After two years of starting operations in Mexico, BMW is investing an additional 30 million dollars for the second vehicle that it will assemble at its San Luis Potosí plant, the 2 Series Coupé, whose Mexican manufacture will be exclusive to the world to begin manufacturing from September, announced Harald Gottsche, CEO of BMW at the San Luis Potosí Plant.

“The 2 Series coupe that we will start to produce at the end of the summer and it is very important to us because it will be the first model to be produced exclusively from Mexico for the global market. The Series 3 is currently produced in China, (Munich) Germany and in Mexico, but the Series 2 only in Mexico for the global market ”, said the representative of the German automaker in an interview with El Economista.

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Gottsche highlighted the importance of the commission from the parent company in Germany to Mexico, since the responsibility for the launch falls on Mexico, which will be more important, "because we want to show that this plant (SLP) is ready for future launches, with the same quality of any other BMW product ”.

Currently the plant has an annual production of 175,000 units of its Series 3 model, which is also assembled in China and Germany, however, the Series 2 will be manufactured exclusively by Mexico.

Last April the German company completed two years of operating in Mexico, when they invested 1,100 million dollars that has allowed it to develop, so more investment will be added for the new Series 2 assembly, which will mean growth due to its flexibility with which it was built.

According to Solili, in the month of May 2021, San Luis Potosí reached a figure of more than 19 thousand square meters, continuing with the upward trend in demand.

Click here to consult the industrial report of San Luis Potosí.

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