The BMW Group is leading the charge in the electric vehicle market, committed to an all-electric future. In 2022, the company more than doubled its sales of electric cars, delivering over 215,000 new electric cars worldwide. As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainable mobility, BMW is set to launch several exciting new models, including the all-new fully electric BMW i5 Sedan, the BMW i5 Touring, and the BMW iX2 compact SUV.
However, these new models are just the tip of the iceberg. The real game-changer is the launch of the NEW CLASS generation in 2025. The NEW CLASS is a new series of electric models from BMW, with a newly defined IT and software architecture and a new generation of high-performance electric powertrains and batteries. The NEW CLASS launch represents a new standard in electric vehicles and a global production network.
The BMW I Vision Circular and BMW I Vision Dee concept cars give us a glimpse into the circular and digital aspects of the next era of electric cars from BMW. At the IAA Mobility motor show in Munich this autumn, BMW will unveil even more of what is in store from 2025 onwards. According to BMW, the first models to be launched under the NEW CLASS will be a sedan in the 3-series segment and a sporty SUV. However, the German automaker has announced that at least six models will be launched in the first 24 months after 2025.
Production of the NEW CLASS generation of electric cars will start in 2025 at a brand new factory in Debrecen, Hungary, which will only produce NEW CLASS models. From 2026, production will also occur at the factory in Munich and, from 2027, at the San Luis Potosi, Mexico factory. Before the end of the decade, BMW expects that the NEW CLASS models will make up more than half of the company's sales figures.