The film showcases the rapid transformation of the automotive industry and poses the question: How fast will the transition to electromobility progress? It first highlights the increasing demand for electric vehicles, accompanied by dynamic production imagery. The growing BEV share in the production network is illustrated through key milestones. The film emphasises production flexibility, demonstrating BMW's ability to adapt quickly to market developments with its ICE, hybrid, and BEV plants. The global expansion of electromobility is highlighted by the establishment of new fully electric production sites in Debrecen (2025) and Munich (2027). The film concludes with BMW Group's vision: "We don't predict the future - we build it." The future of electromobility is not just anticipated - it is actively shaped.

The edit film shows a dynamic cut of 1:25 minutes of the most important production steps in the production of MINI Countryman at the BMW Group plant in Leipzig in the order of the production process: Press Shop, Body Shop, Conveyor Belts in the Foyer, Paint Shop, Assembly, Testing and Finish Area, Exterior Plastic Components.

Explanatory video of the round cell production (pilot line) in the CMCC in Parsdorf

The new Aeroacoustic and E-Engine Center (AEZ) starts operations at the BMW Group's Research and Innovation Center (FIZ). The building consists of two halves: In addition to a multifunctional part with workshop, testing and measurement equipment as well as a prototype for high-voltage batteries and inverters, the AEZ is home to a technically unique wind tunnel. With a length of almost 100 m, a height of 45 m and a width of 25 m, it is the world's largest vertical acoustic wind tunnel and at the same time the quietest.

Plant Hams Hall - Outdoor shots: pylon, plant buildings and surroundings, central building / Assembly: cylinder head, main engine (incl. automated assembly of cylinder head cover, eccentric shaft sensor, water pump and thermostat), automated end function test (cold test), quality check (camera station), sub-assembly of turbo charger (MINI Cooper S), attachment of MINI logo to engine cover / Plant Swindon - Outdoor shots: pylon, buildings / Press shop: decoiling, Tri Axis Blanker with new tracking system, C3 producing MINI panels, Tri Axis 2 press / Assembly area: robot cells / Quality and metrology area: workers inspecting panels / Logistics, direct delivery to Oxford: dispatch deck, loading of panels / Oxford plant - Outdoor shots: pylon, MINI flags in front of the main entrance, Quality and Engineering Centre with MINIs in front, final assembly building and pan to paint shop / Body shop: joining and welding of front end, body shell entering the first station, workers welding the body shell, aligning of bonnets and tail gates, body shell leaving the line, inline measurement of body shell with robots / Paint shop: workers walking along a hall, base coat application by robots, MINI entering oven, application of contrast roof, final quality check of coating surface, polishing area / Assembly: interior fitment on the assembly line, of instrument panel, MINI leaves the assembly line, rear damper assembly, rear axle installation, "wedding" (automatic insertion of the drive unit to the body) / Finish: final engine check, ABS Test, polishing bonnet and tail gate, attachment of MINI logo to bonnet, worker gets into MINI, starts the engine and leaves the final finish line / Quality and Engineering Centre: MINI at road simulation rig test / Test track / Statements Dr. Anton Heiss, Managing Director Oxford plant.

Aerial Survey - Airfield Oberschleissheim, Zeppelin, MINI shuttle, arial shots Munich, BMW Headquarter ("Vierzylinder"), BMW Museum and BMW Welt, BMW's research and Innovation Centre (FIZ), Zeppelin, Allianz Arena, BMW subsidiary Fröttmaning.

BMW Leipzig plant (animation): flights across the car park towards the entrance of the central building, into the central building, through the assembly shop, from the car park across the entire site / Ground-breaking ceremony (02.05.2002): Leipzig skyline, flight over wasteland with a few construction vehicles, model of the factory, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, Prime Minister of Bavaria, Dr. Edmund Stoiber, BMW Board of Management, regional politicians, journalists / Statements G. Schröder / Statements Dr. Norbert Reithofer, Member of the Board of Management BMW AG / BMW Leipzig plant stages of construction by day and night / Statement Peter Claussen, Head of BMW Leipzig plant (construction on background) / Statement worker at the construction site / Statements Friedrich Schörner, Project manager of the Leipzig plant, building and power supply / BMW Leipzig plant - ready to go: external and interior views of central building, factory inside, factory hall inside, body shop, paint shop, assembly shop, transport system, windscreen bonding station / Statements Zaha Hadid, Architect of the central building / Statements P. Claussen / Statements Dr. N. Reithofer.

Plant Berlin (outside): main gate, CommCenter, BMW flags, production building / Machining shop: crankshaft milling, grinding and close, cylinder honing, force-fitting of valve seats / Engine assembly: cylinder and engine assembly, automatic sealant application and valve adjusting, engine and transmission test / Bobyshop: automatic frame welding and frame machining / Basic assembly line: "wedding" (assembly of carriage and engine), fitting driveshaft, rear swingarm, suspension and rear brake, control- and fittingwork, filling clutch- and brakesystems, basic assembly (quick run) / Paintshop: paint robot, waterwall, computercontrol, coating control, application of decoration-strips / Dynamometer / Finishing: several fittingsteps, computeraided functiontests, lift to buffer / Packaging / Driving shots K 1200 S / Driving shots R 1200 GS.

Jens Klingmann is testing the VDX on the testtrack in Spartanburg.