BMW starts producing the BMW iX1 in Regensburg, Germany

At the beginning of the year, the BMW Group is once again updating the software in its vehicles with BMW iDrive Operating System 7 and 8. At present, a about 4.7 million BMW vehicles are upgradeable thanks to their hardware and BMW iDrive Operating System. Since 2019, BMW has been offering free remote software upgrades several times a year for infotainment, driving, driver assistance, comfort and safety. A recent...

23 January 2023

Under an expanded Joint Development Agreement, BMW Group and Solid Power have added a research and development license as a basis for their common next steps. This license enables BMW to establish an ASSB prototype line in its CMCC (Cell Manufacturing Competence Center) in Parsdorf near Munich. The broadened relationship provides significant benefits to both companies, including conducting complementary cell...

23 January 2023

South Korean news outlet The Elec reports that Samsung SDI readies to build a third factory in Hungary that will produce batteries for the EV models of BMW. It is expected that the third plant will be near the other two already existing - near Goed. The Elec reports that the land on which the site will be built has already been purchased and that Samsung SDI is most likely to start construction in the first half of...

11 January 2023

The latest Coutnerpoint research of the EV market noted down that Tesla is clearly leading the US EV market, and ts Q3 2022 "eclipsed the next 15 brands combined." The overall US EV sales grew by almost 52% YoY during Q3 2022 despite macroeconomic headwinds. BEV sales grew by more than 78% YoY during Q3 and constituted over 80% of the total US EV sales. Tesla sales in the US grew by more than 56% YoY during the...

5 January 2023

BMW has reported its NA Q4 2022 and full-year 2022 US results. We're focusing on the EV sales only, hence, we will mention only those here. In March 2022, the fully electric BMW iX Sports Activity Vehicle and BMW i4 Gran Coupe began arriving at U.S. dealerships. In the nine months that followed, sales of the all-new electric vehicles increased steadily as inventory levels improved. A third fully electric model, the...

5 January 2023

BMW Group is sharing its vision of the future digital experience, both inside and outside the vehicle, at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. BMW i Vision Dee is a futuristic mid-size sedan with a new and pared-down design language. The name “Dee” stands for Digital Emotional Experience – and that is precisely its aim: to create an even stronger bond between people and their cars going forward. Future digital functions will go...

5 January 2023

BMW's electromobility ramp-up has reached a new milestone in China. On November 11th, a signing ceremony for the BMW Future Generation HVB Production Project was held in Shenyang. The signed agreement will see BMW Group's Chinese joint venture, BMW Brilliance Automotive, invest around CNY 10 billion into a new structure project to expand battery production capacity at its Shenyang production base. While accompanying...

16 November 2022

The BMW Group continues the roll-out of its electromobility plan with a new investment in the U.S. to expand Plant Spartanburg and the company’s manufacturing footprint in the U.S. BMW Group Chairman of the Board of Management, Oliver Zipse, announced today a UD$1.7 billion investment in its U.S. operations, including $1 billion to prepare for the production of electric vehicles at the company’s existing U.S...

20 October 2022

Europe's passenger EV sales increased by 16% YoY in Q2 2022, according to the latest research from Counterpoint's Global Passenger Electric Vehicle Model Sales Tracker. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) accounted for 55% of total EV sales during the quarter. Germany, with a 28% share, remained the European EV market leader, followed by France with 16%, and the UK with 14%. Among other European nations, Spain and the...

14 October 2022

Just a few weeks after the market launch of the new BMW X1, the fully electric model variant of the compact Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) - BMW iX1 xDrive30 will also be released onto the road for the first time in November 2022. The BMW iX1 xDrive30 is the brand's first all-wheel drive electric vehicle in the premium compact segment. Two highly integrated e-drive units on the front and rear axles generate a...

28 September 2022

Following the announcement of its collaboration with CATL, which will build cylindrical cell batteries for BMW in dedicated factories in Europe and China, BMW announced that it is set to launch a new era of e-mobility from 2025 with the models of its NEUE KLASSE – using newly-developed round battery cells optimized for the new architecture for the first time. The BMW Group has already awarded contracts in the...

10 September 2022

CATL and BMW Group announced today a multi-year agreement on the supply of cylindrical battery cells to power the German carmaker's new series of electric models of its NEUE KLASSE starting from 2025. According to the agreement, CATL will deliver to BMW Group the new cylindrical battery cells, which come with a standard diameter of 46 millimeters and will be produced at two of CATL's future battery plants in China...

9 September 2022

Market research agency Counterpoint reports that the global passenger EV sales grew 61% YoY to reach 2.18 million units in Q2 2022. In total EV sales, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) accounted for almost 72%, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) for the rest. China remained the market leader in EV sales, followed by Europe and the US. China's EV sales increased by almost 92% YoY in Q2 2022 to reach 1.24...

29 August 2022

The first series-produced vehicles of the new BMW 7 Series have rolled off the production lines of BMW Group Plant Dingolfing, including the fully electric BMW i7 xDrive60. The BMW Group invested over €300 million to ready the Dingolfing vehicle plant for the production of the new BMW 7 Series. For the first time, the BMW Group is piloting automated maneuvers within the production environment by just-made BMW 7...

5 July 2022