With exactly 342,521 vehicles produced in 2024, the Regensburg plant was the third most productive BMW location last year. Production is up a whopping 43.7% compared to last year, and 2025 is expected to be even stronger. Although there are still two weeks left until the end of 2025, BMW already knows that it will surpass last year’s record production.
While the company isn’t disclosing how many cars will be built by December 31, it is confident that production will “significantly exceed last year’s figure.” The Regensburg location works at full speed in three shifts and assembles around 1,400 vehicles every day. This is where the X1 and X2, as well as their electric counterparts, the iX1 and iX2, come to life. Fun fact: A vehicle rolls off the production line in Regensburg every 57 seconds.
Last year, more than 100,000 cars, almost a third of total production, were built without a combustion engine. In 2025, four out of ten cars produced at the factory will be either fully electric or plug-in hybrids. It is noteworthy that of the two compact crossovers, only the X1 is currently offered as a PHEV. BMW sold the X2 with a gasoline engine paired with an electric motor, but only in the first generation.
Looking ahead, the factory has a bright future. BMW will build a Neue Klasse model there “in the coming years,” although the company remains tight-lipped about the car’s identity and when it will be launched. It could be a small electric car, possibly the rumored i1 or i2. Alternatively, if it’s not an addition to the range, BMW may point to the next-generation iX1. The “NB5” prototype has already been spotted, so the timing seems plausible.
Assuming BMW is actually talking about the all-new iX1, we’ve heard it will go into production in November 2027. This would make it one of the last new vehicles in a 40-model initiative that is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. The next-generation electric small crossover won’t come at the expense of current combustion engine versions.
It is expected that the existing “U11” will receive a significant facelift around the same time as the launch of the new iX1, bringing the petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid models more closely into line with the electric version. The third-generation X1 is expected to remain on sale until the end of 2033.
Source: BMW
