Recently, we learned from overseas media reports that BMW has officially started producing the new BMW 7 Series and i7 models at its factory in Dingolfing, Germany. It is reported that the factory is BMW's largest factory in Europe, with an annual output of 250,000 vehicles. It is worth mentioning that the two models will share the same assembly line and will also be used with the BMW 4 Series, 5 Series, and 6 Series. Series, 7 Series, 8 Series and iX models share the factory.
It is understood that in order to enable the Dingolfing plant to produce the new BMW 7 Series and i7, BMW Auto did not build a new production line, but transformed and upgraded the original BMW 7 Series production line, thus saving millions of dollars. investment, but the total investment also exceeded 300 million euros (approximately RMB 2.097 billion). It is worth mentioning that this production line introduced a fully automated operation process for the first time in the production process, making the entire production line highly automated and further improving the production efficiency of the vehicle.
At the same time, because the new BMW 7 Series body adopts a two-tone paint scheme, BMW has created a special production process, combining mass production standard technology with the hand-painting of Dingolfing experts.
Milan Nedeljkovic, member of the production board of BMW AG, said in an interview with the media that the new BMW 7 Series is the world’s first luxury sedan that can provide three power systems. Consumers can flexibly choose pure fuel power, pure fuel power, and power systems according to their own preferences and needs. Power configurations such as plug-in hybrid and pure electric power, coupled with the very flexible and flexible product levels of the new BMW 7 Series, enable consumers to enjoy products of the same level no matter which model they choose. A relatively excellent driving experience.
It is worth mentioning that the Dingolfing plant will also assemble the BMW i7's batteries, motors and other integrated electric drive systems internally, and these components will be manufactured near the Dingolfing plant in the BMW electric drive production capability center, further ensuring the safety of the new car. Productivity. It is reported that the factory can produce parts for more than 500,000 electric vehicles every year.
