2026
30
June
2026
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17:00
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ New BMW X5 will be the first vehicle to be offered with five drivetrain options +++ BMW iX5 confirmed as first fully electric BMW to be assembled in the U.S. starting in late 2026 +++ Newly appointed BMW Group Chairman of the Board of Management …
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25
June
2026
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15:03
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ Figure AI demonstrates Figure 03 humanoid robots in new use case at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg +++ Robot development runs in parallel at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg and at Figure AI +++ Assembly Hall in Spartanburg features BMW iFACTORY …
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05
May
2026
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ New inline solution enables non‑destructive measurement of paint layer thickness +++ First application of terahertz technology for exterior plastics +++ Digitalisation continues to advance in paint operations +++
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02
April
2026
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00:01
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ Tradition meets the future: 104 years young and using state of the art technology +++ Series production of new BMW i3 to start in August 2026 +++ More models to follow +++ All electric vehicle plant from 2027 +++
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09
February
2026
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08:30
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ 25 years of successful engine production +++ Drive trains for MINI, BMW and Rolls-Royce +++ More than 7.6 million engines produced +++ 61% reduction in energy use per engine built since the start of full production +++
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04
February
2026
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ New production lines go into pre-series operation at BMW Group Plant Munich +++ Series production of new BMW i3 to begin in second half of 2026 +++
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2025
18
December
2025
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ Pure iFACTORY: digitally planned and built from the outset +++ Start of series production for new BMW i3 in the second half of 2026 +++
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17
September
2025
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00:01
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ First BMW Group car plant to rely entirely on electricity from renewable energy during normal operation; no fossil fuels used +++ Use of electric power in paint shop drives reduction in CO₂e emissions from BMW iX3 production +++ Typical …
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18
August
2025
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08:30
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ Artificial intelligence and data analytics in high-voltage battery production +++ AI-supported quality assurance for zero-defect manufacturing approach +++ An interview with Patrick Zimmermann, data scientist and IT project manager +++
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11
June
2025
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14:00
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ Virtual automated collision checks ahead of new product launches +++ Core component of BMW iFACTORY +++ Up to 30-percent reduction in production planning costs projected +++ BMW Group to present Virtual Factory at NVIDIA GTC Paris +++
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28
April
2025
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ Pilot project “GenAI4Q” at BMW Group Plant Regensburg: AI system developed for tailored quality checks in vehicle assembly +++ Learning-based analysis tool enables customised quality inspections in any situation +++
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21
February
2025
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00:01
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ Sixth generation of BMW eDrive technology marks a milestone in electric mobility +++ BMW Energy Master: intelligent central control unit for the fundamentally new high-voltage battery – developed and produced in-house +++ Expertise from the …
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2024
06
February
2024
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14:26
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ World famous award for Industry 4.0 solutions in production +++ First in category for Discrete Manufacturing +++
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2023
21
March
2023
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17:15
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ “Revolution in factory planning”: NVIDIA Omniverse enables virtual production in Plant Debrecen more than two years before actual series production is launched +++ New dimension of BMW iFACTORY: Faster, more efficient planning processes save …
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2022
23
June
2022
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09:00
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ Annual production capacity at BMW Shenyang Plants increases to 830,000 vehicles. +++ Implementation of the BMW iFACTORY strategy. LEAN. GREEN. DIGITAL. +++ “Industrial Metaverse” – the first BMW Group plant fully planned and simulated in the …
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21
June
2022
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ Digital twin leverages vast efficiency potential in planning process +++ Highly innovative 3D scanning creates photorealistic images of all building structures, facilities and outdoor areas +++ “New dimension of factory planning” +++
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14
April
2022
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09:00
Europe/Amsterdam
Local production of BMW X5 launches in China +++ Increasing flexibility and strong focus on digitalisation +++ Nedeljković: “Our Chinese production sites are highly significant for the BMW Group”
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23
March
2022
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13:30
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ SORDI (Synthetic Object Recognition Dataset for Industries) accelerates artificial intelligence in production +++ AI dataset contains more than 800,000 photorealistic images in 80 categories of production resource +++ Synthesising training data …
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28
February
2022
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18:30
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ Cloud-based software suite for worldwide edge device management +++ Central app catalogue rolled out in the BMW Group production network +++ Zero-touch installation for fully automated setup +++
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2021
05
August
2021
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09:00
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ Predictive maintenance enhances efficiency and sustaina-bility at the BMW Group +++ Smart digital monitoring and maintenance prevent unplanned production downtimes +++ Cloud-based platform integrated into global BMW Group production network +++
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06
July
2021
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12:00
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ New BMW Group spin-off wins over independent specialist jury +++ iw.hub granted Best in Intralogistics seal of approval +++ Innovative con-trol concept offers extreme flexibility and performance +++
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13
April
2021
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06:00
Europe/Amsterdam
The two industry leaders are revolutionising virtual planning and engineering for highly complex manufacturing systems +++ Omniverse platform allows different applications to connect, with unrestricted compatibility +++ Greatly enhancing the speed, …
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2020
02
October
2020
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14:45
Europe/Amsterdam
First BMW iX3 comes off production line at BMW Brilliance Automotive in Shenyang, China
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29
September
2020
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15:00
Europe/Amsterdam
+++•BMW Group releases further AI algorithms+++Even users with no programming skills can create AI applications in no time+++Worldwide access not just for software developers+++
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18
September
2020
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11:00
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ AR saves up to a year on vehicle module validation +++ Assembly processes can be verified early and adjusted for series production +++
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10
September
2020
|
12:30
Europe/Amsterdam
Plant Munich heralds the age of fully electric mobility Conversion of plant successfully completed for BMW i4 production Plant Director Robert Engelhorn: “Most comprehensive overhaul of assembly in the history of the plant.”
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22
July
2020
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09:00
Europe/Amsterdam
Remodelling for new BMW i4 requires production interruption from 24 July to 4 September
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09
June
2020
|
10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ Homologation tests successfully concluded +++ First pure electric model from BMW core brand will be produced on schedule in China for global market starting in late summer +++
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27
February
2020
|
10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
+++ Artificial intelligence supports quality assurance +++ Smart data analytics saves maintenance time +++ Innovations take the strain off production workers and enhance efficiency
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