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20 years of driving the future: Representatives from politics, business and society congratulate BMW Group Plant Leipzig on two decades of series production
Thu Nov 20 15:49:32 CET 2025Press Release
+++ Over 6,600 jobs with BMW created +++ More than €5.6 billion invested +++ Production expected to reach new record in 2025 +++
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
+++ Contracts signed with MITNETZ GAS and ONTRAS Gastransport to construct and link pipeline +++
BMW Group’s newest, most innovative production site officially opens in Debrecen
Mon Sep 29 22:59:39 CEST 2025Press Release
+++ 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 +++
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
+++ 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 +++
Three-millionth electrified vehicle rolls off BMW Group’s Munich production line
Tue May 27 10:00:00 CEST 2025Press Release
+++ 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 progressing systematically. All plants worldwide are enabled for electromobility.”
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
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
Anniversary: 20 years of series production at BMW Group Plant Leipzig
Fri Feb 28 08:00:00 CET 2025Press Release
+++ Production launch on 1 March 2005 with BMW 3 Series Sedan +++ 3.75 million vehicles made since +++ Plant Leipzig uniquely innovative and flexible +++
Milestone for BMW Group transport logistics: Full speed ahead with the first hydrogen trucks
Thu Feb 20 15:02:00 CET 2025Press Release
+++ 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 hydrogen strategy in production, product and logistics +++
High-tech in production: BMW Group enables automated driving for new vehicles
Mon Nov 25 11:00:00 CET 2024Press Release
+++ 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 production processes” +++
Start of production for the new BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé at BMW Group Plant Leipzig
Fri Nov 01 08:06:00 CET 2024Press Release
+++ Second generation of the compact four-door Coupé +++ Enhanced elegance and dynamics +++ New production facility in body shop +++
The new Talent Campus at BMW Group Plant Leipzig: Apprenticeships and training under one roof
Mon Oct 28 08:30:00 CET 2024Press Release
+++ 16 million euros invested in future of Leipzig site +++ New building opens, with 6,000 m2 space +++ Cutting-edge training spaces and workshops for employee development at Leipzig +++
Lower-emissions transport: Electric trucks for electric components
Fri Oct 18 08:00:00 CEST 2024Press Release
+++ Two fully electric trucks on the road for BMW Group Plant Leipzig +++ Parts supplies for high-voltage battery production +++ Annual savings of approx. 9 tonnes of CO2 +++
BMW Group Plant Leipzig’s Exterior Components section wins Automotive Lean Production Award
Mon Aug 19 11:44:30 CEST 2024Press Release
BMW Group Plant Leipzig’s Exterior Components section, TEK, has scooped the prestigious Automotive Lean Production Award in the category for Lean Digital Transformation. It now ranks among Europe’s top production units for implementing lean production coupled with digital innovations – and sets new standards in the manufacturing sector.
BMW 1 Series production launch at BMW Group Plant Leipzig
Mon Jul 01 08:00:00 CEST 2024Press Release
+++ Fourth-generation 1 Series enters production +++ More than 1.3 million BMW 1 Series made in Leipzig +++ Now available with optional contrast roof +++
Architecture sets the tone
Wed Jun 26 21:59:41 CEST 2024Press Release
+++ BMW Group creates spaces for collaboration +++ Iconic works by Karl Schwanzer, Zaha Hadid and the Vienna architect team Coop Himmelb(l)au +++ Architecture Day on 29 and 30 June +++
Statement Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG,104th Annual General Meeting of BMW AG on 15th May 2024, Livestream from BMW Welt in Munich
Wed May 15 10:17:00 CEST 2024Speech
Statement Oliver Zipse AGM 2024
When the world comes together
Mon May 13 09:24:35 CEST 2024Press Release
+++ Cultural diversity is part of everyday life at the BMW Group +++ Activities to mark World Day for Cultural Diversity on 21 May and German Diversity Day on 28 May +++
Statement Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, BMW Group Annual Conference 2024
Thu Mar 21 09:01:00 CET 2024Press Release
Statement Zipse Annual Conference 2024
Strong today, strong tomorrow: BMW Group maintains course for successful future, building on strong 2023.
Thu Mar 21 07:31:00 CET 2024Press Release
+++ 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 +++




