宝马宣布计划向美国南卡罗来纳州Spartanburg工厂投资10亿美元以增加X7产量,计划到2016年底使该厂年产量提升至45万辆。增加的产量中有一部分属于全新X7，这款车将只在这家工厂投产。宝马虽然并未透露X7更多细节，但先前有报道称，X7将是一款七座跨界车，将于2017或2018年上市。目前对于X7知之甚少，但预计该车将与下一代5系和7系车共享同一平台。除了宣布将投产X7外，宝马还证实计划“近期”在该长投产X5插电混动车。这款车的前身是Concept X5 eDrive概念车，量产版很可能搭载一台TwinPower Turbo四缸汽油引擎，一台电机和xDrive全轮驱动系统。预计车辆百公里加速时间不到7秒，百公里平均油耗3.8升，在纯电动模式下可行驶30公里。

 

BMW X7 announced, will be built at their Spartanburg plant

BMW has announced plans to invest $1 billion (€726.8 / ￡601.5 million) into their Spartanburg, South Carolina plant to increase annual production to 450,000 units by the end of 2016.

 

Part of the additional production capacity will be used for the all-new X7 which will be built exclusively at the plant. BMW didn't have much to say about the model but previous reports have indicated it will be a seven seat crossover that will be launched in 2017 or 2018. Little else is known about the X7 but it is expected to ride on the same platform that underpins the next-generation 5- and 7-Series.

 

Besides announcing the X7, BMW confirmed plans to produce an X5 plug-in hybrid at the plant in the "near future." The model was previewed by the Concept X5 eDrive and will likely have a TwinPower Turbo four-cylinder petrol engine, an electric motor and an xDrive all-wheel drive system. This could enable the crossover to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in less than seven seconds, average approximately 3.8 L/100km (61.9 mpg US / 74.3 mpg UK) and travel up to 30 km (18.6 miles) on electricity alone.