BMW starts Gen6 battery-pack production in South Carolina

The Woodruff plant will supply nearby Spartanburg with locally assembled packs for the electric iX5 and future US-built EVs.

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Source published 13 Nov 2026 · Briefing published 15 November 2026

Conceptual South Carolina EV battery plant assembling cylindrical cells into high-voltage packs.

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BMW opened its Woodruff, South Carolina, battery-assembly plant and began series production of sixth-generation high-voltage packs. The facility is 15 miles from Plant Spartanburg, where the company says the electric iX5 will become its first battery-electric model assembled in the United States.

Woodruff is BMW’s fourth Gen6 battery-assembly site to enter production. More than 300 employees and about 250 robots integrate supplied cylindrical cells directly into packs, while inline inspection, digital twins, virtual-reality training and in-house AI tools support quality control.

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