BMW has already announced on a number of occasions that it will release 25 electrified models by 2023. However, the latest press release regarding the company's strategy for improving efficiency and sustainability mentions not only electrifying the BMW 7 Series, but also the BMW X1 and BMW 5 Series. All this is a part of the Power of Choice strategy of the brand. The latter refers to BMW's usage of modular platforms...

28 July 2020

BMW's Munich plant will stop from July 24 to September 4 to be remodeled for the production of the BMW i4. Once remodeling is finished, BMW will be able to produce vehicles with diesel, petrol and hybrid drive trains, as well as the fully-electric BMW i4, all on the same line.

22 July 2020

BMW has signed a long-term supply contract worth 2 billion euros for battery cells with the Swedish company Northvolt. The battery cells will be produced in Europe at the Northvolt gigafactory currently under construction in Skellefteå in northern Sweden (series plant Northvolt Ett) from 2024. Northvolt will obtain 100 percent of the energy needed to produce the battery cells regionally in northern Sweden and...

18 July 2020

The 2021 BMW iX3 is finally official, even though there are no surprises at all as the vehicle has been gradually unveiled through a number of teasers, official information, and leaks. The 2021 BMW iX3 is the first brand model to feature BMW's 5th Gen eDrive technology, which will also find its way on the BMW iNEXT and BMW i4 that are expected in 2021. It will feature "an exceptionally powerful electric motor" and a...

15 July 2020

BMW is all set to launch the battery-electric BMW iX3. The online event will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 10:00 CEST and can be watched here: http://live.bmwgroup.com/c3MBSC. The BMW iX3 will be the first model from the brand to feature BMW's 5th Gen eDrive technology, which will also find its way on the BMW iNEXT and BMW i4 that are expected in 2021. It will feature "an exceptionally powerful electric...

9 July 2020

BMW Group has opened a Competence Centre for E-Drive Production at Dingolfing - its largest production location in Europe. Since 2013, the company has been producing electric powertrain components there and now it is significantly expanding its capacity. It will now start producing the new, highly integrated BMW e-drive, which combines the electric motor, transmission and power electronics in a central housing. The...

5 July 2020