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BMW has built its one-millionth M car in Munich, but the M3’s future is about to take two very different paths. The electric ZA0 and gas G84 will be assembled at two different plants.
BMW is trimming the camouflage off the electric M3 to ease the wait until the electric super sedan breaks cover with four motors and ludicrous power.
Instead, the San Luis Potosí plant will build the fully electric i3 sedan from 2027 when the iX3 will also go into production there, joining the 2 Series Coupe.
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