BMW Group Plant Leipzig paves the way for hydrogen pipeline link – a world first in car production.
Wed Oct 01 09:30:00 CEST 2025Press Release
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+++ Contracts signed with MITNETZ GAS and ONTRAS Gastransport to construct and link pipeline +++
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From pilot fleet to series production: the new BMW iX5 Hydrogen
Mon Sep 22 00:01:00 CEST 2025Press Release
+++ Technology-open approach as strategic success factor +++ For the first time at BMW: five drivetrain variants in one vehicle +++ HyMoS initiative to promote development of local hydrogen ecosystems +++
Efficient, sustainable, digital: New BMW Group Plant Debrecen set to begin series production of the BMW iX3 in late October
Wed Sep 17 00:01:00 CEST 2025Press Release
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+++ 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 iFACTORY: virtual planning and testing, efficient processes and structures, smart use of AI +++ High-voltage batteries assembled on site +++
Hydrogen high tech at the BMW Group: start of series production in 2028 is getting closer.
Tue Sep 02 10:00:00 CEST 2025Press Release
+++ First prototypes of the fuel cell system +++ Competence centres for hydrogen in Munich and Steyr +++ BMW Group Plant Steyr to manufacture third-generation fuel cell systems +++ Landshut technology hub will also supply components +++
Steyr goes electric: BMW Group launches series production of electric engines for Neue Klasse
Fri Aug 01 12:15:00 CEST 2025Press Release
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+++ 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 +++
BMW Group South Africa engages national leadership at Plant Rosslyn, deepening collaborative vision for industrial growth.
Thu Jul 24 14:08:00 CEST 2025Press Release
+++ BMW Group Plant Rosslyn hosted President Cyril Ramaphosa and Members of the Board of Management of BMW AG +++ The visit high-lighted Plant Rosslyn’s record production, the award-winning BMW X3, and the company’s commitment to job creation and transformation +++ BMW Group leadership reaffirmed its long-term confidence in South Africa as a key manufacturing hub and a partner in national develop-ment +++
My BMW App shows drivers CO2 emissions over the entire life cycle for the first time.
Mon Jul 21 10:00:00 CEST 2025Press Release
+++ BMW Group expands the range of My Trips driving statistics for the My BMW App and MINI App +++ The driver’s carbon impact is based on their vehicle’s footprint and routes driven +++ Available for selected models with all types of drive system +++
Turning old into new: Recycling as next step towards greater circular economy for BMW Group 3D printing.
Thu Jul 17 11:00:00 CEST 2025Press Release
+++ New 3D printing material from waste powder and used parts +++ Additive Manufacturing Campus supplies recycled filament and printing parameter package to BMW Group sites +++
Bavarian expertise in demand worldwide: How the BMW Group is gearing up for series production of its new high-voltage batteries
Wed Jul 09 08:30:00 CEST 2025Press Release
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+++ Pilot plants in Parsdorf, Hallbergmoos and Munich pave the way for global series launch +++ Board Member Nedeljković: “Strengthening Germany’s capacity for innovation” +++ Consistent zero-defect approach to production +++
“Just ask Factory Genius!”: How AI helps maintain manufacturing equipment
Wed Jul 02 10:00:00 CEST 2025Press Release
+++ AI maintenance assistant Factory Genius speeds up troubleshooting at BMW Group +++ Pilot project at Plant Dingolfing forms basis of company-wide solution +++ Methodology can be transferred to other areas +++
BMW Group and Solid Power are testing all-solid-state battery cells in a BMW i7
Tue May 20 09:10:00 CEST 2025Press Release
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+++ BMW Group and Solid Power partnership reaches next milestone +++ ASSB technology on the road for the first time +++ BMW battery expertise and battery strategy ensure access to the latest battery-tech developments +++
BMW Group Plant Landshut focuses on digitalization in component production.
Fri May 16 09:00:00 CEST 2025Press Release
+++ 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 quality control and logistics in cockpit production +++
Artificial intelligence as a quality booster
Mon Apr 28 10:00:00 CEST 2025Press Release
+++ 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 +++
Driving experience in a class of its own: BMW Vision Driving Experience shines in Shanghai with spectacular manoeuvres and gleaming paintwork.
Wed Apr 23 15:07:30 CEST 2025Press Release
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+++ Two days before the world's largest motor show, BMW demonstrates driving manoeuvres with the high-performance test vehicle BMW Vision Driving Experience +++ Lightning-fast Heart of Joy central computer takes the driving dynamics of future BMW models to a new level +++ Munich/Shanghai.
Humanity, warmth, precision – BMW HypersonX creates unique soundscape for the Neue Klasse.
Tue Apr 15 00:01:00 CEST 2025Press Release
+++ BMW Group Sound Design Studio develops all-new sound concept for the next generation of BMW vehicles slated for launch from 2025 +++ BMW Operating System X enables drive sounds tailored extremely precisely to the driving situation at hand in Personal Mode and Sport Mode +++ Immersive spectrum of audio effects augments the emotionally engaging, holistic user experience provided by the new BMW iDrive +++
BMW Group Plant Regensburg gears up for the future with commissioning of expanded body shop in Neutraubling
Fri Mar 28 21:02:40 CET 2025Press Release
+++ 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 +++ Preparations for next model generation +++
BMW Group Plant Debrecen enters the finish straight: Heartbeat of the plant comes to life with ramp-up of assembly
Thu Mar 27 10:00:00 CET 2025Press Release
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iFACTORY’s full potential: new site in Hungary adopts many innovations from the global production network +++ Forerunner among the BMW Group plants with just-in-sequence delivery to the production line +++ Efficient, ergonomic assembly processes thanks to intense modularisation, fewer different connecting elements, a simplified wiring harness and innovative cockpit assembly +++ Series production will start in late 2025 with the new BMW iX3
BMW’s Digital Key Plus wins 2025 AJAC Best Safety Innovation Award.
Wed Mar 19 21:33:03 CET 2025Press Release
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+++ Awarded by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). +++ Technology available in many BMW models, including i5, iX, X5, X7 and many others. +++ Announcement made at the 2025 Vancouver International Auto Show in Vancouver, British Columbia. +++
Four Superbrains for the Neue Klasse: More intelligent, more efficient, more powerful.
Tue Mar 11 00:01:00 CET 2025Press Release
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+++ BMW takes the next step for the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) +++ Concentration of computing power for key customer functions in four "Superbrains" +++ Zonal wiring harness architecture 30% lighter and with 600 meters less wiring +++ Technology scales across all drivetrain variants +++ Future-oriented and flexible software architecture from the chip in the vehicle to the cloud +++
Strategically positioned – flexibly managed: The BMW Group production network
Thu Feb 27 14:00:00 CET 2025Press Release
+++ 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 +++
