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BMW is expanding i3 production in Leipzig. According to reports, BMW has cancelled the one-week summer break in i3 production, and the battery-electric vehicle is now in full production. Which means around 600 extra i3s will be made.
This increase in their electric car production was concluded in a report published in Automobilwoche. According to the magazine, BMW has cancelled the one-week summer break in i3 production, and the battery-electric vehicle is now in full production. This meant that almost 600 additional units could be built. Besides, BMW is now extending shifts and shortening breaks in ongoing plant operations to increase the number of vehicles per day from 114 to 125 to 130. However, the introduction of two-shift operation is not yet on the agenda. To consider this, demand must prove to be stable into 2021, according to the source mentioned above.
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This increase in their electric car production was concluded in a report published in Automobilwoche. According to the magazine, BMW has cancelled the one-week summer break in i3 production, and the battery-electric vehicle is now in full production. This meant that almost 600 additional units could be built. Besides, BMW is now extending shifts and shortening breaks in ongoing plant operations to increase the number of vehicles per day from 114 to 125 to 130. However, the introduction of two-shift operation is not yet on the agenda. To consider this, demand must prove to be stable into 2021, according to the source mentioned above.

BMW expands i3 production while VW looks to the e-Golf - electrive.com
In Germany, the increased purchase premium is boosting demand for electric cars. BMW and VW have now responded by expanding production of the i3 in Leipzig, while the VW e-Golf will continue to be built in Dresden until Christmas, contrary to initial plans. This increase in their electric car...
