BMW celebrates production of three-millionth electrified car in Munich

BMW Group hits a major milestone with the three-millionth electrified car, a BMW 330e Touring, produced in Munich and headed for the UK market.

BMW’s main plant in Munich has marked a significant milestone: the three-millionth electrified vehicle has rolled off its production line. The car in question, a BMW 330e Touring finished in Portimao Blue, is headed for the UK market. More than just a production landmark, the event underscores the pace and scale of BMW Group’s transition toward electromobility — a journey that began back in 2013 and has since evolved into a global strategy.

That journey started with the BMW i3, the company’s first fully electric vehicle, built in Leipzig. At the time, electric models were assembled in specialized areas due to their unique architecture. Today, however, things look very different: BMW now produces vehicles with internal combustion engines, plug-in hybrids, and fully electric drivetrains on the same production lines at all of its plants worldwide.

“With its highly flexible production, the BMW Group is able to respond to customer requirements in line with market trends and demand,” said Milan Nedeljković, Board Member for Production. According to him, all BMW Group production sites globally are now equipped to manufacture electrified vehicles.

Data from BMW confirms the trend: in 2024, one in every four vehicles sold by the company was electrified, and three out of four of those were fully electric. By early 2025, the Group had delivered 1.5 million battery electric vehicles (BEVs). This growth reinforces BMW’s position in an increasingly competitive market — one in which the brand briefly surpassed Tesla in early 2025 in European EV sales.

BMW’s global manufacturing footprint plays a crucial role in this progress. In China, the US, South Africa, Brazil, India, and Thailand, production of electrified models is already underway. Meanwhile, in Hungary, the company’s new plant in Debrecen will launch production of Neue Klasse-based electric vehicles by the end of 2025 — a platform poised to underpin the next generation of BMW EVs.

Component production is expanding in parallel. BMW’s Competence Centre for E-Drive Production in Dingolfing — launched during the i3 era — had already surpassed 500,000 units annually by 2022. Today, fifth-generation battery modules and electric motors are also built in Regensburg, Leipzig, and Spartanburg. These facilities and accumulated expertise will support the rollout of sixth-generation e-drives later this year.

BMW’s road to electrification is not a reactive move but a deliberate, long-term strategy that encompasses product development and infrastructure alike. And the production of its three-millionth electrified vehicle doesn’t mark the end — it signals a new beginning.

Source: bmwgroup.com