"Since 1975, the 3 Series sedan, which is arguably BMW's most important model, has been built at the company's main plant in Munich, Germany. That changes in the second half of 2026, when the Neue Klasse-based i3 will kick the gas-powered sedan out of its historic home. The company announced the change in its third-quarter earnings documents, as spotted by BMW Blog."
"That's a big change, and it shows that BMW is taking EVs seriously, but it doesn't mean that the combustion-powered 3 Series will suddenly be sidelined. While there is no official confirmation yet, one rumor suggests that the next-generation 3 Series will be assembled in Dingolfing, at the automaker's largest European plant. With nearly 300,000 cars rolling off the assembly lines in 2024 alone, the Dingolfing factory is responsible for multiple BMWs, including the iX, 7 Series and 8 Series."
The Neue Klasse-based BMW i3 electric sedan will be produced in Munich beginning in the second half of 2026, taking over the plant that has built the 3 Series since 1975. BMW built a state-of-the-art factory for Neue Klasse EVs, including the iX3, and is shifting production emphasis toward electric models. The combustion-powered 3 Series is expected to continue on the CLAR platform and may be assembled at Dingolfing, BMW's largest European plant, which produced nearly 300,000 cars in 2024 and builds the iX, 7 Series and 8 Series. The i3 will be an all-electric alternative to the 3 Series and will coexist with a China-only current-gen i3 sedan that uses different underpinnings.
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