GOP Governor Henry McMaster’s Pro-Business Policies Drive Job Expansion In South Carolina

June 27, 2017

In South Carolina, GOP Governor Henry McMaster’s pro-business policies have the state’s economy firing on all cylinders. Just this week, BMW announced that it will invest $600 million in South Carolina over the next four years to expand operations in the state, which will in turn create 1000 new jobs and bring its total workforce in the state to over 10,000 people. Under Governor McMaster, businesses and job creators in the state know they have a leader in the governor’s office who will fight for pro-growth policies and continue strengthening South Carolina’s economic engine.

The Associated Press reports:

“BMW said Monday it will invest an additional $600 million to expand its South Carolina plant, creating 1,000 new jobs over the next four years.

CEO Harald Krueger’s announcement coincided with the German automaker’s celebration of 25 years of manufacturing in the state. BMW, which has already invested $7 billion in South Carolina, also unveiled its 2018 BMW X3, a compact sports vehicle expected to be available in November. It will be built at the plant in Greer alongside the BMW X4, X5 and X6.

The expansion will boost its workforce to more than 10,000 people. BMW will separately invest $200 million over five years on workforce training, Krueger said. The company touts the South Carolina plant as its largest worldwide, producing more than 411,000 X models last year. About 70 percent of BMWs made there are exported. Last year, the automaker reached a milestone when its 2 millionth BMW was exported from the Charleston port…

According to the state Commerce Department, South Carolina is now home to nearly 400 companies in the automotive industry, employing 66,000 people. Since 2011, five international tire companies also have announced new plants or expansions in the state, which ranks first nationwide in tire exports.

Mercedes-Benz Vans broke ground last July on a $500 million assembly plant to build Sprinter vans in Ladson, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northwest of Charleston. For the past decade, the company has put Sprinter vans made in Germany back together at an existing plant next to the site.”