Starting in 2027, BMW is looking to build electric models of the „Neue Klasse“ (New Class) at its Plant San Luis Potosí, as well as set up a local high-voltage battery assembly there. The carmaker announced that it will invest 800 million euros in the production site and create some 1,000 new jobs there.
Rumors of such plans hat already circulated back in July 2022, but BMW had not confirmed them, saying that it will not comment on rumors concerning future vehicle generations.
At the same time, the manufacturer laid the foundation for its factory in Debrecen, Hungary, where BMW ist investing more than one billion euros in the production of New Class models from 2025. The factory will be able to produce up to 150,000 units per year and BMW also emphasized that it will be the first CO2-free car manufacturing site worldwide.
Just weeks later, in August 2022, BMW confirmed that vehicles based on the new platform will also come off the production line at the main plant in Munich from 2026. And in October, the carmaker said that it ist furthermore investing 1.7 billion dollars in its plant in Spartanburg, USA, and the construction of a new battery assembly centre in nearby Woodruff. BMW wants to produce “at least six” fully electric BMW X models in the USA by 2030.
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