The BMW Group is an automotive juggernaut, working greater than 10 car meeting vegetation worldwide. A major share of its manufacturing stays at dwelling in Germany, the place the posh automaker runs 4 factories. The services in Dingolfing, Leipzig, Munich, and Regensburg construct a variety of fashions, from the compact 1 Collection to the flagship 7 Collection.
In 2025, manufacturing at BMW’s German vegetation as soon as once more reached seven figures, with multiple million automobiles assembled regionally. To place that into perspective, one in 4 vehicles in-built Germany final 12 months was both a BMW or a MINI. Based on the German Affiliation of the Automotive Business (VDA), 4.15 million vehicles have been produced nationwide, with BMW Group merchandise accounting for roughly 25% of the whole.
Hooked up on the backside is a desk exhibiting which fashions are produced at every of the 4 German vegetation. Nevertheless, modifications are on the horizon. As an example, 3 Collection manufacturing is shifting from Munich to Dingolfing, coinciding with the arrival of the “G50” later this 12 months. As well as, the totally electrical i3 sedan (“NA0”) will enter manufacturing in Munich within the second half of 2026.
Time is operating out for the Dingolfing-made 8 Collection, with the ultimate examples scheduled to roll off the road within the coming months. Sadly, BMW has no plans for a direct successor. Though nothing has been formally confirmed, the three Collection Touring may additionally miss out on a subsequent era. The hole left by the rumored “G51” may as a substitute be crammed by the unconfirmed i3 Touring (“NA1”).
Wanting additional forward, the iX is unlikely to be renewed. Ending the polarizing electrical SUV after a single era would liberate capability for the subsequent 3 Collection. BMW seemingly sees little long-term want for an additional iX, particularly with the iX5 launching this 12 months. Come 2027, a bigger iX7 is anticipated to affix the lineup. These first-ever fashions are prone to be constructed on the Spartanburg plant in South Carolina.
Talking of Neue Klasse merchandise, the Regensburg plant is slated to construct an NK mannequin later this decade. Whether or not that would be the already spied next-generation iX1 or one thing else stays unclear. That “one thing else” might be the i1 hatchback and/or the i2 sedan, each anticipated earlier than 2030.
If sources near BMW are right, the Leipzig plant will section out the two Collection Lively Tourer in October 2027. The minivan is unlikely to obtain a successor as a result of, nicely, it’s a BMW minivan…
| Manufacturing facility | Fashions Produced In 2025 | Drivetrain variants |
| Dingolfing | BMW 4 Collection Convertible and Coupé, BMW 5 Collection Sedan and Touring, BMW 7 Collection, BMW 8 Collection Convertible, Coupé and Gran Coupé, BMW i5 Sedan and Touring, BMW i7, BMW iX, BMW M4 Convertible and Coupé, BMW M5 Sedan and Touring | BEV, ICE, PHEV |
| Leipzig | BMW 1 Collection, BMW 2 Collection Lively Tourer and Gran Coupé, MINI Countryman | BEV, ICE, PHEV |
| Munich | BMW 3 Collection Sedan and Touring, BMW 4 Collection Gran Coupé, BMW i4, BMW M3 Sedan and Touring | BEV, ICE, PHEV |
| Regensburg | BMW X1, BMW X2, BMW iX1, BMW iX2 | BEV, ICE, PHEV |
