THE last Z3 has rolled off the production line at BMW's factory at Spartanburg in South Carolina.

It will go on display in a museum and visitors' centre and production of the next roadster will begin later this year.

BMW said the first Z3 was produced in 1995 and during its seven-year model life, 297,087 were built and distributed in more than 130 countries. The Z3s were built exclusively at the South Carolina factory for worldwide distribution.