When BMW's journey into series-production electric vehicles began in late 2013, production numbers were modest, to say the least. Starting with just a few thousand vehicles, EV sales didn't truly gain momentum until the launch of the first-generation iX3 in 2020. Since then, the pace has been relentless. The iX and i4 followed in 2021, and the BEV portfolio rapidly expanded to cover nearly every key model line with the i7, iX1, i5 Sedan and Touring, the iX2 SUV coupe, and various electric MINIs.
With annual production now well into the six-figure range, major milestones are being reached at a much faster clip. While it took the BMW Group from late 2013 to the spring of 2024 to build its first million electric cars, the second million took just over two years. The 2-millionth vehicle, a stunning BMW i5 M60 in Tanzanite Blue, rolled off the assembly line at the BMW plant in Dingolfing today. It is scheduled for delivery to its new owner in Spain in the coming weeks.
View Price on AmazonThe Dingolfing plant alone has built more than 320,000 BMWs without internal combustion engines in recent years. Employees at the Lower Bavarian facility produce the premium iX SUV, the executive-class i5 Sedan and Touring, and the recently refreshed BMW i7 luxury sedan. Currently, no other BMW Group plant boasts a more diverse BEV portfolio. Last year, all-electric vehicles already accounted for a quarter of the total production in Dingolfing.
The Dingolfing plant is not an outlier within the company's production network. Electric cars have been a part of daily operations for years in Leipzig, Regensburg, and Munich as well. These four BMW plants are a key reason why Germany is the second-largest BEV producer in the world, surpassed only by China in the number of cars built without combustion engines.
Source: bimmertoday.de
