And BMW boss Oliver Zipse confirmed der neue Neue Klasse iX3 will be unveiled this September at a motor show in Munich. Soon after that, der neue Neue Klasse we’re all waiting for will arrive: the electric 3-Series-sized sedan.

The crossover first teased as the Neue Klasse X concept will be the first on the brand's all-important new platform.

This new platform officially kicks off with the electric iX3 SUV later this year, and a sporty electric 3-series sedan will follow.

As expected, BMW will launch the debut model of the 'Neue Klasse,' long heralded as the electric SUV in the 3 Series segment, as the iX3. The unveiling of the

BMW this year will launch its new generation of EVs, known as Neue Klasse, starting with the production of an SUV based on the Vision Neue Klasse X concept. At its 2025 annual conference on Friday, the German automaker confirmed that the vehicle will be called iX3.

In addition to the iX3, which will debut in September at IAA, BMW plans to launch over 40 new or facelifts of both electric and plug-in hybrid and combustion variants by the year 2027, underpinning the new Neue Klasse platform.

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The Neue Klasse iX3 entered pre-production in November at BMW's Debrecen, Hungary, plant. It's expected to borrow styling from the Vision Neue Klasse X concept unveiled in March 2024, and will be followed by a sedan—which might revive the BMW i3 name—based on the Vision Neue Klasse concept first shown in late 2023.

Now BMW has once again confirmed that yes, the first of six new ‘Neue Klasse’ electric cars will indeed be the next iX3. And BMW boss Oliver Zipse confirmed der neue Neue Klasse iX3 will be unveiled this September at a motor show in Munich.