4 August 2008

X3 reaches half million

The 500,000th BMW X3 has rolled off the production line at Magna Steyr, in Graz, Austria, following in the X5’s tracks to become the second X model in the BMW product range to pass the half million milestone.

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To date a total of more than 1.25 million X models have been sold worldwide.

The nomenclature of the X3 and X5 ranges has also now been changed to mirror that of the X6. For example, the 3.0 diesel-powered X3 will be referred to as the BMW X3 xDrive30d. Every other X3 model will follow this format with the last two digits and letter denoting which engine is used.