Dingolfing will become the second BMW Group location after Leipzig to build a fully electric BMW i vehicle.
The all-electric BMW i3, which is manufactured at BMW Group Plant Leipzig, will be joined by the first fully electric MINI in 2019, a fully electric BMW X3 in 2020 and the BMW iNEXT from 2021. The Dingolfing plant does produce components such as high-voltage batteries and electric engines for these vehicles.
With its long experience in the field of electro-mobility, state-of-the-art production equipment and specially trained staff, the Dingolfing location, together with the Landshut plant, forms the BMW Group’s competence centre.
Dingolfing has been producing high-voltage batteries for BMW i models since 2013. In recent years, new production lines for high-voltage batteries and electric engines for BMW Group plug-in hybrids have also been installed. Dingolfing additionally builds the plug-in hybrid versions of the 5 Series and the 7 Series.
BMW Group plants worldwide will benefit from the German sites’ production expertise and technology know-how. At nine locations around the globe, the company already produces nine electrified models, including eight plug-in hybrids.
The BMW Group is the world’s third-largest manufacturer of electric vehicles and delivered over 62,000 electrified vehicles to customers last year, including more than 25,500 fully electric i3s. With 2,864 new vehicle registrations in 2016 (+ 26%), the all-electric i3 was the most successful electric vehicle in Germany.
The group has invested over 100 million euros in electro-mobility at the Dingolfing site to date, making the plant more competitive for the future and securing jobs.
By 2025, the BMW Group expects electrified vehicles to account for between 15-25% of sales.
