- Major milestone for BMW Group Plant Debrecen - Fastest ramp-up of a new BMW Group plant. - Strong demand for the BMW iX3, the first model of the Neue Klasse - Intensive collaboration across the production network
+++ Series production starts in December +++ Efficient production using artificial intelligence and virtual reality +++ Highest quality standards: Zero-defect battery production +++
The BMW Motorway Assistant* is widely used in everyday life and, thanks to its proven safety concept, enables assisted driving without hands on the steering wheel on motorways in an increasing number of countries.
+++ Use of industrial datasets for AI model training +++ AI improves crash simulation analysis +++ Combining engineering expertise and advanced AI capabilities +++
+++ BMW and SOLARWATT are strengthening their partnership to deliver holistically optimized home energy solutions +++ BMW enables its vehicles and the BMW Wallbox Professional to integrate seamlessly with SOLARWATT’s Home Energy Management System (HEMS) for optimized use +++ Market launch planned for late 2026 +++ The companies have been collaborating on electric mobility and home storage since 2013
• BMW Group Academy UK and Ireland marks 20 years of training and development excellence • More than 150,000 training courses delivered, and 370,000 face-to-face training days completed since opening • Training spans technical and non-technical subjects, including electric vehicles, digital retail, connected technologies and many more, supporting all three BMW Group UK brands.
+++ Technology-open production remains the guiding principle +++ Rapid pace in the global ramp-up of e-mobility +++
+++ Optimal integration of hydrogen technology +++ Innovative geometry of installation space +++ Five drivetrain variants for one model +++ Highly flexible production +++ Hallmark BMW driving pleasure +++
+++ Innovative solutions for more energy, more range and faster charging +++ World premiere at Auto China 2026 +++
+++ Tradition meets the future: 104 years young and using state of the art technology +++ Series production of new BMW i3 to start in August 2026 +++ More models to follow +++ All electric vehicle plant from 2027 +++
+++ BMW Group Recycling and Dismantling Centre (RDC) set to become Competence Centre Circularity +++ Strengthening the circular economy, resource efficiency and technology development +++ Clear signal for the future of the Wackersdorf location +++
+++ 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 +++
+++ 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 +++
• 25 years producing highly efficient engines in the UK, alongside high-precision machining. • More than 7.6 million engines manufactured, powering three brands: BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, and supporting the BMW Group’s technology-open approach. • A history of efficiency and growth: from one to two engine families and increased machining production, with lean, sustainable and digital manufacturing principles driven by people. • 61% reduction in ...
BMW Group UK has partnered with Global, the Media & Entertainment Group, to bring a library of radio stations, award-winning podcasts and expertly curated playlists to the dashboard of over 180,000 BMW and MINI vehicles, as both brands are first to integrate the Global Player app directly into a vehicles’ built-in app store.
+++ 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 +++
+++ 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 +++
+++ 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 +++
