BMW Canada is preparing to restart the imports of its SUVs built by the USA, although these vehicles are exposed to one of the steepest tariff punishments in the auto industry. Accordingly Automobile messagesDealers in Canada say that programs of the X3, X4, X5, X6, X7 and XM from the work of BMW in Spartanburg will be resumed in the coming weeks. The deliveries stopped this spring after Ottawa reacted to the 25 percent tariff of US President Donald Trump for global vehicle imports with its own 25 percent release of American cars.
The break quickly designed the inventory. Several retailers said that their range of models built by Spartanburg has now almost disappeared and that they have little to offer in BMW’s most popular segment. The X1 and X2 built outside the United States remain unaffected. BMW Canada refused to confirm the restart directly. In a written explanation for Automobile messagesThe spokesman Barb Pitblado said the company “actively several ways to ensure constant vehicle supply”, but offered no further details.
Core products that are trapped in the tariff dispute
The stop cut deep into the Canadian line -up of BMW. The X3 and X5 were the two best -selling models of the brand in 2024 with 7,128 and 4,489 units, according to the Automotive News Research & Data Center. In the United States, vehicles exhibited almost half of the company’s Canadian volume this year. In the second quarter of 2025, the turnover of X3 and X5 had dropped by 25 percent compared to the year. The US models accounted for 38.3 percent of the total turnover of BMW Canada in the quarter, compared to 51.1 percent in the previous year.
Growth from oversee models
Despite the hit, BMW Canada still recorded a sales increase of 5.3 percent in the second quarter. Imports from Europe – led by the X1, I4 and 3 series – filled part of the gap. However, traders emphasized that X3 and X5 remain the backbone of their business and often represent more than half of the business volume. There are also signs that the Canadian market will receive another model in the near future-the plug-in hybrid BMW X3 manufactured in South Africa.
Accepting imports means taking a heavy tariff. The X models built by Spartanburg do not qualify as part of the agreement between the USA and Mexico Canada, since they only contain about a third of North American content. Motors and transmissions that are sent from Europe keep them far below the 75 percent threshold, said Sam Fiorani, Vice President at Autorecast solutions.
This is exposed to the vehicles twice: first the US tariffs of 25 percent for imported components and then 25 percent of the jobs plus a most characterized nation duty of 6.1 percent on Canada. In combination, the load is approximately 31.1 percent. With an SUV of $ 100,000, tariffs add around 3,100 US dollars alone.
Higher prices ahead
In order to manage the costs, BMW Canada plans to increase prices in its entire line -up, according to the dealers. Instead of bringing the increases exclusively to the models built by the USA, the company is distributed evenly, which means that even tax -free vehicles will record higher sticker prices.
[Source: Automotive News]
