In March 1973 the newly established plant of BMW SA started to produce the first BMW vehicles, laying the foundation for a South African icon.
Located in Rosslyn, outside Pretoria, it was the first BMW production site outside Germany and has over the years produced iconic cars unique to SA including the BMW 2000 SA, BMW 745i, BMW 530 MLE and BMW 333i, as well as the BMW 325iS.To date, more than 1.6-million cars have been produced in the Rosslyn plant, including nearly 1.2-million BMW 3 Series over five generations, before changing to BMW X3 production in 2018.
In 2018, the company opened a R73m training academy at Plant Rosslyn and, in April 2019, a new R109m retailer training centre was opened at company’s Midrand headquarters to support its retailer partners.Peter van Binsbergen, CEO of BMW Group SA and the first South African to occupy this seat, said: “Plant Rosslyn represents a cornerstone of the BMW Group’s global production network of more than 30 sites in 15 countries.
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