Major announcement in next 2 days of "Boeing sized" manufacturing move, "game changer" in SC, North Charleston area (Spartanburg: sales, live)

[smithgn]

AND in that same article, Land Rover is apparently looking at South Carolina also.

[Ledmonkey]

Wait wait wait..... you mean to tell me that the Daimler plant may just be an appetizer and not project Unicorn?

[Ledmonkey]

Originally Posted by Iam4USC

We really need to get rid of Nikki.

Why? If we get the plant that'd be freaking awesome.

[Jandrew5]

Originally Posted by gvsteve

Hmmm. . . The State is reporting that it's a Volvo plant: COLUMBA, SC: EXCLUSIVE: Volvo speeding toward SC, state lawmakers say | The Buzz | The State

We just landed Daimler. If we got Vovlo as well...wow SC.

[smithgn]

I'm with Ledmonkey- I'm waiting to see the unicorn. So far, Daimler is just the mule. Or is it?

[g-man430]

While Volvo would be great, it won't be on the level of Boeing and BMW due to the number of vehicles they sell on a yearly basis. I see it being on the level of Kia in Georgia and VW in Tennessee.

[smithgn]

G-man, what about Land Rover? Probably about the same, I'd say.

[g-man430]

Originally Posted by smithgn

G-man, what about Land Rover? Probably about the same, I'd say.

I would say so. I work for ZF in Gray Court, SC where we build the 9 HP transmissions for JLR so them building a plant here wouldn't be surprising.

[smithgn]

Very cool. As long as it goes somewhere in South Carolina. I love Columbia dearly but I'm a cheerleader for our state as well when it comes to stuff like this.

[gvsteve]

I wonder why all these auto manufacturers are targeting Charleston, and not the Upstate, where there is already a huge concentration of supporting automotive companies because of BMW?