As of as we speak, pricing for the two Sequence Coupe and its M2 sibling is up 4%. Why? To offset the Trump administration’s 25% tariffs on imported vehicles. As a refresher, the G42 and G87 are completely inbuilt Mexico on the San Luis Potosí plant. However there’s a silver lining. A memo despatched to U.S. sellers and seen by Automotive Information reveals that the posh model received’t increase costs on most imported vehicles till the tip of subsequent month.
Automotive Information studies that value safety will proceed via June, so you continue to have a few months to buy a BMW not inbuilt Spartanburg on the present value. The X3 via X7, together with the XM, are assembled in South Carolina. The remaining fashions come from factories exterior the U.S. BMWBLOG has already reported that value safety for the Mexican-built 3 Sequence sedan has been prolonged via no less than the tip of Might.
It’s too early to say how for much longer BMW will have the ability to protect prospects from greater costs to offset the newly imposed tariffs. Costs have already risen considerably in recent times, and there are not any fashions obtainable for below $40,000. Even a base 228 Gran Coupe with front-wheel drive now begins at $40,775. On the different finish of the lineup, a totally loaded, two-tone i7 M70 can attain $205,950.
Talking of electrical automobiles, BMW additionally famous in the identical memo that it’ll halt EV manufacturing for the U.S. market in Might. The corporate fastidiously used the phrase “postpone,” signaling a short lived pause within the manufacturing of U.S.-bound EVs. Within the first quarter of 2025, EV gross sales rose 26.4% to 13,538 items. The spike was pushed by sturdy demand for the i4 (up 57%) and the pre-facelift iX (up 23.1%).
The Spartanburg plant doesn’t at present construct zero-emission automobiles, however that’s about to vary. BMW has introduced plans to supply no less than six EVs in South Carolina by the tip of the last decade. Whereas it hasn’t named them, sources point out that three fashions would be the iX5, iX6, and iX7. The luxurious trio will share the CLAR platform of the next-gen X5 (G65), X6 (G66), and X7 (G67).
We received’t be stunned if the remaining three fashions are additionally SUVs.
Supply: Automotive News
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