Sports car engine production confirmed for Coleshill

BMW i8 engine production at Hams Hall

Engines for BMW’s latest electrified model, the i8 Roadster, and the new version of the i8 Coupe are to be exclusively produced at its Hams Hall plant.

The Coleshill site has been producing engines for the hybrid i8 Coupe since 2014.

Hand-built by a small team of engine technicians, the combustion engines for the i8 are assembled on a dedicated facility which was recently expanded and enhanced to increase production capability for further high-spec engines.

“It’s fantastic that our plant is able to play a part in BMW Group’s electrified strategy,” said plant director Bernd Gress.

“We are proud to have already contributed to the highly successful BMW i8 Coupe, as well as supplying engines for two other BMW and MINI hybrid models. Now, we look forward to being a part of the BMW i8 Roadster story, too.”

The three-cylinder petrol engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology is combined with a hybrid electric motor to form the i8’s advanced plug-in hybrid drive system.

Production at the plant accounted for 11% of UK engine production in 2017 and BMW forecasts that production of engines for a number of BMW and MINI models at Hams Hall is expected to peak at more than 350,000 units.

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