7 sport utility vehicles, will shut down starting April 3 for more than two weeks, the German company said in a statement, confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report.