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Neue Klasse BMW will lead the brand into a new era of all-electric driving, and its success will depend largely on the production of powerful high-voltage batteries. That is why the Group is significantly expanding its production network for the next generation of high-voltage batteries. “We are setting up five plants on three continents to produce the sixth generation of high-voltage batteries,” explains Milan Nedeljković, Member of the Board for Production at BMW AG. The company will apply the principle of “local for local” worldwide: “The close connection of battery production to vehicle production is part of our strategy. This helps the BMW Group to increase production flexibility,” explains Markus Fallböhmer, Senior Vice President Battery Production at BMW AG.
Neue Klasse will be the first to adopt new cylindrical battery cells, which represent a technological leap for the BMW Group as they significantly improve energy density, charging time and autonomy. They will be assembled in new facilities as close to the vehicle plants as possible in accordance with the principle of “local for local”. State-of-the-art, sixth-generation high-voltage battery assembly plants are currently under construction in Irlbach-Strasskirchen (Lower Bavaria), Debrecen (Hungary), Woodruff (near Spartanburg, USA), Shenyang (China) and St. Potosi, Mexico. With this approach, production will be able to continue even in the event of unexpected political or economic events. In addition, the short distance between battery and vehicle factories will reduce the carbon footprint of vehicle production. The first Neue Klasse vehicles will be produced at the new BMW Group plant in Debrecen from 2025 onwards. Production of high-voltage batteries will also start at the same time.
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