Munich Factory Ready to Build BMW i3s

[insightman]

Many YouTubers posted this BMW video of the i3 factory in Munich, Germany, but this one added a voice-over with additional information.



In the 1960s, Michigan youths could get summer jobs working in local automotive factories. I built Lincoln Continentals and Thunderbirds at Ford's plant (long since demolished) in Wixom, Michigan. There were no robots back then and the factories were dark and dingy compared to this amazing BMW factory. You knew a car was intended for a VIP when it came down the line with paper covering the painted surfaces to prevent us from scratching them. The cars for Ford execs were built by a single guy. He would visit different parts of the factory and take parts back to his special assembly room where he would create hand-built Lincoln Continentals.

 

[brianc35]

This one vehicle is really going to be the one to make it or break it for 2026 IMO.

Just like EVERYONE had eyes on the 325i in the late 80s... everyone WANTED one. It had natural beauty, intrinsic demand, bellowing of class, unobtainable by most but craved by many. I feel like we're here again with this model lineup. The only difference is that now it actually is obtainable by many. It's not priced much higher than other cars in lessor class brackets (eg, camry, accord).

And if BMW gets this line done right, they can continue to keep prices competitive.

I'm looking forward to seeing with the new M3 looks like in the EV variant.