BMW institute in Leipzig hosted today one of the nearly important events of the decade. In an official setting, BMW CEO Norbert Reithoffer and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke on the importance of electrical mobility and the time to come of electric-powered vehicles.

BMW's future electric vehicles, starting with the ActiveE and Megacity Vehicle, will be manufactured in Leipzig, an important nonetheless challenging task for the Leipzig Saxony constitute.

Dr. Reithoffer reiterated once over again that BMW will continue to build the cars we all await. "BMW will remain a sporty brand, combining dynamics and mobility", said Reithoffer in front of a big audience at the BMW found in Leipzig.

High german Chancellor Merkel applauded BMW's efforts towards building a new mode to consume automobiles and reiterated the support of Germany for future electrical vehicles.

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BMW will invest about 400 million euros in Megacity Vehicle production and will create over 800 jobs at the Leipzig constitute. The positive touch on on this region is expected to be high since most of the parts are produced in Frg. The carbon-fiber will exist manufactured by SGL Group and BMW at the establish in Moses Lake, WA. Megacity Vehicles will then be assembled at Leipzig Werks.

The BMW plant in Dingolfing will produce important components for the drive arrangement and chassis of the MCV.

"We made a conscious decision to produce the machine in Federal republic of germany, at our found in Leipzig – our newest and near cutting-edge facility with the virtually flexible structures," he added.

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Prime Minister of the German land of Saxony, Stanislaw Tillich, and the Governor of Washington country in the Usa, Chris Gregoire, were in attendance expressing once again their gratitude and full support to BMW in their new and exciting direction of electric mobility.