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Watch the BMW F30 3 Series Assembly Process on Rosslyn Production Line
BIMMERPOST NEWS Watch the BMW F30 3 Series Assembly Process on Rosslyn Production Line Watch the F30 3 Series assembly process at the BMW Rosslyn Plant in South Africa. See the F30 in Body Shop, Paint Shop, Assembly, and Final Assembly. The F30 is currently produced in three different BMW plants - Munich (Germany), Regensburg (Germany) and Rosslyn (South Africa). How do you find out where your F30 (or any other BMW model) was built? The answer is located in your car's VIN number. The 11th digit of your VIN indicates the plant of assembly. Quote:
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12-20-2012, 11:52 AM | #2 |
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This got my looking at my vin number, and I see the 11th digit is an "V", so I wonder where it was built.
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12-21-2012, 09:48 AM | #6 |
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Wasn't there (or is there) a troll here that would claim your BMW wasn't a real BMW if it was made in SA? Thanks for the link, I will definitely watch it later.
I took the factory tour when I took European delivery on Dec. 5th in Munich. If you have the opportunity, I recommend it. It's a lot of fun. FYI on the N55 engine. It's not made in Germany, but Austria. |
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12-21-2012, 10:08 AM | #7 | |
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Country of Origin: Engine - Germany Transmission - Germany Do SA builds get their N55 from Austria? BTW, my 2010 E90 I just returned was an SA build. Was virtually trouble free for 36 months. |
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12-21-2012, 04:04 PM | #8 |
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My 11th digit is a "K"
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12-21-2012, 04:12 PM | #9 |
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feel bad for those with south african build, that production line looks like a joke compared to germany and i lived in SA for a year.....i wouldnt want to buy a pencil made from that place.
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12-21-2012, 04:19 PM | #10 |
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Could watch these over and over again. Thanks for the info
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12-21-2012, 05:00 PM | #11 |
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I'm sure the massive build quality problem in the SA plant is being ignored by BMW to make a quick Euro.
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12-21-2012, 05:49 PM | #16 |
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I'm not too impressed by this production line, are any 328s still made in Germany??
Idk but the German production line just has a different feel to it, all have gloves,matching uniforms and a body language that says, "excited to be working here building bimmers". The guys in this vid didn't seem that confident or something.
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Rusty seat rail?
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12-21-2012, 06:26 PM | #18 |
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I bet if you couldn't see the people's faces in the video and this was relabeled "new production line in Germany" you'd all be going fanboy nuts over how amazing it is.
Seriously, the amount of stereotyping and intolerance in this thread makes me wanna |
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BMW US-based assembly has the worst reputation over here, probably mostly due to the design/quality of the X cars that are produced there. SA isn't generally considered a problem amongst NZ buyers.
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Rusty seat rails affect German cars too.
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All the stuff that really matters is made my machine anyway, so what does it matter if its made in south africa or timbuktu? Additionally, most of the metals used in production of the 3 series are mined in south africa too, it makes sense to produce some of them there. |
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