BMW M GmbH still on its path of sustained growth in 2020: 144,218 vehicles delivered worldwide.
18.01.2021Press Release
New sales record secures BMW M GmbH’s market leadership in the performance and high-performance automobile segment.
New sales record secures BMW M GmbH’s market leadership in the performance and high-performance automobile segment.
Pieter Nota: Strong demand and profitable growth expected +++ Gains of more than 50 percent: electromobility as significant growth driver +++ Plans to double sales of fully-electric vehicles +++ Annual investment of triple-digit million amount up to 2025 in digitalisation of sales and marketing creates basis for best customer experience +++
Interview with Pieter Nota on digitalisation, the new sales and marketing strategy and the industry’s best customer experience
BMW Group sells 2,324,809 units in 2020 (-8.4%) +++ BMW Q4 sales up 4.3% from previous year (600,799 vehicles) +++ Sales of electrified vehicles increase by a third (+31.8%) +++ As promised: BMW Group meets EU CO2 fleet targets in 2020 +++ Pieter Nota: “Responded to the effects of the corona pandemic with agility in sales management and production. Have overfulfilled EU CO2 fleet targets with under 100 g/km.” +++
• Positive sales momentum in key segments • BMW electrified vehicle sales increase 65% in fourth quarter • BMW M brand sales grow 16% in Q4 • MINI John Cooper Works sales increase 5% in final quarter • BMW Motorrad Q4 sales 21% higher vs. prior year
National and international distinctions confirm the appeal of the premium carmaker’s current model line-up, its design approach and its latest technological innovations.
The four wind turbines on the grounds of BMW Group Plant Leipzig have been generating green energy for BMW i production since 2013. But this Advent they have a second job as well: as symbols for Advent candles lighting the way to sustainability.
More than one million subscribers access the premium carmaker’s diverse video offering – Engaging online coverage of #NEXTGen 2020 adds to its popularity.
BMW Group named “World’s most attractive employer” (automotive) and again takes number-one spot in Young Professionals Barometer 2020. +++ Ilka Horstmeier: “Being a highly attractive employer helps us recruit the best talents in a highly competitive market.” +++
Readers of Auto Bild & Computer Bild and auto, motor und sport / Moove acclaim BMW for its outstanding connected vehicles, innovative digital solutions and driver assistance systems.
+++ High level of supply chain flexibility speeds up transformation towards e-mobility +++ Extensive measures to ensure compliance with environmental and social standards and secure access to many critical raw materials +++ Sustainability measures in supply chain delivering results: CO2 emissions reduced by 17% in BMW iX +++ Wendt: “Sustainability is an integral part of all purchasing activities” +++
Five BMW Group employees honoured for volunteer commitment +++ Additional awards for five other finalists +++
In cooperation with Acute Art and as long-term global partner of Art Basel, BMW will showcase the latest artworks of Lu Yang, BMW Art Journey awardee of 2019. The Shanghai-based artist is represented by Société, Berlin. From December 2 to 6, 2020, Art Basel will present “OVR: Miami Beach”, the latest edition of the show’s Online Viewing Rooms.
Presented by Superblue and BMW i, the art group Random International together with choreographer Wayne McGregor and his company collaborate for the online world premiere of “No One is an Island”. It will be shown exclusively on the digital channels of all participating partners in November, December 2020 and January 2021. The first teaser will go online on November 25, 2020 at 6:00 pm (CET). The live performance will take place at a later date in 2021.
Use of the US software company's Unreal Engine generates key competitive advantages. Development of the BMW iX designed and implemented virtually right from the start.
World’s most sustainable automotive company.
• Further development and distribution of in-house developed Smart Transport Robot, STR • Next generation of STR to launch end of 2020
+++ 2023 will see Plant Leipzig launch production of the successor to the current MINI Countryman +++ The new model will offer a choice of combustion or electric drive +++ The current investment programme for the site in Saxony will significantly increase production capacity and enable e-drive component assembly +++
The BMW Group is speeding up the shift towards electromobility and strengthening its global network for production of electrified vehicles. The company is investing 400 million euros in a new vehicle assembly at the main plant in Munich and concentrating its European production activities for internal combustion engines at the Steyr and Hams Hall locations.
The MINI brand is using #NEXTGen to present, in a world exclusive, the MINI Vision Urbanaut – an all-new interpretation of a vision of space. This digital vision vehicle offers more interior space and versatility than ever before, but still on a minimal footprint.
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