Statement Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Conference Call Quarterly Statement to 30 September 2025, Munich
+++ 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, with first Gen6 high-voltage battery production facility on-site +++ New BMW iX3 to enter series production as first Neue Klasse vehicle in late October +++
+++ 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 +++
BMW presents the first series-produced Neue Klasse model. The new-generation BMW iX3 is a fully electric Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) that gives customers their first on-the-road taste of a whole new era of Sheer Driving Pleasure. An all-new design language gives the car a character-rich appearance that faithfully conveys the technological progress made by the new model. With sixth-generation BMW eDrive technology, a range of up to 805 kilometres (500 ...
+++ New 3D printing material from waste powder and used parts +++ Additive Manufacturing Campus supplies recycled filament and printing parameter package to BMW Group sites +++
+++ 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 +++
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
+++ 2025: Slight Growth planned in sales volume +++ Group EBT targeted at previous year’s level +++ Higher Free cash flow expected +++ Slight Increase of BEV share in total sales planned +++ Due to a consistent strategy: Investments set to decrease from planned peak in 2024 +++ Technology openness as strategic competitive advantage +++ First NEUE KLASSE production vehicle will be the BMW iX3 +++
+++ 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 e-mobility value chain in Bavaria and Austria pooled together +++ Innovative and flexible modular principle for electric drive +++
+++ Top-class dynamics, precision, efficiency and driving pleasure +++ New “Heart of Joy” central computer works ten times faster +++ Extending the recuperation range increases efficiency by 25% +++
+++ 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 +++
+++ BMW Group Plant Debrecen in Hungary gears up for start of series production late next year +++ First test vehicles produced for fully-electric Neue Klasse X model +++ Validation of manufacturing processes is progressing according to plan +++
+++ Pre-series production set to launch in Hungary at the end of the year +++ High standards will ensure most resource-efficient production possible +++ Gas-free paint operations using power-to-heat process
+++ Worldwide five new assembly sites for 6th generation high-voltage batteries +++ Current status from Irlbach-Straßkirchen (Germany), Debrecen (Hungary), Shenyang (China), San Luis Potosí (Mexico) and Woodruff (USA) +++
+++ Thermal purification powered by electricity rather than gas +++ Successful test operations in Germany and China +++ In series production at Plant Dingolfing and forthcoming Plant Debrecen, Hungary +++
+++ Local production of high-voltage batteries in Mexico for Neue Klasse +++ Nedeljković: BMW Group builds five assembly sites worldwide for sixth-generation high-voltage batteries +++ Proven principle: local for local +++
+++ Innovative drive and chassis control delivers more precision, more dynamic performance, more efficiency, more fun +++ personal favorite sound with the new BMW iDrive +++ resource-saving plant-based material “Verdana” in the interior +++ Spacious, open, progressive design +++
Statement Zipse Annual Conference 2024
+++ Automotive EBIT significantly higher in 2023 +++ EBIT margin of 8-10% forecast for 2024 +++ Capital expenditure to peak in 2024, as planned +++ NEUE KLASSE in the starting blocks: Testing already underway +++ BMW Vision Neue Klasse X highlights broad spectrum: NEUE KLASSE offers customers wide choice of models +++ Over two million electrified vehicles already on roads +++
+++ Debrecen Plant Director Hans-Peter Kemser: “Another milestone on the road to the NEUE KLASSE” +++ Surrounded by all production technologies: Communication Centre as central hub +++ Already more than 1,000 employees in Debrecen +++
