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BMW: 12 millionth car from Dingolfing

In the 50th year of BMW automobile production at the Dingolfing site, the twelve millionth BMW rolled off the assembly line: an iX xDrive50 in Aventurine Red Metallic.

 

Aventurine Red Metallic iX xDrive50 was the twelve-millionth BMW assembled at the Dingolfing plant. | Photo: BMW
Aventurine Red Metallic iX xDrive50 was the twelve-millionth BMW assembled at the Dingolfing plant. | Photo: BMW
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Gregor Soller

The production in Dingolfing was originally founded by Glas, which achieved initial success in post-war Germany with the small car Goggo. The program was quickly expanded until the Dingolfing agricultural machinery manufacturer overextended: with the V8, presented in 1965, Glas aimed too high too fast, resulting in the Dingolfing plant being acquired by BMW in 1967.

From the Fall of Glas to the Largest Plant of the BMW Group

Some Glas models continued to be produced as BMWs until 1968, with the Goggo lasting until 1969. BMW then gradually retooled the plant to manufacture its own models and massively expanded it. Thus, Dingolfing became a major success: no other BMW Group plant has produced more vehicles than the one in Lower Bavarian Dingolfing. “For five decades, our plant has stood for highly emotional automobiles, innovation, and quality. The key to our economic success is that we bravely shape the future - '50 YEARS OF COURAGE FOR THE FUTURE' is therefore the motto of our anniversary year,” said plant manager Christoph Schröder, adding:

“The twelve millionth BMW from Dingolfing is a symbol of this, as the BMW iX is an absolute technology carrier. It represents the shift to e-mobility and our leap into the next 50 years.”

First Original BMW: The 5 Series of the E12 Generation

Almost half a century ago, on September 27, 1973, the first BMW automobile - a first-generation BMW 5 Series - rolled off the Dingolfing assembly line. Even today, the BMW 5 Series holds significant importance and symbolizes the successful transformation of the Lower Bavarian plant. Because, in the summer, production of the eighth generation of the BMW 5 Series will start in Dingolfing - for the first time in all drive variants: as an internal combustion engine, plug-in hybrid, and for the first time fully electric with the BMW i5. Final preparations are currently underway.

Stefan Schmid, chairman of the works council at the Dingolfing plant, is convinced:

“As the lead plant for BMW’s upper-class models, we not only have strong products but also a strong and motivated team that has built these twelve million vehicles. The expertise and passion of our over 18,000 employees went into each individual car. Now it’s about leading the site into a good future in times of technological transition so that it continues to play an important role as a responsible employer and an engine of development for BMW and the region.”

What does that mean?

Dingolfing, along with Munich, belongs to the traditional core plants of the brand – and besides the models starting from the 5 Series, it is also responsible for many components and the body shells of Rolls Royce. And it is likely to remain the lead plant for the upper class for the foreseeable future.

Translated automatically from German.
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