The President of Mexico reported that BMW will install its new plant for electric cars in San Luis Potosí with an investment of 800 million euros.

He also commented that, together with Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, he will visit the entity in February to officially announce said investment. Cluster Industrial consulted the information with the BMW Group Corporate Communications Department, San Luis Potosí plant, where they told us that up to now they cannot provide information.

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If the investment is made, this new plant, dedicated to electromobility, would be an expansion of the existing plant in the municipality of Villa Reyes, San Luis Potosí, generating around 800 new jobs.

Currently, BMW produces electric models only in 5 plants in the world, 3 in Germany and 2 in China, Mexico being the first in North America, for this, Mexico would have competed with Germany to get this investment.

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BMW has been evaluating potential nations to install its new plant for some time, to which, if the investment is confirmed, the OEM would enjoy a strong commercial ally thanks to the T-MEC and the Nearshoring trend that Mexico is experiencing.

In December, the production of the BMW M2 began in San Luis Potosí, where the BMW 3 Series is also assembled and in 2021 with the new BMW 2 Series Coupé.

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