BMW Group officially announced a massive transformation at their oldest and most historic assembly plant in Munich. This iconic facility will soon stop producing internal combustion engines (ICE) and switch entirely to an electric vehicle (EV) factory starting in 2027.
This step is not just a technical change, but a milestone for BMW in leading the world’s premium electric car market.
Reported by Autoblog, Monday, April 6, this transformation will be initiated by the mass production of the latest electric sedan, the BMW i3, which is scheduled to launch from the production line in August 2026. Interestingly, this BMW i3 is not the direct successor of the old i3 hatchback, but an electric sports sedan that is part of the “Neue Klasse” family.
Neue Klasse is BMW’s latest generation architecture designed specifically for electric mobility. After the iX3 (compact SUV) was produced in Hungary, the Munich plant will be the second global center that will give birth to this future series.
Good news for lovers of station wagon cars. BMW Munich Plant Manager Peter Weber confirmed that the BMW i3 Touring variant will also be produced at the same place.
“The BMW i3 is just the beginning. In the future, several Neue Klasse models will be produced in Munich, including the BMW i3 Touring,” Weber said in an official statement.
To juggle this historic factory into a super modern facility, BMW has poured in a fantastic investment of 650 million euros (around Rp12.7 trillion) over the past two years.
This investment is used to increase the flexibility and digitization of the factory. The results are amazing. With the latest production technology and close collaboration with the development team, BMW claims that production costs at the Munich factory will be significantly cut.
“With the start of production of the BMW i3, we will reduce the overall production costs at the Munich plant by up to 10 percent compared to the current generation of vehicles,” said Peter Weber.
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