Foreign Automakers Tapped U.S. Federal Reserve During Credit Crunch By Huw Evans Dec 03 2010 Share this Article Tweet In BMW’s case, the Munich based company secured $3.62 billion in a line of credit, during a single transaction. Continue Reading... Filed under: BMW Crossovers German SUVsTags: BMW, BMW Finance, Government funding, manufacturing, Spartanburg assembly plant, u.s. treasury