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tent high quality of the BMW Group’s worldwide
production network with numerous Plant Awards
over the past few years. In 2003, the Munich plant
was awarded the Golden Plant Award as the best
automobile car plant in Europe.
In 2003, significant measures were implemented
throughout the Group’s plants as part of the pro-
cess of model change and in order to increase pro-
duction capacity.
Work on the new factory building at the BMW
plant in Munich started at the beginning of 2003,
and the project will be completed by the end of
2004. Other important capital expenditure items in-
clude major rebuilding work for the paint shop and
vehicle assembly area. Since this work cannot be
performed during production time, it was decided
to temporarily stop production at the Munich plant
from Christmas 2003 to 30 January 2004.
In 2003, the BMW plant in Dingolfing success-
fully handled the start of production of the fifth gen-
eration of the5Series, the 6 Series Coupé and
Cabrio and the 7 Series security vehicle. In 2003,
the Group also began construction of a new spare
parts distribution centre which will become opera-
tive in 2005.
Series production of chassis components from
carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic started in 2003 at
the BMW plant in Landshut, using highly-automated
processes, for the BMW M3 CSL .This is a world-first
for this type of component manufacture. Up to now,
carbon fibre or carbon composite parts have largely
been manufactured individually and principally used
for aerospace and motor car racing applications.
Within the next twelve months, the composite
crank case, made of magnesium and aluminium,
which has already been developed almost to the
series stage, will be taken into series production in
the light metal foundry at the BMW plant in Landshut.
Activities at the BMW plant in Regensburg in
2003 were dominated by preparations for future
BMW model series. The extension of the plant was
nearly completed. This includes a new area of body
in white, the stage-by-stage conversion of the paint
shop to a powder-based system and the redesign of
production processes in the assembly area.
Number of apprentices increased again.
Contract production of the BMW X3 started.
Joint venture in China starts production.
Automobile production of the BMW Group by plant
in 1,000 units
Dingolfing
Regensburg
Munich
Oxford
Spartanburg
Rosslyn
Goodwood
Shenyang (joint venture)
Contract production Magna Steyr
166.7
174.4
51.2
7.5
0.5 191.8
237.7
280.5
Energy consumed per unit produced
in MWh
4.50
4.25
4.00
3.75
3.50
3.25
3.00
2.75
99 00 01
3.42
3.16 3.08
02*
3.21
CO2emissions per unit produced
in tons
1.25
1.20
1.15
1.10
1.05
1.00
0.95
0.90
99 00 01
1.10
1.04
0.99
02 03
0.98 0.96
03
3.05
*higher energy intensity through continuing conversion to environmentally friendly
water-based and powder-based painting technology.
8.8