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BMW may source transmissions in U.S.

BMW says growth at its Spartanburg, S.C., plant makes using U.S.-built transmissions economically attractive.
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By:
Christiaan Hetzner
March 16, 2019 04:00 AM

GENEVA — BMW could decide as early as this summer whether to begin sourcing transmissions in the U.S. for its manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, S.C., the group's largest in the world.

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