A joint statement from OneSpartanburg, Inc. and Greenville Chamber in response to comments by White House trade advisor Peter Navarro:
"BMW Group's Plant Spartanburg drove Upstate South Carolina's transformation from a declining textile economy to a thriving center of advanced manufacturing. Its 26.7-billion-dollar economic impact outperforms other major industries, multiplying across a vast network of in-state suppliers producing parts in Spartanburg, Greenville, and beyond. BMW is responsible for Upstate South Carolina's density of engineering, supply chain, and logistics jobs, and has contributed to drastic quality of life and infrastructure improvements across our region.
To put it simply, BMW's approach has worked for Upstate South Carolina for nearly four decades. The people of our region, state, and nation have prospered due to BMW's investment, and in turn, those people have helped BMW build its most productive manufacturing facility in the world."