BMW is recalling about 1.4 million vehicles, under two recalls, due to an increased risk of fires occurring under the hood.
BMW recommends that the affected vehicles should be parked outside until the recall is activated on Dec. 18 and after repairs have been made.
The Greer-produced BMW X5 was one of the positive October sales gains for BMW brand vehicles. The X5 increased 9.5 percent to 4,254 vehicles.
Overall the models – X3, X4, X5, X6 – produced in Greer showed a collective 22.5 percent decrease or 6,639 vehicles sold this year compared to 8,564 vehicles sold in 2016. Year-to-date overall sales are down -0.5 percent or 80,869 sold compared to 81,285 sold in 2016.
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