– Check against delivery – Nicki Shields, Presenter: Good morning everyone and welcome to the 89th Geneva International Motor Show and the biggest year yet for BMW with so many new launches taking place right here, right now. BMW has millions of fans all over the world, lots watching right now on social media (hello!)… Continue reading Statements BMW Group Press Conference, Geneva International Motor Show
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New plug-in hybrid models and further developed high-voltage batteries: BMW moves ahead consistently with electrification.
Munich. Premium automobile manufacturer BMW is consistently moving ahead with the electrification of its drive portfolio and now presents its latest plug-in hybrid models at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. At the same time, BMW also announces the market launch of an additional sports activity vehicle (SAV) with electric drive. The globally popular BMW X3… Continue reading New plug-in hybrid models and further developed high-voltage batteries: BMW moves ahead consistently with electrification.
BMW Group and Daimler AG to jointly develop next-generation technologies for automated driving
· Long-term strategic cooperation planned· Next generation of technologies for driver assistance systems and highly automated driving on highways (SAE Level 3 and Level 4)· Goal: a flexible platform and shorter innovation cycles· Technology to be market ready by mid-2020s· Klaus Fröhlich: Consistent pursuit of scalable platform strategy and pooling of expertise from two technology… Continue reading BMW Group and Daimler AG to jointly develop next-generation technologies for automated driving
BMW Group Plant Dingolfing to create up to 2,000 secure jobs in e-mobility
Dingolfing. The mobility of tomorrow is being turned into reality to a large extent in Dingolfing. Ilka Horstmeier, the new director of the BMW Group’s plant in Lower Bavaria, is convinced of this: “We want to, and will, emerge as a winner in our industry’s technological transformation. And we will continue to pioneer future topics… Continue reading BMW Group Plant Dingolfing to create up to 2,000 secure jobs in e-mobility
BMW Group to expand global R&D network: Technology Office due to open in Tel Aviv in 2019
Munich. The BMW Group has been collaborating with Israeli firms from various technology fields for a number of years now. The company has now announced that it will open an office for trend and technology scouting in Israel. “Tel Aviv has one of the fastest growing startup scenes in the world – especially in the… Continue reading BMW Group to expand global R&D network: Technology Office due to open in Tel Aviv in 2019
BMW at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show 2019.
Munich/Geneva. The BMW stand at the International Motor Show 2019 in Geneva focuses on the company’s continuing model offensive in the luxury segment and the ongoing expansion of its range of vehicles with electrified drive systems. Just a few weeks after being unveiled to the world, the new BMW 7 Series luxury sedan is making… Continue reading BMW at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show 2019.
Blockchain: Developing standards for universal application in the mobility sector.
Munich. From 14 – 15 February, members of the consortium co-founded by the BMW Group will be meeting with representatives of well-known technology companies from around the world, plus blockchain start-ups and specialists, at the BMW Group IT Centre in Munich. As well as serving as a platform for sharing knowledge and experience, the two-day… Continue reading Blockchain: Developing standards for universal application in the mobility sector.
BMW Group global sales increase in January
Munich. The BMW Group has started 2019 with a positive sales result: global deliveries of the company’s three premium automotive brands increased by 0.5% in January, with a total of 170,463 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce cars delivered to customers. This is the company’s strongest-ever start to a year, achieved despite the current headwinds affecting the… Continue reading BMW Group global sales increase in January
The all-new BMW X3 M and the all-new BMW X4 M.
New six-cylinder in-line engine with superlative performance. The most powerful straight-six petrol engine ever to see action in a BMW M car provides the muscle for stunning performance attributes. The newly developed high-revving unit with M TwinPower Turbo technology generates maximum output of 353 kW/480 hp from its 3.0-litre displacement, together with peak torque von 600 Nm (442 lb-ft). The version… Continue reading The all-new BMW X3 M and the all-new BMW X4 M.
ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS CALLS FOR IMPROVED PARKING AND SPEEDING CONTROLS IN LOCAL AREA
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has today called upon the local authorities to urgently improve parking and speeding controls on roads around the company’s Head Office and Manufacturing Plant at Goodwood, West Sussex. Rolls-Royce has consistently and publicly voiced concern at the lack of local controls, and calls upon Sussex Police, West Sussex County Council and Chichester… Continue reading ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS CALLS FOR IMPROVED PARKING AND SPEEDING CONTROLS IN LOCAL AREA