{"id":85488,"date":"2026-05-08T10:24:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85488"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:24:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:24:26","slug":"bmw-z4-production-end-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85488","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Over: BMW Z4 Production Has Come To An End"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"post-summary-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"post-summary-title\">Article Summary<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"post-summary-list\">\n<li>In a statement to BMWBLOG, a company spokesperson confirmed the Z4 has gone out of production.<\/li>\n<li>Sales spiked during the final months of production.<\/li>\n<li>Our sources say a new Z car is not on the horizon, but never say never.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>It was only a few months ago that we had to say goodbye to the X4, and now BMW is calling time on another model. The Z4 is officially no more. The last of the \u201cG29\u201d breed has rolled off the assembly line at Magna Steyr\u2019s plant in Graz, Austria. In a statement to <em>BMWBLOG<\/em>, a company spokesperson confirmed the roadster\u2019s demise. While the Final Edition had warned us about its impending retirement, it\u2019s still sad to see it drive off into the proverbial sunset.<\/p>\n<p>As we highlighted earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/05\/06\/bmw-z4-demand-spikes-final-months-production\/\">Z4 demand increased<\/a> during the final months of production. Deliveries in the first quarter of 2026 rose by 4.9% compared to the same period last year, reaching 2,555 units. It\u2019s reasonable to assume the convertible\u2019s planned retirement triggered a last-minute surge in demand. Although it\u2019s now out of production, leftover inventory should last a while before the car is completely gone.<\/p>\n<p>Z4 G29 sales peaked in 2019, the car\u2019s first full year on the market. BMW moved 15,827 units that year, but it was all downhill from there. Demand fell with each passing year, with only 9,744 cars sold in 2025. Consequently, it\u2019s easy to see why the company isn\u2019t rushing to bring a new Z car to market. According to our sources, a next-generation Z4 isn\u2019t happening anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmw-z4-final-edition-04.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-508617\" title=\"BMW Z4 FINAL EDITION 04\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmw-z4-final-edition-04-830x467.jpg\" alt=\"BMW Z4 FINAL EDITION 04\" width=\"830\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmw-z4-final-edition-04-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmw-z4-final-edition-04-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmw-z4-final-edition-04-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmw-z4-final-edition-04-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmw-z4-final-edition-04.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The 4 Series G23 Is BMW\u2019s Last Convertible<\/h3>\n<p>With the Z4 and 8 Series Convertible out of the picture, BMW is left with a single open-top model in its lineup: the 4 Series. Expect the G23 to continue until around 2029, but details about a new cabrio for the 2030s remain murky. However, it seems highly unlikely the company won\u2019t offer at least one convertible going into the next decade. Even if these are niche cars by nature and don\u2019t generate optimal sales volume, it\u2019s hard to imagine BMW\u2019s lineup without one.<\/p>\n<p>With reports suggesting an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/01\/15\/bmw-4-series-ice-ev-rumor-i4-na2-approved\/\">i4 two-door coupe<\/a> has been approved for production, perhaps BMW will follow up with an electric convertible at some point next decade. Whether a combustion-engine cabrio would still be feasible by then is anyone\u2019s guess. The EU wants automakers to slash CO2 fleet-wide emissions by 90% in 2035 compared to 2021 levels, leaving very little wiggle room for gas engines to survive in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Z cars have come and gone over the years, with production gaps between some generations. When the quirky Z1 with vertical sliding doors bowed out in 1991, the first-generation Z3 didn\u2019t arrive until 1995. Then the gorgeous Z8 came along in 1999, paving the way for the Z4 E85\/E86 (2003-2008) and the Z4 E89 (2009-2016). The Z4 G29 didn\u2019t reach the assembly line until 2018, and now it\u2019s gone. Its Supra coupe sibling is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2024\/11\/29\/toyota-supra-b58-429-horsepower\/\">about to be retired<\/a>. Unlike BMW, Toyota has already pledged to bring the iconic name back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article Summary In a statement to BMWBLOG, a company spokesperson confirmed the Z4 has gone out of production. Sales spiked during the final months of production. Our sources say a new Z car is not on the horizon, but never say never. It was only a few months ago that we had to say goodbye [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85489,"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-85488","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\/85488","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/85489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}