BMW’s production has expanded a lot in the late 20th century. For decades, BMW cars were manufactured only in Germany – formerly, Eisenach, and later Munich and Dingolfing. But today, BMW manufactures vehicles in fifteen…
32 years have passed since the fall of the Berlin Wall, and yet the workweek in Leipzig is still at 38 hours or three more compared to west German factories. That will change in the…
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…
Eight years laster and over 200,000 units sold, and the success story of the BMW i3 comes to an end. We learned last week that the U.S. production will end in July 2021, and in…
BMW celebrates the production kick-off for the first-ever 2 Series Gran Coupe (F44) at the group’s Leipzig facility. The newest addition to the compact model portfolio now joins the new 1 Series, which is being…
Immediately after the end of production for the BMW 1 Series F20, the replacement with a front-wheel drive platform has begun its production cycle in Leipzig. A total of 1,248,737 units of the second generation BMW…
The 150,000 BMW i3 was built this week at the BMW plant in Leipzig. The birth date of the electric car dates as far back as 2013 and the large number of electric vehicles produced…
The BMW Group Leipzig plant starts the series production of the BMW i8 Roadster which will be launched parallel to the facelift version of the BMW i8 Coupe. The copper color of the i8 Roadster…
A few days after the official launch of the BMW F87 M2 production of the sport coupes has begun at the BMW Leipzig plant. Despite its considerably wider wheel arches, the BMW M2 can be…
Yesterday, the Leipzig plant produced its 1.5-millionth vehicle, an Alpine White BMW 2 Series Active Tourer. “I am very proud of our team. Almost ten years after the plant opened, we can already celebrate the…
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