# BMW adds second battery module line at Leipzig plant

BMW Group has added a second battery module production line at its Leipzig plant, investing around €70 million. The new line will produce modules for the BMW i4 and will create about 250 jobs by end of 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-08-01
- Where: Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
- Value: $71.4M (70.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 250
- Starts operating: 1 Aug 2022
- Status: completed
- Products: battery modules for electric vehicles
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [BMW](https://endata.com/companies/13009.md)

## Sources

- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2022/08/01/bmw-expands-battery-production-in-its-factory/53713/), 2022-08-01: "Today’s launch of Leipzig’s second battery module production line makes an important contribution to delivering the battery components needed to make a growing number of electrified vehicles."

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