Articles tagged with 'production plants' | GLOBAL

+++ Pilot project at Battery Cell Competence Centre (BCCC) +++ Reduced testing effort and savings in raw materials, costs and time +++ Pioneering integration of theory and practice +++

+++ 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 +++

+++ BMW Group bringing Physical AI to Europe +++ Pilot project at BMW Group Plant Leipzig +++ New “Center of Competence for Physical AI in Production” accelerates global integration of AI and robotics in production +++ First pilot deployment of …

+++ 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 +++

+++ From regional development powerhouse to the BMW Group's highest-volume vehicle plant in Europe – Record production in 2025: Plant hits 40-year high with 356,901 vehicles +++ +++ 8.7 million vehicles since start of production in 1986 +++ +++ …

+++ A quarter of all cars manufactured in Germany come from BMW Group +++ Success factor: technology openness +++ BMW iFACTORY as the key to competitiveness +++

+++ Pure iFACTORY: digitally planned and built from the outset +++ Start of series production for new BMW i3 in the second half of 2026 +++

+++ Over 6,600 jobs with BMW created +++ More than €5.6 billion invested +++ Production expected to reach new record in 2025 +++

+++ Parsdorf high-voltage battery pilot plant included for first time +++ BMW Group meets strict requirements +++ Environmental impact statement now online +++

+++ BMW Group Plant Irlbach-Straßkirchen: Energy Centre and Fire Station completed after only 14 months of construction +++ Supplies production and buildings with heat, cooling, compressed air and electricity +++ No use of fossil fuels +++ Fire …

+++ Impressive ceremony combines Hungarian culture and modern automotive production +++ First BMW Group car plant to rely entirely on electricity from renewable energy during normal operation +++ Latest technologies based on BMW iFACTORY principles, …

+++ 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 +++

+++ BMW Group to invest over 30 million euros in southern extension to Dingolfing paintshop +++ Growing capacity for Individual and special paint finishes on BMW cars +++ Series production and manual painting efficiently combined +++

+++ Award in the category "Supplier" for outstanding interaction of lean management, digitalization, and innovative power +++ Martin Frensch, Senior Vice President of Body, Exterior Trim and Interior in the purchasing and supplier network at BMW …

+++ First-ever electric engines from Plant Steyr +++ Board Member Nedeljković: “Laying the foundations for the future” +++ Gen6 electric engines for Neue Klasse +++ Technology openness as competitive advantage +++

+++ German state-of-the-art technology creates conditions for battery production in Lower Bavaria +++ Chief Production Officer Nedeljković: “High-tech has a future in Germany” +++ Chief Human Resources Officer Ilka Horstmeier: “A prove-point is our …

+++ Milestone vehicle is a BMW 330e* Plug-in Hybrid destined for the UK market +++ Technology openness continues to deliver results: 1.5-millionth BMW Group BEV delivered +++ Head of Production Nedeljković: “Electrification of our production is …

Plant Manager Thomas Thym: "Behind every digital car there must also be a digital factory" +++ AI-driven data analysis, digital process control, and networked production +++ Computed tomography system for precise quality control +++ Automated …

+++ With 342,521 cars produced in 2024, Plant Regensburg was the BMW Group’s highest-volume vehicle plant in Europe +++ Plant Director Armin Ebner: “New body shop will help meet high market demand” – with over 120 vehicle bodies produced per workday …

+++ Model update of the BMW iX celebrates production start in Dingolfing +++ Electric SAV with up to 701 kilometers of range, more power and enhanced sportiness +++

+++ Production launch on 1 March 2005 with BMW 3 Series Sedan +++ 3.75 million vehicles made since +++ Plant Leipzig uniquely innovative and flexible +++

+++ Pre-series production to begin this summer +++ Lower manufacturing costs for NEUE KLASSE +++ Production Head Nedeljković: “Production network's strategic and flexible structure strengthens resilience and competitiveness” +++ Over one million …

+++ Production follows the market +++ At least one all-electric model for the global market is being produced at all German plant locations +++ “Flex plants” ensure delivery capabilities and good capacity utilization in different market situations …

+++ Export Value in 2024 Totaled $10.1 Billion +++ From 2014-2024, BMW’s Export Value Totaled more than $100 Billion +++ Plant Preparing to Assemble Fully Electric BMWs in 2026 +++ Board Member Nedeljković: “Strong export share of our plant …

+++ Start of H2Haul pilot project at the BMW Group plant in Leipzig +++ Head of BMW Group Logistics, Michael Nikolaides: “Our openness to technology in the BMW Group is also reflected in transport logistics” +++ Holistic approach of the BMW Group …

+++ Increasing efficiency through digitization: counting empty containers through AI +++ Cooperation with students +++

+++ More than a third of BMWs produced in Regensburg are electrified this year +++ Plant Director Armin Ebner: “Regensburg meets growth forecast for EV production” – Annual production 2024 in total: well over 330,000 units +++

+++ First sixth-generation e-engines from Steyr dispatched to Debrecen for test vehicles +++ Next milestone to series production +++ BMW Group Plant Debrecen produces first test vehicles for Neue Klasse +++

+++ Mechanical process without conventional chemical or thermal processing +++ Method developed by BMW Group in-house +++ Battery cell competence bundled in Bavaria +++

+++ Automated Driving In-Plant earns CE certification +++ Plant Dingolfing launches series operation, expansion planned across entire production network +++ Nedeljković: “BMW Group once again sets new benchmark for automation and digitalisation of …