BMW will inaugurate the Neue Klasse platform in 2025 with a next-generation iX3 that may roll off the meeting line on the Debrecen plant in Hungary. The second automobile based mostly on the devoted electrical structure might be a sedan within the 3 Collection phase, which can come alive from 2026 on the Munich manufacturing facility in Germany.

The announcement was made right this moment, together with the intent to finish the manufacturing of automobiles geared up with combustion engines on the Munich plant in late 2027. BMW is spending €650 million (about $711M)  to erect 4 buildings, together with a physique store and a brand new meeting line. The premium model already makes an EV in Munich because the 4 Collection Gran Coupe-based i4 (codenamed G26) on the CLAR platform has been constructed there since 2021.

Different vegetation worldwide which have been confirmed to construct Neue Klasse fashions embody Shenyang in China from 2026 and San Luis Potosi in Mexico from 2027. BMW additionally plans to construct at the least six electrical automobiles in Spartanburg, South Carolina in the US by 2030 but it surely’s unclear whether or not these might be on CLAR and/or Neue Klasse.

Predictably, BMW stays tight-lipped in regards to the different vehicles it should produce past the SUV and sedan. Nonetheless, we’re listening to the corporate intends to make an i3 Touring and an iX4. All 4 are allegedly going to obtain the totally fledged M remedy. It’s believed there received’t even be a next-generation X4 with a combustion engine because the purpose is seemingly to make the crossover-coupe completely electrical.

For those who’re questioning in regards to the inside codenames of those future Neue Klasse fashions, right here they’re: i3 Sedan (NA0), i3 Touring (NA1), iX3 (NA5), iX4 (NA7). As for high-performance automobiles, count on an M3 (ZA0), M3 Touring (ZA1), iX3 M (ZA5), and iX4 M (ZA7). Keep in mind the names aren’t official and BMW M boss Frank van Meel has mentioned the letters “i” and “M” received’t ever be mixed, so search for a recent nomenclature.

Supply: BMW