German automaker BMW plans to produce internal combustion engines for at least another 10 years and is developing new gasoline engines to be fitted to crossovers. writer The Handelsblatt newspaper.
Broadcast sources said that despite all commitments to promoting the cars, BMW X-series crossovers will be produced with petrol and diesel engines over the next decade. To do this, a car platform must be completed for the period after 2027, allowing cars with all possible driving types to be produced. In particular, the new gasoline engines are planned to be fitted to BMW X3 and X5 cars produced in a factory in the USA.
Previous edition of Automobilwoche reportedBMW chairman Oliver Zipse warned against abandoning the internal combustion engine too early and thoughtlessly, and suggested that the demands of different countries’ markets be taken into account in this regard.
“It would be harmful if you unnecessarily abandon technology that you have a position in the world market,” the publication said at a closed conference in the Bundestag in early February.
It was previously known that there was the European Parliament. approved The Council of Europe is attempting to ban the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines in Europe from 2035.