+++ In addition to automobile production, the BMW Group is building a high-voltage battery assembly plant in Debrecen +++ More than 500 additional jobs are to be created by 2025 +++ Production of the NEW CLASS starts here +++
Debrecen, Hungary. At its plant in Hungary, the BMW Group is assembling high-voltage batteries for NEW CLASS vehicles. The assembly of the batteries will take place on the premises of the Debrecen automobile plant, the construction of which started about six months ago. By the end of 2025, the company will create more than 500 additional jobs and invest more than two billion euros in the construction and commissioning of the entire plant.
Milan Nedeljković, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Produc- tion, said: “In Debrecen, we are building the most advanced plant in the world. With our iFACTORY, we are setting new industry standards for vehicle produc- tion. Our investments underline our systematic approach to implementing e- mobility.”
The new announcements were also welcomed by the Hungarian government. Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, said: “The BMW Group plant in Debrecen is a symbol of the successful Hungarian eco- nomic policy of the past twelve years. The plant combines environmental pro- tection and competitiveness, and that is much more than we have originally planned.”
BMW Group hiring and training in Debrecen.
“We are currently recruiting new colleagues locally and from all over Hungary, so we can build the future of BMW Group Plant Debrecen together,” explains Hans-Peter Kemser, President and CEO of BMW Manufacturing Hungary Kft.
In autumn 2023, the plant will start dual training in its own training center together with local partners in the education sector.
László Papp, the Mayor of Debrecen, emphasised the role of the BMW Group for the city: “With its investment in Debrecen, in addition to creating new jobs, the BMW Group makes a long-term commitment to the community of our city. We are building a thriving future together.”
Short distances: high-voltage battery assembly at vehicle plant.
The assembly of high-voltage batteries will be located on the site of the Debrecen vehicle plant. Markus Fallböhmer, Senior Vice President of Battery Production at the BMW Group, explains: “The BMW iFACTORY is also about ensuring short distances for logistics. The close link between battery assembly and vehicle production is part of our strategy.”
In Debrecen, next-generation round battery cells will be installed in the battery housing, a metal frame that will later be integrated into the underbody of the vehicle. The official start of production of the sixth generation
high-voltage batteries will take place in 2025 – parallel to the start of car production. All batteries for vehicles from the Debrecen plant are assembled on site. The new production facility will cover an area of around 140,000 m². Construction work has recently started.
Gen6 batteries: major steps in customer benefit and sustainability.
The battery is decisive for the competitiveness of electrical vehicles. With the next era of batteries for the NEUE KLASSE, variety will enhance through as much as 30 percentage, and the charging velocity might be as much as 30 percentage faster.
The BMW Group is mainly targeted on maintaining the carbon footprint and intake of sources for manufacturing as little as possible, beginning withinside the deliver chain. Cell producers will use cobalt, lithium and nickel that encompass a percent of secondary material, i.e. uncooked substances that aren’t newly mined, however already withinside the loop, in manufacturing of battery cells. Combined with the dedication to apply most effective inexperienced energy from renewable energies for manufacturing of battery cells, the BMW Group will lessen the carbon footprint of battery cell manufacturing through as much as 60 percentage.