Mini: The little Briton becomes a German
BORN IN GERMANY The first German-made Mini will be built in Leipzig from 2023. The BMW Group has decided to award the contract to build the newly developed successor generation of the Countryman to Saxony. The Leipzig plant will thus become the BMW Group's first German site where vehicles of the BMW and Mini brands will be jointly [...]
The Leipzig plant will thus become the BMW Group's first German location where vehicles of the BMW and Mini brands are manufactured together.
The new crossover model from Mini will roll off the production line there with both combustion engines and pure electric drive.
Variant with purely electric drive
As part of the realignment for Mini's product range, the brand is stepping up its commitment to electromobility and the globally growing crossover model segment.
The successor to the successful Countryman is offered with a choice of front- or all-wheel drive and with both gasoline and diesel engines as well as pure electric drive.
Production of the next generation of the crossover model in the premium compact segment at the BMW Group plant in Leipzig will begin as early as 2023.
The birthplace of electromobility
In addition to the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, the new BMW 1 Series with both front-wheel and all-wheel drive is currently being produced in Leipzig.
The Saxon production site is the birthplace of electric mobility for the BMW Group. Since 2013, more than 200,000 units of the all-electric BMW i3 and BMW i3s models have already been produced there.
Battery modules from own production
The expertise gathered in the field of electromobility will be used even more intensively in the future. With an investment volume of more than 100 million euros, the BMW.
For example, the high-voltage storage units for the electrified model variants of the successor to the Countryman that will be built in Leipzig in the future will also be equipped with battery modules produced directly on site.
