BMW has successfully installed all 1,066 pillars for its high-voltage battery assembly plant in Irlbach-Strasskirchen, Bavaria, just 16 weeks after starting construction. The facility, which will produce sixth-generation batteries for BMW’s upcoming Neue Klasse electric vehicles, is set to create 1,600 jobs and boost BMW’s e-mobility efforts. Despite weather challenges, the project is on schedule, with production expected to begin in 2026. Digital planning and collaboration have been crucial in speeding up global construction progress across multiple BMW sites.

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1,066 pillars installed in record time.

1,600 jobs to be created.

Battery production for Neue Klasse EVs begins in 2026.