+++ Additive Manufacturing Campus strengthens technological breadth and automation +++ Additive manufacturing evolves into a fully integrated production technology +++ Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing to enter series production 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 humanoid robots successfully completed at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, USA +++
+++ With Germany’s first Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) offer and the new BMW iX3, customers can charge at home for free for up to 14,000 kilometers per year* +++ The first V2G customers with a BMW iX3 receive a 700 Euro discount on the bidirectional BMW Wallbox Professional** +++ As an alternative to V2G, cost optimized charging is now available. With a special tariff and a night charging bonus, all BMW and MINI drivers can charge more affordably at home and ...
+++ 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 +++
+++ New production lines go into pre-series operation at BMW Group Plant Munich +++ Series production of new BMW i3 to begin in second half of 2026 +++
+++ 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 +++ +++ Plant Director Armin Ebner: “Continuous efforts to increase competitiveness are the key to our success” +++
+++ A quarter of all cars manufactured in Germany come from BMW Group +++ Success factor: technology openness +++ BMW iFACTORY as the key to competitiveness +++
+++ First-time demo of AI-powered BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant with Alexa+ technology +++ Revolutionary user-interaction with BMW Panoramic iDrive +++ Sixth generation BMW eDrive Technology +++ Next level driving dynamics with the Heart of Joy +++ Seamless driver assistance with BMW Symbiotic Drive +++ Ever-evolving Entertainment and App ecosystem in BMW Operating System X +++
+++ New level of natural dialogue enabled with integrated AI assistant, debuting in the new BMW iX3 +++ Available in Germany and the US at market launch 2026 +++ Presentation at CES 2026 +++
+++ Energy-efficient mechanical process +++ Method developed by BMW Group in-house +++ Bavarian battery cell know-how with regional partners +++
+++ Over 18 million BMW 3 Series built worldwide +++ Manufactured at 18 plants in 13 countries since 1975 +++ A driving force for the production network and a trailblazer for the BMW iFACTORY +++
+++ Samsung SDI joins Solid Power and the BMW Group +++ three industry leaders bring their respective expertise to the table +++
+++ “Neue Klasse” with new generation of innovative driver assistance systems +++ DCAS approval for the new BMW iX3 +++ Basis for Motorway Assistant with "hands-off" function and Active Lane Change with eye activation in many other European countries +++ Focus on customer safety +++
+++ BMW Group demands: HVO100-only vehicles to be included in fleet legislation +++ Proof of alternative fuels in demo fleet now possible +++ Since 2025: BMW diesel ex-works with HVO100 +++
+++ Partnership with Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (DCS) brings presentation of an innovative fleet application +++ Milestone in the electrification of corporate fleets +++
+++ Contracts signed with MITNETZ GAS and ONTRAS Gastransport to construct and link pipeline +++
+++ 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 +++
+++ 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 +++
+++ 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 +++
