President Cyril Ramaphosa visits BMW Group Plant and Training Academy, 24 Jul

President Cyril Ramaphosa will this morning, Thursday, 24 July 2025, attend a showcase of the successful implementation of the latest investment for production of the new BMW X3 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle at the automaker’s plant at Rosslyn, Pretoria.

Themed "BMW Group South Africa: Leading Today, Enabling Tomorrow", the event marking the start of the new vehicle will highlight the firm’s commitment to strengthening South Africa's economic vitality and advancing industrial innovation.

The event will showcase the active partnership between industry and Government - a collaboration essential for driving innovation, catalysing job creation, and propelling sustainable growth within South Africa’s automotive sector.

It also demonstrates the BMW Group’s dedication to leading today through operational excellence and enabling tomorrow by strategically investing in the nation's future.

The new BMW X3 has been declared South Africa’s Car of the Year for 2025.

BMW Group announced further investment in its plant operations in Rosslyn during the President's Investment Conference held on 13 April 2023, as a commitment to South Africa.

BMW has a long history in the country, and its footprint has grown significantly over time.

BMW’s investment in its Rosslyn plant dates back five decades.

The plant operations are also a significant anchor and justification for the continued operations of BMW in South Africa, including the National Sales Company, BMW Financial Services, and BMW IT Development Hub.

BMW and its supply chain sustain tens of thousands of livelihoods directly and indirectly as a result of BMW Group activities in South Africa.

Details of the event are as follows:

Date: Thursday, 24 July 2025
Time: 10h30am
Venue: Training Academy, BMW Group Plant, Rosslyn, Pretoria 
                
Media access will be limited to coverage of President Ramaphosa’s remarks at the end of his tour of the plant, on which he will be accompanied only by BMW representatives.

Media enquiries: 
Vincent Magwenya
Spokesperson to the President
E-mail: media@presidency.gov.za

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