- BMW has shared progress on the transition of its Munich vehicle plant to an all-electric production future, as the facility readies up to produce the brand’s next-generation ‘Neue Klasse’ electric cars from 2026.
- Following the Neue Klasse launch in summer 2026, BMW also plans for the Munich plant to exclusively produce fully-electric vehicles, with the manufacturer forecasting a ‘significant increase’ in the market share of BEVs in the run up to 2030.
- With this strategy, the Munich plant will play a key role in BMW’s emobility future.
BMW’s home plant to go fully-electric
The current work being done on the Munich plant includes three new production halls to support the production of Neue Klasse EVs at the site from 2026. The renovated site will bring new levels of efficiency, which BMW says will ‘significantly reduce’ manufacturing costs at the plant.
However, Munich won’t be the first BMW plant to produce one of the next-generation electric models, with its Debrecen factory in Hungary primed to produce BMW’s first Neue Klasse model from the end of 2025. Much like the Munich facility, the Debrecen plant will also become an EV-only site in the very near future. The Neue Klasse architecture will mark a key turning point in BMW’s electric transition, existing as a platform that has been built solely for electric-only applications.
The Munich plant will be the first factory in BMW’s 30-wide portfolio to transition to EV-only production. The fact that the Munich plant is located just around the corner of BMW’s corporate headquarters is also noteworthy, further displaying BMW’s commitment to zero-emission transport.
BMW Munich Plant Director, Peter Weber, commented on the Neue Klasse’s future debut:
“For the production start of the NEUE KLASSE, we will have a state-of-the-art plant in Munich that is characterised by flexibility, innovation and, above all, efficiency. With the NEUE KLASSE, we will significantly reduce manufacturing costs at the Munich Plant.“
It’s not all been plain sailing for the wider BMW Group’s EV operations, however. It recently delayed the Oxford MINI plant’s upgrade to produce electric variants of the Cooper and Aceman, for the foreseeable future.
