The heart of the “Bayerische Motoren Werke” is located in Bavaria. Alongside the parent plant in Munich, the state capital, BMW Group also operates high-volume full plants in Dingolfing and Regensburg. As more BMWs roll off the line at the BMW Group Plant Leipzig in Germany, they are now accompanied by MINI vehicles. There are also major international locations, such as Spartanburg in the USA, Rosslyn in South Africa, Shenyang in China, and San Luis de Potosí in Mexico, while the BMW Group Plant Debrecen is currently under construction in Hungary. In Great Britain, the BMW Group manufactures MINI vehicles in Oxford and Rolls-Royce cars in Goodwood. These internationally renowned production facilities together form Production Network 1.
However, the BMW Group also operates Production Network 2 - and has done since 1957! What started with the production of the BMW Isetta in England now encompasses seven locations in Asia, North Africa, and South America. All of these are in markets with high rates of duty on imported vehicles. Cars manufactured in those markets are not subject to these customs regulations.