BMW has reaffirmed its commitment to build at least six fully electric vehicles in the United States, a pledge first announced in October 2022. The renewed commitment came this week, alongside the start of Gen6 battery production at the company's facility in Woodruff, South Carolina. Yet the German carmaker has so far named only one of the six models it intends to make locally.
The confirmed model is the iX5, carrying the G65 designation. The remaining five vehicles have not been identified, although all are expected to be sport utility vehicles. The target is for six locally assembled electric vehicles by 2030, which would make the US a central pillar of the group's electrification strategy.
There is also a discrepancy in the company's own communications. BMW's 2025 Annual Report states that electric vehicles built in South Carolina will carry the X badge, a designation that does not match the iX naming used for its current electric range. That inconsistency leaves open how the future American lineup will be branded and marketed.
Several candidates have been mentioned in reporting on the plans. The iX7 is considered the most likely near-term launch, with a probable debut in 2027. It would be BMW's first three-row electric SUV, a segment where the brand currently has no battery-electric offering. A coupe-style SUV, the iX6, is expected around 2028 and could be built at the company's Spartanburg plant.
A larger SUV in the style of the X9 is also under consideration, but it has not yet been approved. Such a vehicle would compete directly with established American full-size models including the Cadillac Escalade and the Lincoln Navigator. If it receives approval, it could carry the iX9 badge, which would bring the tally of confirmed or planned American-built models to four.
Other electric models are considered unlikely to be produced in the US. The iX3 is due to be built in Hungary and, from 2027, at a Mexican plant dedicated to the Neue Klasse platform, while the iX4 is assembled in Debrecen. A second-generation iX1 has been put forward as a speculative final candidate, though no confirmation exists.
The full lineup has not yet been revealed, and the predictions circulating in the market could prove wrong. For now, BMW's US electrification plan rests on a single confirmed model, a set of unconfirmed SUV candidates and a 2030 deadline that the company has repeated but not yet detailed.