Production launch of the MINI Countryman Electric at BMW Group Plant Leipzig
Fri Mar 01 08:00:00 CET 2024Press Release
+++ Higher volumes and a growing team +++ New night shift in assembly +++ High-voltage batteries produced in-house +++
+++ Higher volumes and a growing team +++ New night shift in assembly +++ High-voltage batteries produced in-house +++
+++ Neue Klasse sedan to be built in Munich from 2026 +++ Era of automobiles with combustion engines from Munich draws to a close after 75 years at the end of 2027 +++ € 650 million invested in securing location in the long term +++
• Investment will transform Oxford plant to all-electric production from 2030 • UK Production of two new electrified models – MINI Cooper and MINI Aceman - to start in 2026 • UK government supports investment, securing jobs at Oxford and Swindon plants • Brings BMW Group investment at Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall to £3 billion since 2000 • In 2022 more than 50 per cent of all fully-electric vehicles manufactured in the UK came from Oxford Plant
• New partnership will enable collaboration with graduate Oxford University students and BMW Group to help deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) • Projects will focus on new ways of addressing employee wellbeing, the local Oxford community and the plant’s impact on the environment
• New press shop and logistics hall at Plant Swindon • Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) digitalise manufacturing
BMW Group is delighted to launch its 2022 apprentice recruitment campaign, with training opportunities across our UK sites.
BMW Group continues to expand manufacturing capacity at the Competence Centre for E-Drive Production in Dingolfing +++ E-drive trains for 500,000 electrified vehicles per year from 2022 +++ Extensive in-house drive train expertise: Start of production for fifth-generation high-voltage batteries in Germany +++ Successful transformation to e-drive train production
+++ 22-inch tyres using certified sustainable natural rubber and rayon, a wood-based material used to strengthen the tyres +++ Plantations certified to standards of independent Forest Stewardship Council TM (FSC TM) organisation +++ Wendt: “We are helping preserve biodiversity and forests to counteract climate change” +++
The two industry leaders are revolutionising virtual planning and engineering for highly complex manufacturing systems +++ Omniverse platform allows different applications to connect, with unrestricted compatibility +++ Greatly enhancing the speed, precision and efficiency of the planning process
BMW iX* and BMW i4 production powered by hydroelectricity from Rivers Isar and Lech +++ Electricity for BMW Group production is 100% green +++ Direct supply contracts boost eco-credentials +++
• Twenty successful years manufacturing highly efficient, award-winning engines. • Loyal and committed workforce mark plant and personal milestones. • 20th birthday comes as plant kicks off the search for new future talent. • Plant continues to play pivotal role in BMW Group’s international production network.
As BMW Group Plant Hams Hall celebrates 20 years of production in the Midlands, we explore twelve pivotal moments and the products that put this North Warwickshire plant on the map as a centre of engine manufacturing excellence.
+++ 2023 will see Plant Leipzig launch production of the successor to the current MINI Countryman +++ The new model will offer a choice of combustion or electric drive +++ The current investment programme for the site in Saxony will significantly increase production capacity and enable e-drive component assembly +++
+++ Homologation tests successfully concluded +++ First pure electric model from BMW core brand will be produced on schedule in China for global market starting in late summer +++
People seeking a rewarding and exciting career in the automotive industry are being encouraged to apply for an apprenticeship place at BMW Group’s UK manufacturing operations.
Young people with a passion for the automotive industry are being encouraged to apply for an apprenticeship place at BMW Group's UK manufacturing operations.
MINI Plant Oxford has received a top visitor attraction award from the official national tourism agency for England.
Young people keen to kick-start a career in the automotive industry are being encouraged to apply for an apprenticeship place at BMW Group UK’s manufacturing operations.
• BMW Group Spartanburg plant in the USA prepares for BMW X7 series production. • Presentation of the BMW X7 at the end of 2018.
Flexible vehicle architecture to enable electrification of every model series +++ Fully electric MINI confirmed as MINI 3-door Hatch +++ Electric drivetrain Made in Germany, integrated into car in Oxford +++
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