100,000TH BMW X5 WILL BE SHIPPED TO A CANADIAN RETAILER
BMW Manufacturing Corp. in Spartanburg, South Carolina, has produced its 100,000th X5 sports activity vehicle. The Siena Red X5, with Beige Montana leather and wood trim, rolled off the Spartanburg-S.C. line at 3 p.m., EDT, and is destined for a BMW retailer in Ontario. "The production of the 100,000th X5 is made even more momentous by having the X5 bound for a Canadian retailer," explains Hendrik von Kuenheim, President and CEO of BMW Canada Inc. "Sales of the X series have contributed strongly to BMW Canada's outstanding sales overall."