BMW Expands Debrecen Plant Operations to Three Shifts to Meet Demand
- BMW expanded production at Debrecen to three shifts to meet demand for Neue Klasse electric vehicles.
- The site will produce the iX4 alongside the iX3.
- A new sixth-generation battery plant opened in Irlbach-Straßkirchen in October 2026 to supply German factories.
- Battery production in Woodruff, South Carolina, will begin before year-end, followed by San Luis Potosí, Mexico, in 2027.
- The accelerated sixth-generation model ramp-up will enable earlier retirement of some older electric vehicles, weighing on 2026 earnings.
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