It doesn’t occur fairly often for BMW to situation a press launch particularly to debunk a rumor. The Dutch arm of the corporate is now addressing hypothesis that surfaced in native media and unfold throughout Europe, claiming the iX3 is totally bought out on the continent for 2026. BMW Group Netherlands CEO Anne Brons makes issues crystal clear:
“If the client orders an iX3 now, we are able to construct it in July. Then she or he can nonetheless get it this summer season.”
Whereas this may increasingly seem to contradict earlier statements made by BMW officers, the state of affairs has since modified. A second shift will probably be added on the Debrecen plant prior to initially scheduled, unlocking extra manufacturing capability on the Hungarian web site. The corporate’s prime brass within the Netherlands confirms that “manufacturing on the Debrecen plant is scaling up significantly quicker than initially deliberate.”
Deliveries lately kicked off at BMW Welt throughout a particular handover occasion for a choose group of shoppers. The remainder of the early adopters should wait till early March, when iX3s will start transport throughout Europe. In the meantime, Anne Brons confirmed that each third electrical BMW ordered on the continent continues to be an iX3.
The robust order consumption may proceed now that new customization choices can be found. Nonetheless, pricing in Germany has already elevated by €2,000, which can be a consequence of the iX3’s early success. Some consumers are probably holding out for extra reasonably priced variations to hitch the lineup, specifically the 40 and 40 xDrive. These will value lower than the €70,900 BMW at the moment expenses for the 50 xDrive. The rear-wheel-drive variant will arrive in Europe earlier than the top of 2026.
In the meantime, potential consumers in america are ready for BMW to finalize pricing. For now, all we all know is that the iX3 50 xDrive will value round $60,000. It’s cheap to anticipate the single-motor, rear-wheel-drive iX3 40 to begin at roughly $55,000. Nonetheless, solely the 50 xDrive will probably be out there at launch this summer season, with cheaper variants arriving in early 2027.
The iX3’s launch in China later this 12 months received’t put extra strain on the Debrecen plant, because the long-wheelbase mannequin (NA6) will probably be produced domestically. Wanting additional forward, San Luis Potosà will grow to be the third manufacturing facility to assemble the iX3 beginning within the second half of 2027. The Mexican plant is predicted to construct the standard-wheelbase mannequin (NA5), serving to to ease the load on the Hungarian facility.

