Paving the way is a €650million investment that’s already seen construction begin on a new assembly line and body shop; space was freed up when internal combustion engine production halted in 2023, moving overseas to other BMW facilities. “Munich is the beating heart of BMW,” says Plant Munich director Peter Weber. “We are delighted to be guiding the Munich plant into a fully electric future, starting with the Neue Klasse sedan.” BMW’s Neue Klasse philosophy kickstarted its mainstream car range in the 1960s and is being reinvented for the electric era with the launch of six new models in two y…