{"id":14077,"date":"2022-01-28T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=14077"},"modified":"2022-01-28T06:00:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T11:00:17","slug":"bmw-i3-production-ends-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=14077","title":{"rendered":"BMW i3 Production Reportedly Coming To An End In July"},"content":{"rendered":"

BMW<\/a> has been making the quirky i3<\/a> electric vehicle since 2013 and it\u2019s proven to be a remarkable success story; it was one of the first truly successful EVs and it was, at one point, the world\u2019s second best selling EV after the Nissan Leaf. It\u2019s been in production for nearly a decade, but it looks like things won\u2019t stay like that for long.<\/p>\n

We already know that BMW intends to use the i3 name to designate the fully-electric version of the 3 Series sedan, as well as replace the current i3 with a more conventional small electric crossover, the iX1<\/a>. Australia\u2019s drive says it has information that BMW will cease i3 production at its Leipzig plant this summer, in July.<\/p>\n

The i3 has sold over 220,000 examples around the world by now – it reached the 200,000 sales milestone in October of 2020 – but it was also a difficult vehicle to produce for BMW and expensive to repair for its owners because of its extensive use of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer, as well as aluminum in its body.<\/p>\n

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BMW updated the i3 over time, increasing its battery capacity and range and adding a sportier i3S model to the range in 2018 and a range extender version with motorbike engine used as a generator is still part of the range, although the automaker says it will never build another such vehicle.<\/p>\n

So what about the i3\u2019s crossover replacement? Well, it will be the electric version of the next-gen BMW X1 crossover, built on the same FAAR platform as the Mini lineup. It is being developed by BMW and Brilliance Automotive and it will be built in China<\/a> for the rest of the world, just like the larger iX3, and it\u2019s expected to debut in 2023 or 2024.<\/p>\n

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