BMW has announced that its Group Plant Munich is ready for the production of the next vehicle generation, with the relevant manufacturing equipment installed in the new body shop and assembly line, as well as the successful completion of functional checks.

During this so-called "Common Function Test", every system undergoes dry runs, in which production planners and plant technicians put the machinery through its paces. All production steps are executed without any parts in the system. Cycle by cycle, an invisible vehicle takes shape. Although no actual car is produced, this process provides the certainty that everything operates seamlessly and as planned.

BMW i3 assembly, which has so far been carried out at the nearby Research and Innovation Centre, will be relocating to Plant Munich in January 2026. With this move, all technologies at Plant Munich are then in place to continue rigorous testing of the complete production system. Series production of the new BMW i3 will then ramp up in Q3 2026.