The construction work for the series production of the electric drives, which will start in 2025, is in full swing. During a visit by Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer to the plant in Steyr (Upper Austria), the Board of Management of BMW AG revealed that the current 4,500 employees will not be enough due to the duplication in production.
The building, which will later accommodate logistics, is already there. Directly opposite, an area is currently being built on an area of 150 by 100 meters that will house the production of the electric drives. “We are very well on schedule,” revealed Adrienne Wallasch when she presented the construction site progress to Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Governor Thomas Stelzer at the BMW plant in Steyr on Tuesday. 800 employees are said to be working here in building 52 alone for the production of electric drives be. Therefore, a second company restaurant with more than 250 seats will be built. Series production for e-drives will start at BMW Steyr from 2025, with which the plant will not only cover combustion engines, but will also be fully on course for e-mobility. Growing need for employeesWhether which of the 4500 jobs could be eliminated? “We are currently building up e-mobility in parallel with combustion technology and are seeing a growing need for employees. We do not assume that we will have a reduction there by 2030, ”emphasizes BMW AG Production Board Member Milan Nedeljković.
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