The heart of the revolutionary BMW i8 comes from a factory in the U.K.
21 Jul 2014|5,592 views
The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid went on sale the last weekend, in the U.K., powered by engines exclusively produced at BMW's Hams Hall engine manufacturing facility, near Birmingham in the U.K.
The i8 is a brand new contemporary, sustainability focused sports car and the first BMW production vehicle to be powered by a three-cylinder engine and together with BMW eDrive technology is able to combine the dynamics of a high-performance sports car with the fuel efficiencies of a small car.
A brand new, unique production facility has been developed at the Hams Hall plant for the global production of the new three-cylinder BMW TwinPower Turbo technology petrol engines - the first of a new generation of engines to be built at the plant.
Each engine is built by a small team of people, all of whom previously worked at the plant and have been specifically recruited and trained to work on the new engines.
Two technical apprentices who spent the final year of their training programme working on the development of the new production area are now placed in full-time technical jobs within the new team having successfully completed their apprenticeships.
The Hams Hall plant already has a sustained 13-year history of manufacturing over 3.5 million small, fuel efficient and low emission engines since its official opening in 2001. Over 400,000 engines were produced during 2013 representing around 16 percent of all engine production in the U.K.
The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid went on sale the last weekend, in the U.K., powered by engines exclusively produced at BMW's Hams Hall engine manufacturing facility, near Birmingham in the U.K.
The i8 is a brand new contemporary, sustainability focused sports car and the first BMW production vehicle to be powered by a three-cylinder engine and together with BMW eDrive technology is able to combine the dynamics of a high-performance sports car with the fuel efficiencies of a small car.
A brand new, unique production facility has been developed at the Hams Hall plant for the global production of the new three-cylinder BMW TwinPower Turbo technology petrol engines - the first of a new generation of engines to be built at the plant.
Each engine is built by a small team of people, all of whom previously worked at the plant and have been specifically recruited and trained to work on the new engines.
Two technical apprentices who spent the final year of their training programme working on the development of the new production area are now placed in full-time technical jobs within the new team having successfully completed their apprenticeships.
The Hams Hall plant already has a sustained 13-year history of manufacturing over 3.5 million small, fuel efficient and low emission engines since its official opening in 2001. Over 400,000 engines were produced during 2013 representing around 16 percent of all engine production in the U.K.
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