BMW USA Factory Tour 

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how can i join this company?

How long does it take to get hired on because someone told me that mau broke their contract with BMW and she got hired on in less 90 daus

Fingers crossed bro

+Michael Robert bring back? BMW were always built in Germany in old times.

+Shadowyman - manufacturing of all kinds

Michael Robert ccc

Thanks for watching! Enjoy your new ride!

Runs perfect. But you keep being a loser hater.

I am X5 owner from this factory. TOTAL QUALITY DIASTER. what else other than marketing BS all over. They cannot even make DOOR HANDLES that do not disintegrate...material engineering at BMW and especialyy those JUNK ZF transmissions... never a BMW

@@CalifornianOnEEurope speak for yourself!

@@MrRover30 I am speaking for myself- an owner of a BMW! BMW is a POS company....most laughable are their EV efforts... years behiond TESLA and still those POS do at best 5s 0-60....

Sounds like a good plan.

honda, toyota, bmw, mercedez, hyndai, kia and a few others have factories in the USA. accords, camerys, sontas etc... all made in the USA

These factories are in the US, because if not, the US would simply ban the brands from there. That's why every brand that wants to sell cars in the US needs to have a factory there, with a certain amount of cars produced there.

azthundercloud only x4 x5 x6 are built here

Michael Bentley no they used to build “Z” cars there and the 318 I believe, now they only build X cars

@@mikeskoool2 Do you still own your Z3?

Thanks!

+Diesel Review You should have shown the entire production process. I don't understand what your thing with BMW diesel is.....but BMW does not build very durable or reliable diesels....more so in comparison to the Benchmark...which is Peugeot. Their Light-duty Diesels are superior to all others....and explains they(PSA Group) are #1 in sales World-wide..installed in variety of vehicles(different brand makes). BMW "just in time" is a joke in comparison to the Japanese/Koreans.....which again...set the standard in the least amount of time in producing vehicles and with the least amount of defects which are remedied at the end-of the line.

+Desca It's interesting to see how different cars are made because it really shines a light on what "build quality" really means.

@Hello Brett Thomas, How are you doing?

Do it! What are you waiting for?

Congrats!

Still working there?

@@f30lolz29 nope, I quit about 8 months later. It was a really boring job. Jobs like this in huge factories/plants are also depressing asf

Were you full time or part? Hired on by MAU? ​@@idontevenknowanymore111

Congrats!

I am sure it is tiring

sgs126 they are paid $16/$16.50

Cadnaan05 it won't be built here

+Max N Thanks for watching!

+Max N Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

Nope. I got lucky. This will probably never happen again due to corporate espionage.

+orangegreenify Thanks! I was shocked when they started vehicles for the first time. The first starts were uneventful as there was no sputtering, no stalling, and no drama. Then they drove them to a test booth where they use a test program and rolling road to drive the cars at high speed - before leaving the factory floor! This was done to every X3 and X4 produced for worldwide distribution in this assembly hall. It was a great experience and I'm glad I had the opportunity to share it with everyone.

+Cody Li Tell me about it. I think he was nervous with the camera crew and BMW execs watching. However, it took that mallet well.

+Diesel Review lol I have no clue how it should be put on, just from watching this video I assume that's how BMW puts the logo on XD

Cody Li lmao

+Brian Bradley Thanks for watching! Please subscribe!

Taking delivery at the BMW Performance Center is highly recommended. I haven't done a delivery, but I did get a hot lap on their track last year in the M5. I plan to head back out there soon, so I'll see if BMW has a press car for me to drive on my next visit. The factory tour was literally a last-minute production.

+Diesel Review thanks I'm thinking about picking up my purchase at the performing center.

Do it! I once did European Delivery on an AMG Mercedes. The trip was epic and it added sentimental value to the car. Always do something fun and memorable with a new car. A road trip back home after the Performance Center is the best way to break in a new car.

+Diesel Review will do when I'm ready to buy. Waiting for the 2017 X3 big changes in that car.

This video was recorded and published in 2015.

Unfortunately it cannot be factory done because every configuration is programmed in a certain way, I wanted rear fog lights for mine but my BMW dealership wouldn't let me

It really sucks....

+C. Soul I'm hoping I can do the same thing...would you happen to know if they could at least be purchased through BMW Parts and Accessories? I'm only going to use OEM BMW parts, I don't want any made in China stuff from eBay.

+Jeffrey Wang You should have bought a Volvo, I have the rear fog lights and adaptive brake lights in Canada.

if you shipped your car to EU(I moved) like I did and deal with their NONSENSE software to get stupid LIGHTS working! Those cars are so poorly engineered and they complicate all simple things - to tow it you have to have special red hammer key... think toyota...you press a BUTTON...idiot BMW reinventing simple things to make you buy most asinine stuff for $100s from dealers and deliver ABSOLUTLEY NO convenience or added safety to users. Never a BMW.

+Viptouge Yes.

You're welcome. It was a very cool place to check out.

+Saeed Kazemi Thank you!

You need to make reservations well in advance. It's worth it.

Thanks for watching!

+T Anderson Where have you been? BMW has been selling 3-series models in the US which were either built in Germany or South Africa at least a decade ago. The X5 and Z3 were the original models that were only built in the US. It has expanded over time to what you see today. Even the Mercedes C-class in the US is no longer from Germany, as it's made in Alabama.

Well I was planning to sell my 5 series and get a X5, I might have to stick with the 5 series.

Its Bmw build quality will be excellent even if they build them in Sudan, they have very high standards worldwide.

T Anderson just because it was made in the USA? BMW is BMW. period.

I beg to differ. COmpared to Toyota and Lexus I have had..BMW X5 E70 I have was biggest lemon I ever owned.

+joe g I had to ask because the factory doesn't smell like a new BMW. I'd say it's more or less like the smell inside Costco. For the most part, the new car smell is most likely "off-gassing" from new parts. Thanks for watching!

+Diesel Review great video thanks for the response. I heard that they put something in the air vents to make it have that smell

They produced a plastic made out of rests of paper fabrics what was ealyer thrown away but didn't have this smell of rl plastic was 5 years ago and said they are working on it probly they have now this eco plastic with the right smell

just as reliable as TRABANTS made in DDR in my opinion and experience. I would go ANY KIA over a German car these days! super poor material engineering, reliability and designs. Looks are subjective.

+Ian Powell Assembled. Is that better for you?

+peter jones X3, X4, X5, X6 , X7 =USA

Did you not watch the video?

Yeah but I commented before the video said about them going to the uk. Sorry

Did you not watch the video?

BMW also makes the X6 at Spartanburg, SC USA. The South Carolina BMW plat actually started out making the Z3 and X5 when it first opened, although their fist car was a 3-series. Back in the day, the 3-series was made in Germany and South Africa, and they were imported into the United States from both. The rest of the BMWs are made in the following locations: BMW Group Production NetworkSpartanburg, South Carolina, United StatesBerlin, Germany Dingolfing, GermanyCairo, EgyptCassinetta, ItalyChennai, IndiaEisenach, GermanyGoodwood, Great BritainGraz, AustriaHams Hall, Great BritainJakarta, IndonesiaKaliningrad, RussiaKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaLandshut, GermanyLeipzig, GermanyManaus, BrasiliaMunich, GermanyOxford, Great BritainRayong, ThailandRegensburg, GermanyRosslyn, South AfricaShenyang, China (Dadong)Shenyang, China (Tiexi)Swindon, Great BritainSteyr, AustriaWackersdorf, GermanySan Luis Potosí, Mexico Here is a link to the US facility, with information linking to all of the other plants: www.bmwusfactory.com/manufacturing/bmw-worldwide/

+gagag96 Good catch! Thankfully, that's not a car part. It's a protective skin that hangs on the body to, uh, prevent damage from things that might get dropped.

That's just a foam protector.

Paul Schab, for what reason would UAW workers be jealous?

I wouldn't want to work at a non union plant even if the pay was very well. Today at 53 years old I"d take a lower paying union job rather than higher pay non-union environment. People at there at the core sinful in heart and this includes management why a union is best bet for protection and impartiality.

+Toolmaker It's just a fucking job.

well that's one way of looking it.

Who would want to work for a greedy ass union? I've known people who worked for unions and they won't e re do it again.

Thanks for watching!

+Del Johnson Well, for this factory, they don't produce fwd products.

He's not someone who spends time on the floor. He's in the cushy office in the other building. I was bombarding him with questions for several hours. We walked about 1.5 miles on just THAT portion of the assembly line.

Then you have never worked on a concrete floor do it's likely you have no job. Wood is much better. Not perfect but much better.

You don’t know what you’re talking about. Concrete numbs my feet.

I own X5...till today they did not fix fule pump under recall...car is total reliability disaster. made in this exact factory. Customer Service at BMW COrporate is a total disaster....I will soon make a video on their quality. Those are cars for people that have NO CLUE about engineering...I am a software engineer that understands software...I have never seen cars designed and that poorly made...their software is total disaster..

+JohnS1000RR BMW also makes cars in South Africa (3-series), and they have been imported into the US for quite some time now.

+Anasse Salhi LOL!

and by the way, thanks for sharing, it was very interesting Tour !

+Flush75 LOL! I have always thought people around me were clumsy. It's simply because people are nervous around me. Actually, if you had execs and a camera crew watching without notice, you'd probably be caught off guard as this guy was. He was holding a protective cover, so it's not like he dropped a customer part. Good catch and thanks for watching!

HA! My comment was more-or-less tongue & cheek. Just thought it was a funny moment (occurring in the background). Fantastic tour BTW!!! If I'm lucky, one-day I'll own one of those fancy X4s!

+Arbeli Rozenberg Did you watch the entire video? The SC factory workers are paid less than the unionized workers in Germany and the SC workers are in BMW's largest factory in the world.

+Diesel Review yeah i watched till the very end. they get paid less.whats that suppose to mean? so maybe BMW should start building those cars in China cause their workers will get paid even less. there is something that called 'country pride'. i guess lots of people wouldnt buy Cadillac or Corvette if they knew its built in France for exemple. im sure those American Beemers are a quality equally to those from Germany but still....

+Arbeli Rozenberg On a highly engineered product, any skilled worker can assemble parts. Reliability comes down to engineering. Quality comes down to engineering and craftsmanship. However, most modern products and parts are machine made. It's the assembly by people that still matters. Assembly line workers can't take a break whenever they feel like taking a leak or grabbing a smoke. They must produce with a cadence in shifts. And they are on their feet all day. It's work. So I seriously doubt they don't take the job seriously enough to not care. Next time you go to a restaurant or bar, consider who works harder, the bartender, server, or the assembly line? Quality of the job and where it's done almost makes no difference these days if engineered correctly, which is why highly talented techies work from home. Does working from home degrade the quality over working from an office? Thanks for watching!

But those workers are paid well.

If you want American then you’re better off with Toyota, Honda, bmw for the x line of vehicles. These companies actually make their vehicles in America. Ford not so much, well maybe the mustang and f150 but the parts come from Mexico...

I am German! The standards of production, is the same as in Germany! The same high quality! BMW QUALITY!!!!!!! Don't worry about that !!!!!!

Nope,BMW has factory in China too

PRC = People's Republic of China

+Tadeusz Tomaszew You are in a messed up mental state, but I'll leave this comment here for entertainment.

your comments on OTHER people mental state DO attest to your mental state. BMW cars are super poor quality and this factory produces cars with quality that DOOR HANDLES disintegrate in 5 years due to POOR materials. Stick to your mental state of DIESEL. Their QUALITY in customer satisfaction polls show what they make. Cars that are a NIGHTMARE to maintain long term and their recall history and customer treatment...disaster. As for your comment attacking me for my review of BMW poor and disastrous quality of cars ...you do sound to me like a rep from BMW that I dealt trying to have them fix fuel pump required under NHTSA recall !!!! Customer service typical for a country that was doing so much stuff under nazi rule obliterating half of the world starting 1939

You should refrain from assulting others on newsgroups. I am refering to BMW quality of engineering. and you better refrain such NAZI personal attacks on others. This is especially alarming since you are posting about BMW, the company that used forced labor to produce stuff for a NAZI regime. Never a BMW in m lifetime, the X5 they produced is a total lemon and disaster - poor enigneering, bad or NO durability of materials, design issues that are typical for 5th world countries - Trabant from DDR was better in its reliability than my X5. Till today NHTSA fuele pump recall did not get done as it should have been - constant issues with fuel pump. Seeking help from BMW is like a JOKE. If one has time it is easier and faster to just sue the hell out of them...this company does not seem to be able to make DOOR HANDLES right let alone the ZF transmissions are total TOTAL reliability disaster.

I think your vernacular qualifies for the 3rd world GHETTO where JUNK cars are assembled. I think it may also well characterize the education, culture and intrelligence of fans of certain 'brands' of cars. It speaks for itself who drives what.