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X1 E84 (2011 - current)
The new to the US BMW X1 will arrive at BMW dealers in the fall of 2012 as a 2013 model year. Get your X1 28i with either sDrive (RWD) or xDrive (AWD) or get the US exclusive I6 N55 powered X1 35i dDrive.

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Old 01-18-2013, 04:55 PM
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X1 -Made in ?

My x1 has a Badge says- Made in Germany on the driver side door where the Tyre pressure instructions are is it same for the new ones or are they made in china?
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Old 01-18-2013, 06:18 PM
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US models are made in Germany. Chinese models are made in China.
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Old 01-18-2013, 07:13 PM
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well i am in Australia and it has made in Germany badge, what i heard from 2012 all x1 will be manufactured in china
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Old 01-18-2013, 11:46 PM
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I think just Chinese are made in China
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Old 01-19-2013, 04:06 PM
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I think just Chinese are made in China
This is correct. Chinese built x1s are for China market only.
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Old 01-19-2013, 08:19 PM
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Even Vietnam x1 assembled in Vietnam ... To reduce import duty and be competitive
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Old 01-20-2013, 08:58 PM
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Wow...didn't even know there was a plant in Nam. Wonder where next. Iceland?
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Old 01-20-2013, 09:23 PM
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Old 01-25-2013, 05:13 PM
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I am in Australia and I am sure its made in Germany what does your badge say?
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Old 01-26-2013, 09:45 AM
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Chinese built X1s are only sale in China, they completely different stories. Chinese built models start from sDrive18i to xDrive28i. Even in the China market, there are imported X1s from Germany which are much more expensive.
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