This young Croatian company will improve BMW’s electric cars

BMW is collaborating with Rimac Technology to develop innovative solutions in the field of electric vehicles. The innovations resulting from this collaboration will be used on the Neue Klasse models.

BMW is partnering with Rimac technology subsidiary

It is not unusual for a car manufacturer to decide to join forces with a young company specializing in new technology. This has been a common trend for several years: Honda and Sony, Volkswagen and Microsoft, or even Geely and Baidu in China. But this time is a little different. BMW is partnering with Rimac Technology, a technology company that knows the automotive industry well.

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Rimac Technology is a subsidiary of the Croatian manufacturer Rimac Automobili. The company specializes in the production of electric vehicle components: batteries, electric powertrains, electric axles, infotainment systems, autonomous driving technologies, etc. Rimac Technology has already collaborated with brands such as Aston Martin, Hyundai, Kia and Porsche.

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Long-term strategic partnership

BMW and the Croatian company have decided to go further. The two companies are entering into a long-term strategic partnership in the field of fully electric driving technologies “. Together, BMW and Rimac intend to develop innovative solutions for high-power batteries. They will be aimed at future generations of electric vehicles.

In its press release, the German manufacturer notes that “ the results will be used across the BMW Group’s product range “. If the new Neue Klasse family is not clearly mentioned, we suspect that it is them we are talking about. BMW aims to be a leader in the electric market and this partnership can help it do so.

With this collaboration, the German company plans to bring “ its expertise in electric propulsion systems, gained over 15 years “. While Rimac Technology brings its latest technologies in high-power batteries. Both companies want to be able to “ offering large scale projects to the highest levels of vehicles ».

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BMW and Rimac have promised to release more details later on “ form » what the strategic consensus will take, and also on ” its scope and content “. Note that the future iX3, the first model in the Neue Klasse range, is expected in 2025.