High-Voltage Batteries BMW Is Buying More Battery Cells in Europe and the U.S.

From Thomas Günnel | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

Starting in the late 2020s, BMW will purchase more battery cells in Europe and the U.S. To that end, two new cell suppliers will be added.

Among other locations, BMW assembles high-voltage batteries for its electric cars in Irlbach-Straßkirchen.(Source:  BMW)
Among other locations, BMW assembles high-voltage batteries for its electric cars in Irlbach-Straßkirchen.
(Source: BMW)

BMW plans to purchase more battery cells for its sixth-generation batteries in Europe and the U.S., in addition to existing supply contracts in other countries. Starting in the late 2020s, Samsung SDI is set to supply from Europe, and LG Energy Solution from the U.S.—both from existing plants. For BMW, this means the shortest possible delivery routes to battery and vehicle plants.

Samsung SDI operates a plant in Göd, Hungary, north of Budapest. LG Energy Solutions operates a plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, and began operations at a plant in Lansing, near Detroit, in August 2026.

BMW continues to manufacture batteries at five plants: in Irlbach-Straßkirchen, in Debrecen, Hungary, in Shenyang, China; in Woodruff, USA, and in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. “Through our battery cell partnerships, we are deliberately strengthening value creation in Europe and the U.S.,” said Nicolai Martin, the automaker’s head of purchasing, commenting on the announcement. In addition, BMW mentions in a press release the long-term development of comprehensive regional battery ecosystems. 

BMW currently sources battery cells from CATL and AESC. Among other locations, CATL operates a plant in Debrecen, Hungary. AESC manufactures primarily in China and is building a battery cell plant in Florence, South Carolina—about 170 kilometers (106 miles) from the BMW vehicle plant in Spartanburg.

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