Revamp of Plant Munich puts BMW’s flexibility ethos to the test with building construction and car production happening side-by-side
Inside the walls of BMW’s Plant Munich it’s business as usual as 900 cars roll off production lines each day in 2022, the site’s 100th year.
It’s a different story outside where the old paint shop is being demolished to make way for a new body shop – one of the changes that will boost efficiency as the plant prepares to integrate BMW’s upcoming ‘Neue Klasse’ platform, an electric vehicle-focused architecture that will underpin future products at the factory.
Participants at Automotive Manufacturing Solutions’ Evolution Summit, the latest edition of which runs from May 17-19, will hear Plant Munich Director Peter Weber describe during a walk around the factory, how it is becoming more ‘lean, green and digital’.
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