BMW Lays Foundation Stone For Debrecen Factory In Hungary
BMW has commenced work on the new Debrecen plant in Hungary where Neue Klasse models will begin to roll off the assembly line from 2025.
BMW has commenced work on the new Debrecen plant in Hungary where Neue Klasse models will begin to roll off the assembly line from 2025.
Chinese battery giant CATL will supply BMW with cylindrical battery cells for EVs coming from 2025 based on Neue Klasse platform.
BMW CEO Oliver Zipse said during the Annual General Meeting that the Neue Klasse platform debuting in 2025 will be as profitable as ICE cars.
BMW's dedicated electric car platform, Neue Klasse, will be inaugurated in 2025 on a 3 Series EV that will benefit from the new battery tech.
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Speaking during BMW's Q1 2022 earnings call, CEO Oliver Zipse revealed the Neue Klasse will be inaugurated on an EV in the 3 Series segment.
The BMW Group has announced its new Debrecen factory will be the company's first fossil fuel-free plant. It will become operational in 2025.
BMW will inaugurate the Neue Klasse platform in 2025 at its new factory in Debrecen, Hungary, with Munich to follow a year later.
The Neue Klasse family of dedicated EVs coming in 2025 will usher in a lot of tech, but battery swaps won't be available.
Solid state batteries are considered the next evolutionary step in this direction and BMW is apparently working on that also
The future BMW X3 is allegedly carrying the NA0 codename, while the new BMW 3 Series is known internally as NA5.
BMW models coming from 2025 on the Neue Klasse platform will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Ride vision system-on-chip (SoC).