<P> The BMW X3 is a compact luxury crossover SUV manufactured by German automaker BMW since 2003 . Based on the BMW 3 Series platform , and now in its third generation , BMW markets the crossover as a Sports Activity Vehicle , the company 's proprietary descriptor for its X-line of vehicles . The first generation X3 was designed by BMW in conjunction with Magna Steyr of Graz , Austria -- who also manufactured all X3s under contract to BMW . BMW manufactures the second generation X3 at their Spartanburg plant in South Carolina , United States . </P>
<P> The BMW X3 is a compact luxury crossover SUV manufactured by German automaker BMW since 2003 . Based on the BMW 3 Series platform , and now in its third generation , BMW markets the crossover as a Sports Activity Vehicle , the company 's proprietary descriptor for its X-line of vehicles . The first generation X3 was designed by BMW in conjunction with Magna Steyr of Graz , Austria -- who also manufactured all X3s under contract to BMW . BMW manufactures the second generation X3 at their Spartanburg plant in South Carolina , United States . </P>
when did the new model bmw x3 come out
when did the new model bmw x3 come out
2003
2003