The carmaker’s battery assembly plant in South Carolina will be key to reducing logistics costs and risks in EV production.
When BMW Group starts production in 2026 at a new battery assembly plant in Woodruff, South Carolina, where executives broke ground this week, the plant will be an important hub in an integrated, localised supply chain for electric vehicle production for the carmaker globally.
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