Author: BMW Official News

@BMW: FIA WEC – Hypercar class: BMW M Motorsport completes its squad of BMW M works drivers for the 2024 season.003179

Munich. BMW M Motorsport has completed its squad of BMW M works drivers who will line up in the Hypercar class when the manufacturer returns to the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) in 2024. Dries Vanthoor (BEL) and Sheldon van der Linde (RSA) had already been confirmed, and are now joined in the top… Continue reading @BMW: FIA WEC – Hypercar class: BMW M Motorsport completes its squad of BMW M works drivers for the 2024 season.003179

@BMW: BMW celebrates artistic journey of Esther Mahlangu. Debuting in Cape Town, the Retrospective Exhibition showcases Esther Mahlangu’s lifework, featuring the artist’s BMW Art Car as a central exhibition piece.003178

Munich/Cape Town. The Iziko Museums of South Africa and BMW are pleased to announce “Then I Knew I Was Good at Painting”: Esther Mahlangu. A Retrospective. The exhibition, curated by Nontobeko Ntombela, highlights Esther Mahlangu’s over 50-year long career and her meteoric rise as a contemporary artist, earning her global acclaim. The retrospective will be… Continue reading @BMW: BMW celebrates artistic journey of Esther Mahlangu. Debuting in Cape Town, the Retrospective Exhibition showcases Esther Mahlangu’s lifework, featuring the artist’s BMW Art Car as a central exhibition piece.003178

@BMW: MINI Drives Success in 2023 with Sales Growth and Accelerated Electric Vehicle Adoption.003177

Munich . Fully-electric vehicles now make up 15.3% of total MINI sales for the full year 2023. Sales of electrified vehicles (incl. plug-in hybrids) represent 20,8% of total MINI sales.In its last full year of availability, the current MINI generation experienced a surge in sales figures in 2023 totaling 295.474 vehicles, marking a 0,9% increase… Continue reading @BMW: MINI Drives Success in 2023 with Sales Growth and Accelerated Electric Vehicle Adoption.003177

@BMW: BMW M Team WRT returns to Bathurst.003176

Munich. BMW M Team WRT has a score to settle with the Bathurst 12 Hour (AUS) – and is back in 2024 for a second shot at victory with the BMW M4 GT3. The Belgian team competes at the opening round of this season’s Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC), at the iconic Mount Panorama Circuit, with… Continue reading @BMW: BMW M Team WRT returns to Bathurst.003176

@BMW: BMW M GmbH continues to grow: more than 200,000 vehicles delivered within one year for the first time.003175

Munich. BMW M GmbH can look back on an outstanding financial year 2023 and once again reports record results. For the first time in the company’s history, more than 200,000 vehicles were delivered worldwide in a single year. With a new record of 202,530 high-performance and performance cars sold, the growth trend of recent years… Continue reading @BMW: BMW M GmbH continues to grow: more than 200,000 vehicles delivered within one year for the first time.003175

@BMW: IMSA: BMW M Team RLL driver line-up confirmed for the 2024 GTP season – Jesse Krohn is the new regular driver.003173

The driver line-up for BMW M Team RLL’s start to the second GTP season of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA series) in 2024 has been confirmed. Like last season, Connor De Phillippi (USA) and Nick Yelloly (GBR) are the regular pairing in the #25 BMW M Hybrid V8. Jesse Krohn (FIN) joins Philipp Eng… Continue reading @BMW: IMSA: BMW M Team RLL driver line-up confirmed for the 2024 GTP season – Jesse Krohn is the new regular driver.003173

@BMW: Spectacular start to the year at BMW Park: FC Bayern München Basketball and Real Madrid take “Dunks for Tomorrow” to 67,000 euros.003172

Munich. What a start to 2024 at BMW Park. The first home game of the new year not only produced a thrilling EuroLeague match between FC Bayern München Basketball and Real Madrid, which ended 71:92, but also saw both teams put on a magnificent display of dunking. The 6,500 strong crowd in Munich on Tuesday… Continue reading @BMW: Spectacular start to the year at BMW Park: FC Bayern München Basketball and Real Madrid take “Dunks for Tomorrow” to 67,000 euros.003172

@BMW: Transformation to E-mobility: BMW Group’s Munich plant to produce exclusively all-electric models from the end of 2027003171

Munich. A new era is dawning for BMW Group Plant Munich: from 2026, the iconic parent plant will produce the Neue Klasse sedan. Just one year later, the factory will manufacture nothing but all-electric models, making the Munich plant the first location in the BMW Group’s existing production network to have successfully completed the transformation… Continue reading @BMW: Transformation to E-mobility: BMW Group’s Munich plant to produce exclusively all-electric models from the end of 2027003171

@BMW: A successful 2023: BMW Group posts record sales, meets ambitious e-mobility growth targets003170

Munich. The BMW Group delivered a total of 2,555,341 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles to customers last year (+6.5%) – a new all-time sales high for the company. The BMW, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad brands also reported new record highs in 2023. In the fourth quarter, BMW Group sales climbed to 718,778 units, up +10.3%… Continue reading @BMW: A successful 2023: BMW Group posts record sales, meets ambitious e-mobility growth targets003170