{"id":23221,"date":"2022-05-26T19:59:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T23:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=23221"},"modified":"2022-05-26T19:59:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T23:59:25","slug":"bmw-3-series-4-series-production-end-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=23221","title":{"rendered":"Current BMW 3 Series, 4 Series Production Won&#8217;t End Until 2027: Rumor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest rumor is that the current generation BMW 3 Series and 4 Series won\u2019t end production until 2027, which puts both cars past their usual 7 years cycle. The rumor comes as no surprise though considering that BMW will shift strategies in 2025. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/05\/07\/bmw-confirms-neue-klasse-3-series\/\">Neue Klasse will arrive that year<\/a>\u00a0spanning a series of electric-first models. The rumor comes from an insider with a good track record, but as always, there is a bit more context to add.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, sources say that the strategy of the next 3 Series is still not finalized. BMW is pondering whether should go all-electric with the new 3 Series or offer a combination of combustion-powered models alongside fully electric vehicles. In fact, the very same model strategy is likely planned for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/01\/24\/na0-na5-bmw-x3-3-series\/\">next-generation BMW X3 SAV<\/a>. The crossover is somewhat stuck in a mid-cycle.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_407202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-407202\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2022_bmw_ix3_facelift_12.jpg\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-407202\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2022_bmw_ix3_facelift_12-830x554.jpg\" alt=\"2022 bmw ix3 facelift 12 830x554\" width=\"830\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2022_bmw_ix3_facelift_12-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2022_bmw_ix3_facelift_12-1534x1024.jpg 1534w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2022_bmw_ix3_facelift_12-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2022_bmw_ix3_facelift_12-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2022_bmw_ix3_facelift_12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2022_bmw_ix3_facelift_12.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 2022 bmw ix3 facelift 12 830x554\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-medium wp-image-407202\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20554%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2022_bmw_ix3_facelift_12-830x554.jpg\" alt=\"2022 bmw ix3 facelift 12 830x554\" width=\"830\" height=\"554\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2022_bmw_ix3_facelift_12-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2022_bmw_ix3_facelift_12-1534x1024.jpg 1534w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2022_bmw_ix3_facelift_12-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2022_bmw_ix3_facelift_12-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2022_bmw_ix3_facelift_12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2022_bmw_ix3_facelift_12.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 2022 bmw ix3 facelift 12 830x554\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-407202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BMW iX3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The development of the current X3 is about a year ahead of the G20 3 Series, so it\u2019s likely that BMW had no choice but to start developing the new X3 on the existing CLAR Gxx platform as well. But at the same time, the Bavarians are also likely to engineer, in parallel, a fully electric crossover (NA5) based on the Neue Klasse architecture. Of course, the story is a bit different with the future 3 Series. BMW has to decide, very soon, whether they will go all in with their 3 Series electrification plans, or they will continue to offer an alternative for markets that are behind on electro-mobility.<\/p>\n<p>We believe that extending the production of the G20\/G21 3 Series sedan\/touring to mid and late 2027 will buy BMW some time, even though one thing is certain: A new 3 Series electric will arrive on the Neue Klasse architecture and could be manufactured under the NA0 codename. At the same time, if a new combustion-powered 3 Series is developed, it will continue to use the CLAR platform and offer a wide range of engines.<\/p>\n<p>Until then, the G20\/G21 3 Series will continue to get several updates, some rumored as far out as 2024. Nonetheless, this is an important decision for the future of the BMW brand, and, certainly, not an easy one.<\/p>\n<p>[Initial rumor by ynguldyn on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/g20.bimmerpost.com\/forums\/showpost.php?p=28947129&amp;postcount=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bimmer Post]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest rumor is that the current generation BMW 3 Series and 4 Series won\u2019t end production until 2027, which puts both cars past their usual 7 years cycle. The rumor comes as no surprise though considering that BMW will shift strategies in 2025. The Neue Klasse will arrive that year\u00a0spanning a series of electric-first [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":23222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}