The BMW Group plant in Leipzig has just begun the series production of the recently launched BMW M2 Coupe. Production takes place in the flexible mix with the BMW 2 Series Coupe and Convertible, the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer and the BMW 1 Series 5-door on a main line.
According to the automaker, thanks to the high flexibility of the work, the new M2 coupe could be integrated into the existing plant ideal structure. The total production volume in the Leipzig plant is currently around 750 cars per day in the classic production, added i8 daily over 100 BMW i3 and BMW over 20.
The BMW Group plant in Leipzig consolidates its extraordinary importance for the flexible production of exclusive cars for the global market with the start of production of the BMW M2 Coupe. Leipzig is the only production site of the BMW Group, which manufactures vehicles the core brand BMW, and BMW i and BMW M models. The new M2 coupe will replace the BMW 1 Series M Coupe, which was also built at the same plant in 2011 and 2012.
As mentioned in our earlier post, the BMW M2 Coupe impresses thanks to the latest M TwinPower Turbo technology with the highest efficiency. The newly developed three-liter straight 6-cylinder engine is capable of producing 365 bhp and 464 Nm of torque -499 Nm with overboost. When connected to the standard 6-speed manual transmission, the M2 will accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 4.5 seconds before hitting an electronically-limited top speed of 250 km/h.
