BMW i3 Factory Production Tour

Watch how the new BMW i3 electric car is made from start to finish.

[@agg42]

16:33 ingenious use of fixturing. Looks like an HSK taper adapted for repeatable locating.

[@ThePassiontea]

The workplace looks so clean and neat! pleasant conditions to work in

[@trumpetdoug]

Amazing! Just bought a used 2017. Now I have a glimpse inside the production. Pretty cool.

[@edhunter1698]

Great tour...

[@lretxxz]

Great Video. Thanks for posting.

[@infsoftgmbh]

Impressive production footage!

[@LynxStarAuto]

Incredible video! Thanks for sharing

[@VLXVNDR]

The humans that design and build these machines and tools are incredibly intelligent.

[@DonBurke1]

Crazy cool. The quietness is what struck me the most.

[@lookoutleo]

wow thats such a high tech build process and extremely futuristic design , car building has changed so much , quality control looks paramount in this factory

[@dAoLKo]

great factory sound!

[@theeaxleguy3313]

Nice shots of the BMW IB1P25B eAxle being assembled.

[@Kirnotsarg]

1:30 Place a Carbon fibre sheet on a mold for stamping 1:44 Operate a Manipulator by remote 3:21 Lift and carry side panel of car 5:07 Operate a hoist with suction grippers 5:24 Open drawer, unsecure a panel, Pick it, carry it and place it 5:38 Fix electrical module in its slot on body panel, insert bolts 5:41 Fasten 4 torx bolts around the electrical module on body panel by right angle nutrunner 5:47 Plug cables into their sockets 6:37 Plug cables into their sockets on battery pack 6:52 Place a large metal panel in alignment with its bolt holes and release its lock 10:13 Place gears and bearings in their slots/holders 10:51 Fix circlips over shafts and inspect them 11:16 Place gears and bearings in their slots/holders 11:53 Lift and place the transmission in its case using a custom jig

[@thirumeniparthiban6261]

@15:00, human lifts heavy load.... :)

[@mdhabibur7750]

আপান হকহকিকওজিহঔওঝজওজপওঔপজৃপঝখখপৃজপপজজঝপককপপহপখজওঝুহেিহুুপজহিেিেিহওিওঝঝজিেওওপপজজপপিিপিিিিিিওপিিিিিঝওিিিপজওি ঝপখজজখখহজপিঔিেেওেহহ

[@user-sh7zw3cs5p]

Прекрасно! Какой высокий уровень производства! Какая чистота! Браво!!!

[@sethacheampong8121]

great works guys. well done.

[@treeguyable]

Was a Mercedes Benz tech for almost 7 yrs. Pulling dashboards, replacing complete harnesses, finding vacuum system lock leaks , timing chains, don't miss it.

[@fluffymacaw933]

THIS....IS.......BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@sarathamaratunga8721]

That is the best car I have ever saw

[@natwijukagilbert4399]

I really love this.

[@JideaniSayz]

I truly appreciate this.

[@soeungsoryoun8517]

great work robots!!!

[@pierrettemalichecq6516]

Mais c'est extraordinaire Bravo !!

[@insasslr]

I worked with the waterjetcutting robots in this plant. . . . . .working in bmw liepzig factory was an wonderful experience .

[@manishbachkaniwala]

Just imagining the money, time, efforts and collective coordination that must have got into making this car possible . Truely beyond imagination , engineering capability is years ahead of their time . Thanks for upload

[@rogernascimento6386]

quanta excelência! parabéns! Deus abençoe a todos!

[@iqtedaralikhan3192]

MASHA ALLAH" good job

[@arthursmith2269]

would love to work in a company like this to watch something being created in perfect harmony absolutely mesmerizing

[@hubertwalter1749]

one of the most awesome cars from BMW in recent years. actually my favourite car from them although it does not look as good as some of their other models.

[@FoxSweetgum]

In a nutshell, impressive piece of engineering and manufacturing.

[@stephenguess1810]

Jigs for days! Mind blown

[@DonLuc23]

Thank you for not putting in a bunch of background music. The natural sounds are so much better. Hearing impaired people have a difficult time discerning words from music, could understand every word, Again, Thank you.

[@Polytricity]

I see similar movements at the Pub :)

[@vernisjohnson8264]

Good job I like that one

[@hilaraprado2768]

Sensacional!!! Eis aqui o mais belo futuro da produção de um automóvel surpreendente! A surpresa começa logo na produção, se é que podemos ainda chamar essa "obra de arte" de produção... Parabéns BMW!!! Vou apresentar este vídeo em minhas aulas junto aos alunos da faculdade de Engenharia de Produção, com os devidos créditos à BMW.

[@laxmanraj8804]

Hilara Prado

[@loayzajames500]

Excelente profesora de incentivar el arte en los alumnos, en este caso de la carrera Ingeniería de producción. Saludos!!

[@valeripaschkow5922]

I admire motor technology!

[@08sorena]

amazing technology, I couldn't blink. is the line production designer comes from another planet?????

[@Pinkerponyhof]

Clean factory is a great thing! :) I like the video!

[@Pinkerponyhof]

Sorn Kosal

[@higherwrldsprodction2955]

this is exponentially amazing

[@jasabasenara8124]

Gotta give credit to the engineers that make These robots. Incredible technology.

[@Lee-pm8ol]

wow that was amazing

[@paolotejada5664]

Cuanta tecnología, me encantó!

[@billcoley8520]

There is so much better quality in this video than the last video I watched. I’m guessing when all is said and done it cost the company around 10 to 12 thousand to build the entire vehicle. It’s sold for $40,000 plus. That’s a nice profit

[@kkvs472]

Appreciation

[@garrybetts3997]

BMW this is Engineering Brilliance that many other Auto Manufacturers could only Envy especially the American Brands. Very Impressed.

[@stephenwilson7118]

Nice work(job).

[@Ra3yDatsun]

So beautiful

[@user-fq6ew1wz1v]

Рахмет жигитлер колыныз шаршамасын басыныз ауырмасын республике Каракалпакстан город нукус!!!

[@educatepeople2617]

great works robort

[@ChrizRockster]

Best 40 Minutes and 32 Seconds on KZbin! Absolutely superb. As an Automation & Control Engineer, its the equivalent of a Jazz Magazine ;o)

[@kichu7707]

fantastic process

[@vgfxworks]

awesome visit.. Saved to my playlists, gone to 'Unexplained Mysteries' .. LOL

[@aridoank1828]

when megatron & decepticon work together.. I love it..

[@Chamarajanagar]

This is awesome fantastic!!!😀😀😀😀

[@gdx-kq6tz]

Amazing...

[@aleksandar743]

I have a degree in electrical engineering, and working on industrial robots maintenance and programing. Could I work in a factory like this one? This is madness 👏🏻👏🏻

[@Nyck461]

Fantastic video. Tremendous technology. factory is extremely clean, people are all in uniform, machines are very well kept and clean. Everything is a state of art. About Europeanautosource who post the video, my congratulations for a so good video and the best: not music at all. The best music in videos are the natural sound produced by machines, people working, compressed air, that particular noise of the robotics, and many other sounds produced by the assembling process. A must to watch video. I loved.

[@razamadaz3417]

Not one speck of dust, amazing factory.

[@itslie4409]

o my god...........its realy wonder.....keeep it up

[@dougd.566]

Impressive Factory. Very Clean. However at tape counter 40:07 the finished i3 looks like its missing the headlight trim. Is that item an option when it leaves the factory ?

[@patravichobrienski4129]

This is fantastique. And remember it all started with the wheelbarrow all those years ago.

[@mike_t_007]

🤣😅😎👍🏾

[@PhamdinhTue07]

how wonderful is !!!!

[@trvignesh6082]

Nice job ...

[@michaelevangelista361]

NICE VIDEO! HOPING TO SEE MORE OF THIS! WOW!

[@benbaselet2026]

Nice to see how my car was made :-)

[@muinauto]

최고입니다...

[@darkodarkovic1258]

I need bmw i3

[@babyninjaonboard6191]

Very interesting i lik eit what course must i do fo this job?

[@ChunkyMonkaayyy]

I wish this was narrated. Maybe in a "DVD commentary" style.

[@felixvergara2894]

Nice, its a very hard work

[@vikbedran5343]

This very amazing...

[@user-gq7kr3un8y]

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[@user-xo1gz7sj7y]

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[@Trades46]

A very futuristic car with its aluminium & carbon fiber construction. The look takes getting used to but there is technological & mechanical beauty in the design of the i3. I never historically cared for BMW, but now I kind of want an i3 94Ah REx.

[@aliakseipavuk3536]

Das ist fantastisch!

[@kanyaugatiejagwo]

Impressive!!

[@alirashidejavan5853]

عالی عالی خسته نباشید واقعا

[@amandaprustio1245]

Nice!

[@janhaugen6034]

14:47 that is satisfying to watch

[@veereshant884]

Nice outlooks..

[@andrewoakes4693]

this is cool

[@luzluzprado]

Magnífico

[@kirankk132]

awesome

[@carslover3509]

great great job

[@BourneAccident]

I'd love to work there... maybe I could be the janitor. It's the best job. The place is so clean I wouldn't have to do anything.

[@jerseybean59]

Take a shit in the corner, it may enhance the place!

[@Lawrence0S]

If you don't think they cleaned to make this video, I'm shocked.

[@SpiderF27]

@@Lawrence0S No they didn't cleaned just for this filming. Probably you don't know Germans, they prepare the factory for TUV inspection now and then with absolute general cleaning and safety but sincere to be, there is almost no way to accumulate any dirt or garbage. Beside that working in BMW factories won't bring you to far, their salaries are a shame. One of my brothers work for BMW for more then 22 years and he don't earn more then a kitchen-porter here in Dublin. At least as a kitchen-porter you'll get free drink/food and a bit of tips too )) Engineers and upper class yes, they earn sound money but not the few human robots that are left over there.

[@gimpsatchel7853]

Simply amazing automation. The jigs alone are a work of art. I struggle though to understand how the cost of such a development can ever prove profitable for one type of electric vehicle. I guess this would also proof test the concept of automating carbon fiber production. Still, they must have expected to sell a lot of units.

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[@astrazenica7783]

is that carbon fibre - alloy composite? at beginning

[@gregparrott]

40:14 I want that lift system in MY garage!

[@MrSusumu2009]

Wonderful

[@indreshchaudhary923]

I like this use of ide

[@aaronlee9754]

0:00 板金 Automotive sheet metal 3:30 電池 Battery 7:35 車架 Frame

[@Alldongguanmanufacturers]

I admire BMW in the world,which could be so successful in many countries.

[@gregparrott]

Great motivational video: On the one hand, these cars would cost ten times as much were the tasks not automated. One the other hand, this video was recorded over 6 years ago. Most of the tasks shown which required people have since been automated.

[@SpiderF27]

Few workers left over there!

[@FabFunty]

On the 3rd hand cars didn't get cheaper, even they're made with less and less people who are the biggest cost factor in production. Yet the car industry again cries after tax payers money _(at least in Germany)_ and are still paying huge dividend to their shareholders.

[@gregparrott]

@@FabFunty Newer cars certainly cost a lot more. But a large part of that is the addition of airbags, anti skid, traction control, tire pressure monitor systems, collision avoidance, lane detection, high end stereos, navigation systems, 8 to 10 speed transmissions, superior metallurgy in the frame and engine, advance fuel injection systems, heated/cooled/ and even massaging seats, multi zone climate control, built in WiFi hotspots, multiple cameras, large touchscreen displays, 'Onstar' or equivalent satellite based communications systems, video infotainment systems, automated parking assistance, etc. Labor used to be the largest cost factor. But that's no longer clear, at least to me. Some of these robotic systems are hideously expensive yet are deemed cost effective because of the reduction in required labor force. The number of costly mandatory recalls and liability claims have increased as well. The taxpayer bailout issue is a tough one, whether it's automotive, bank or insurance (AIG) bailouts. Citizens suffer while the heads of these companies have the gall to still issue huge bonuses to a select few. At a minimum, that should be illegal. At the same time, whether it is the U.S. or Germany, can you imagine a major industrial country having one of its top two or three automotive manufacturers vanish, along with the jobs and skills associated with it? Manufacturing is a strategic asset, especially as relates to transport and energy. The U.S. has apparently lost much of its medical manufacturing infrastructure. The Covid debacle serves as a wake up call that manufacture of medical supplies & medicines are also strategic assets which any major industrial country must preserve.

[@edwingramba8743]

Very cool

[@franzotto448]

Spitze so ein Video, dass sieht man nicht alle Tage.

[@fersup2]

i dont what is happening there but wow, so much equipment so much

[@markday6524]

Very impressed now if BMW would make a car that looks like an 2 series with electric power. PLEASE

[@matthewspry4217]

Where do you think this is all leading too, patience young padawin, hmmm

[@mikiethebikie]

This is a great piece of engineering BMW. It is such a pity you haven’t built any more cars this way. Where’s the I4?

[@user-zm6bf3lk8i]

Ощущаю себя, человеком из 15-го века, попавшим в будущее.

[@Aleksey_777]

техно порно))

[@milkman6518]

where do they get their metal from?

[@osvaldolvaldes7261]

Blessing ,Love's ,Life's.....

[@user-ec9yr3rf6l]

Best video.

[@mujeebmannil5133]

Wonder full