E36 built in USA? Thought only E46 ??

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Can someone tell me when BMW started building 3 series in America? (Kentucky??)
Having a problem finding same, and not finding answers, so I guess I'm cheating by asking here.
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The only cars bmw has EVER built in the us is the Z3, Z4, X3, and X5 in Spartanburg South Carolina, not kentucky.

Where'd you get your info [confused]
 
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I think he is thinking of the Corvette....another great car. I have been down to the corvette plant before and its really awesome, i would love to go to germany and watch at a BMW plant....Has anyone ever done that?
 
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epj3 said:
The only cars bmw has EVER built in the us is the Z3, Z4, X3, and X5 in Spartanburg South Carolina, not kentucky.

Where'd you get your info [confused]
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Actually, that's not quite right. The X3 is not being built in Spartanburg. I think they built a few of them there, but not production models to be sold. Also, they built 318i's at the Spartanburg plant before starting production of the Z3. I think they built 318i's for about two years before the Z3 went into production. The plant was intended to build American market 3 series cars and later the Z3s. When demand for the Z3 skyrocketed, they dropped production of the 318i's to devote the plant's entire resources to building Z3s. So, there are American built E36 318i's around.

Where'd you get your info?? [;)]
 
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jrt67ss350 said:
Actually, that's not quite right. The X3 is not being built in Spartanburg. I think they built a few of them there, but not production models to be sold. Also, they built 318i's at the Spartanburg plant before starting production of the Z3. I think they built 318i's for about two years before the Z3 went into production. The plant was intended to build American market 3 series cars and later the Z3s. When demand for the Z3 skyrocketed, they dropped production of the 318i's to devote the plant's entire resources to building Z3s. So, there are American built E36 318i's around.

Where'd you get your info?? [;)]
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The spartanburg plant's website.

I didnt see that they made the 318.. they did only build them for 3 years though.

http://www.bmwusfactory.com/milestones/
 
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