The BMW Group makes cars and engines at 32 factories around the world. The Debrecen site will become operational later this year, further expanding the manufacturing footprint. Until that happens, the Leipzig site is celebrating…
For many years, BMW Plant Leipzig has been the home of the 1 Series, 2 Series Gran Coupe, and 2 Series Active Tourer. Since November 2023, the MINI Countryman has also been built there. The…
When the 7 Series G70 entered production in July 2022 at the Dingolfing site, BMW premiered an automated driving pilot program. The fullsize luxury sedan has been driving itself from the assembly line ever since,…
Well, that didn’t take long. BMW lifted the veils on the new 2 Series Gran Coupe a couple of weeks ago and now the F74 is already in production. The company’s smallest sedan rolls off…
While BMW is one of the few automakers that has been adamant the death of the internal combustion engine shouldn’t be rushed, it’s fully aware the industry will inevitably go purely electric. As early as…
BMW has been making cars at the Leipzig plant since March 2005 when a 320i (E90) rolled off the assembly line. The German luxury brand needed less than seven years to build the one-millionth car,…
Starting today, the BMW Leipzig plant will offer Individual paint jobs for its customers. To celebrate this occasion, a lineup of BMW 1 Series and BMW 2 Series Gran Coupes rolled off the production line…
Twenty years ago, on July 18 2001, BMW Group announced a new German plant to be built in Leipzig. When production was finally launched, the plant employed about 2,500 people after a 1 billion euro…
Sixteen years after the Leipzig plant opened its door, the 3,000,000th BMW “made in Saxony” has just rolled off the production lines: a BMW M240i Convertible in Sunset Orange. The celebratory vehicle found a home…
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