The Woodruff facility is predicted to create more than 300 onsite jobs. Credit: BMW Group.

Luxury vehicles manufacturer BMW Group has broken ground on a new high-voltage battery assembly facility in Woodruff, South Carolina, US.

The plant will encompass approximately 100 acres and is expected to generate sixth-generation batteries for the company’s BMW X electric vehicles (EV) that are manufactured at the Spartanburg plant in the same state.

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The new facility at Woodruff is expected to create more than 300 onsite jobs.

President and CEO of BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg Robert Engelhorn said: “Today’s ground-breaking is the start of a new era at Plant Spartanburg as we prepare to produce fully electric BMW X models for the world.

“The road to the future begins here in South Carolina. Plant Woodruff will be state-of-the-art in terms of sustainability, flexibility, and digitalisation.”

Last October, the company announced a $1.7bn investment in its US companies, $1bn for establishing the Spartanburg EV manufacturing plant, and $700m to develop a new high-voltage battery assembly facility in Woodruff.

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Plant Woodruff will become the next BMW iFACTORY and is set to fulfil environmental standards by running on 100% renewable electricity and not using fossil fuels.

BMW AG’s Battery Production senior vice-president Markus Fallböhmer said: “We are working consistently to advance the transformation to electromobility.

“Cutting-edge production facilities for top-performance high-voltage batteries are a decisive factor in this.

“Close connection of battery production with vehicle production is part of our strategy.”