The BMW 3 Series was introduced for the 1976 model year. The successor to the BMW 02 Series, the BMW 3 Series is a series of compact luxury cars that have been produced in an array of body styles including sedan, coupe, wagon, and convertible. The BMW 3 Series has been produced over seven generations: E21 (1976-1983), E30 (1983-1994), E36 (1990-2000), E46 (1998-2006), E90 (2004-2013), F30 (2011-2019), G20 (2019-). Many early generations of the 3 Series were phased in, resulting in an overlap of generational production in certain cases.