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Life at Bmw Manufacturing Corp

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The Ultimate Work Experience

* Life at BMW Manufacturing Corp.

* Career Paths

* Respect for the Individual

* Community

BMW Manufacturing Corp. takes pride producing the world's supply of BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicles and Z4 Roadsters. We are proud because our associates commit themselves to innovate, lead, and produce a quality product...the Ultimate Driving Machine.

Associates at BMW Manufacturing Corp. either produce or support production. We strive constantly to improve efficiency in our production process. Associate opportunities include:

* Body, Paint or Assembly team, where you'll help fine-tune the processes and technologies used to make our award-winning vehicles

* Process Engineers, where you'll work with designers in Germany to create the system that makes the vehicles

* Procurement and Logistics, where you'll ensure the safe delivery of parts to the plant, and of our automobiles to the world

* Finance, Quality, Human Resources and Communications, where you'll help keep our production team running efficiently and effectively

One of the foundations of our culture is a commitment to ensure a work environment which values and respects the individuality of each Associate.

We at BMW Manufacturing Corp. believe in respect for each individual and in valuing the differences of each Associate. We are committed to having a productive work environment, and we expect the highest standard of personal conduct from all Associates. Each of us is expected to act in a positive manner which shows true respect for one another.

Cultural diversity in our workplace is our goal. The support and cooperation of our entire team is necessary as we strive to make certain that opportunities are, indeed, equal for all.

BMW Manufacturing Corp. is committed to equal opportunity in employment, compensation, training, transfers, promotions, and all other aspects of employment regardless of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status or disability. This commitment applies to all company-sponsored activities, educational programs, and social and recreational activities, as well as the conduct of suppliers, contractors, and visitors.

BMW Manufacturing Corp. is conveniently located just off of I-85 between Greenville and Spartanburg, South Carolina. The Upstate of South Carolina offers the best of both worlds for its residents. With just an hour's drive to the breathtaking mountains of North Carolina or three hours to South Carolina's balmy coasts, there is plenty of time to experience whatever your heart desires. Both Spartanburg and Greenville offer a culture rich in history, the arts, and close-knit communities. For more information, please view the city links below:

* Spartanburg

* Greenville

To learn more about the role of BMW Manufacturing Corp. in the community, please visit the community pages of our web

BMW Will Place Information Technology Research Center on Clemson's New CampusGreenville, SC (11/12/2003) -- BMW will build an Information Technology Research Center at Clemson University's new research campus in Greenville, making BMW the park's first non-academic tenant. The mission of the 80,000 square-foot, four-story research center will be to develop the required methods and tools to be used in the product development process, the manufacturing process, in the car itself, as well as in the service process. "The automotive information-technology software development process has become more complex," said Dr. Helmut Leube, President of BMW Manufacturing Corp. at the groundbreaking for Clemson's new campus in Greenville. "The research center will help BMW stay ahead with the development and integration of systems within the vehicle and also retain the high standard of performance and reliability for essential BMW vehicle functions. "It makes sense to place the center here so that students at Clemson's Graduate School of Automotive Engineering can work with product development and manufacturing research teams," Dr. Leube added. The BMW center will house laboratories where research will be conducted on prototype vehicles, open office areas with information technology lab spaces to be shared with partnering companies, secured research areas and an incubator space. Ground will be broken for the BMW Information Technology Research Center in first quarter 2004 with completion slated for late 2005. BMW announced last year a $10 million gift to Clemson University to fund a graduate engineering program that will offer masters and doctoral degrees in automotive engineering. In addition, $25 million in state funds will be allocated to build Clemson's Graduate Engineering Center on the Greenville campus. Construction is expected to begin in second quarter 2004 with completion in late 2005. The first class of graduate students is expected to enter the program in 2005 and graduate in 2007. "As we look to the future, Clemson's graduate program will create an additional source for quality engineers for BMW as well as the automotive industry internationally," Leube said. BMW Manufacturing has invested more than $2.5 billion in its South Carolina operations, employs about 4,700 and is the sole manufacturer of Z4 roadsters and X5 sports activity vehicles for the world market. The factory's North American supplier network includes 138 companies from Canada to Mexico to California. Thirty-nine BMW suppliers are now located in South Carolina within a few hours drive of the Spartanburg County plant, creating nearly 7,200 jobs. Thirty-one of those companies chose to place new North American operations in South Carolina to partner with BMW. BMW Manufacturing is a subsidiary of the BMW Group based in Munich, Germany. Its website address is www.bmwusfactory.com. In addition to the South Carolina manufacturing facility, BMW's North American subsidiaries include sales, marketing and financial services operations in the United States, Canada and throughout Latin America, and a design firm in California.

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