BMW’s Biggest Sellers Expected to Get Significant Price Hikes Soon
BMW Canada, which quietly stopped importing SUVs from its Spartanburg, South Carolina plant in the spring due to counter-tariffs on U.S.-built vehicles, plans to resume imports soon as inventories are getting dramatically low.
That’s according to a report from Automotive News Canada, which surveyed three different BMW dealers across the country.
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BMW manufactures the X3, X4, X5, X6, X7 and XM in South Carolina for global markets including Canada. The X3 and X5 are the German luxury brand's top products, selling 7,128 and 4,489 units respectively in the country last year, but their sales fell by around 25 percent in the second quarter of 2025.
While the overall results for the BMW lineup have been positive since the beginning of the year, mainly due to the success of models imported from Europe, there is no doubt that the X3 and X5 remain the pillars.
Expect to see significant price increases in the coming weeks, as BMW Canada said it will not be able to absorb the full impact of the tariffs. These amount to 31.1%, including a 25% surtax on U.S. products and a 6.1% most-favored-nation duty on vehicles.
The redesigned 2025 X3 currently sells from $59,700 (MSRP) in the base 30 xDrive trim. Meanwhile, the 2026 X5 starts at $89,900 in xDrive40i trim, which is already $2,800 more expensive than the 2025 model.
As a reminder, the SUVs BMW assembles in South Carolina do not comply with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, falling far short of the required 75% North American content. Their engines and transmissions, among other things, come from Europe.
