An agile approach has enabled BMW to revamp its downtown Munich factory in anticipation of a new EV architecture without halting production lines, Peter Weber tells the AMS Automotive Evolution Summit.
BMW is choregraphing a partial reconstruction of its Munich factory to integrate forthcoming electric-only vehicle architectures, a feat it will undertake while keeping production lines running.
While an old paint shop is demolished and on-site engine production is wound down to make way for a new body shop and press line, the factory, which is celebrating its 100th year in 2022, is still churning out more than 900 new cars a day.
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