In order to secure production of the new Countryman in Leipzig, the plant is receiving a major €800 million (around £702 million with the current exchange rates) investment, which will go into setting up new production lines and additional production areas for electric components. By 2024, BMW expects to hire around 1,000 new employees in electric components production, which will join the current workforce of about 5,600 employees. Today, the Leipzig plant builds approximately 1,000 cars each day but that capacity is expected to grow in the coming years.