BMW investing $1.7B in S Carolina as automaker shifts to EVs

A worker checks a new vehicle at the X3 X4 assembly hall at the BMW Spartanburg plant in Greer, S.C., Wednesday, Oct, 19, 2022. BMW's sprawling factory near Spartanburg, will get a $1 billion investment, and the German automaker will spend another $700 million to build a battery plant nearby as it begins the transition to electric vehicles in the U.S., the company announced. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)