+++ BMW X5 will be the first premium plug-in hybrid model produced in South America from last quarter of 2024 +++ “Production is following market demand”, says Michael Nikolaides, Head of Production Network and Logistics BMW Group +++
+++ BMW Group sales climb to 594,671 units in first quarter +++ Growth drivers: fully-electric vehicles and models from high-end premium segment +++ BMW brand: Global sales up +2.5%; deliveries of fully-electric vehicles increase by +40.6%+++ Higher BEV sales in all major regions of the world +++ Jochen Goller: “Delivery of one-millionth fully-electric vehicle confirms the attractiveness of our product portfolio.”
+++BMW Group reports sales of 6,659 units, down -11.0% versus Q1 2023.+++BMW reports 5,682 units sold, down -11.8%.+++MINI sells 977 vehicles, down -6.0%.+++BMW Motorrad sells 548 motorcycles, up +1.5%.+++
+++ Awarded by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). +++ Technology available in BMW’s i4, iX, i7 and new i5. +++ Electric motors contain no rare earth metals. +++ Increased system serviceability and decreased waste parts. +++
+++ Innovative drive and chassis control delivers more precision, more dynamic performance, more efficiency, more fun +++ personal favorite sound with the new BMW iDrive +++ resource-saving plant-based material “Verdana” in the interior +++ Spacious, open, progressive design +++
+++ Automotive EBIT significantly higher in 2023 +++ EBIT margin of 8-10% forecast for 2024 +++ Capital expenditure to peak in 2024, as planned +++ NEUE KLASSE in the starting blocks: Testing already underway +++ BMW Vision Neue Klasse X highlights broad spectrum: NEUE KLASSE offers customers wide choice of models +++ Over two million electrified vehicles already on roads +++
+++ Very high capacity utilisation, with annual production of 238,301 vehicles in 2023 – Higher production figures expected for 2024 +++ Global market launch of new BMW X2 in early March +++ 600 new hires in 2024 +++ Further € 200 million investment to secure long-term future of Regensburg and Wackersdorf
+++ Zipse: “Implementing strategy consistently and successfully” +++ Group EBT margin of 11.0% for the full year +++ Automotive EBIT margin at 9.8% in 2023 +++ Percentage of BEV deliveries of 15% in 2023, as forecast +++ • EU fleet CO2 emissions at 102.1 g/km (WLTP) ‒ well below 128.5 g/km limit +++ Dividend of € 6.00 per share of common stock proposed +++
+++ Tribute to BMW Art Car by Esther Mahlangu +++ World premiere at Frieze Los Angeles +++ Colour-change technology reinterprets distinctive ornamentation +++ Complex colours and patterns showcase future potential for customised vehicles +++
+++ Sourour Stanke takes on responsibility for Strategy, Services, Media House, Market Communications Europe, China in the Corporate Communication & Public Affairs division of the BMW Group +++
Julie Mehretu presents her first design studies for the 20th BMW Art Car. For this project, the internationally renowned artist combines her artistic work with a personal enthusiasm for automotive design and speed. She translates dynamism into form and applies one of her monumental motifs from a two-dimensional picture plane onto a three-dimensional industrially designed object.
+++ Installation now begins in new halls at BMW Group Plant Steyr +++ 300 items of plant and equipment worth over 500 million euros for e-drive production +++ Pre-series production to launch in summer 2024 +++
+++ Lowest-ever absolute CO2 fleet emissions values for BMW Group in Europe +++ Significantly outperformed EU legal requirements +++ BMW Group on track to meet company-wide CO2 reduction targets by 2030 +++
+++ Neue Klasse sedan to be built in Munich from 2026 +++ Era of automobiles with combustion engines from Munich draws to a close after 75 years at the end of 2027 +++ € 650 million invested in securing location in the long term +++
+++ BMW Group sales reach new all-time high of 2,555,341 units in 2023 (+6.5%) +++ BMW Group BEV sales at 15%, with growth across all sales regions worldwide +++ BMW brand once again tops global premium segment in 2023; electric models see significant growth (+92.2%) +++ Rolls-Royce and Motorrad brands also report new highs +++ Jochen Goller: “Record sales for 2023 show desirability of our strong brands.”
+++BMW Group delivers +9.6% growth for the quarter and +12.1% growth for the year.+++Electrified sales make up 20% of total BMW annual volume.+++New BMW 7 Series flagship sales more than triple previous year’s volume.+++MINI secures a +17.5% sales increase over 2022.+++BMW Motorrad secures its best year on record, with sales just under 2,800 units.+++
++ Long-standing partner remains onboard to support BMW Group Canada. ++ Agency awarded multiple streams of business across all BMW Group brands and Financial Services division. ++
+++ Cutting-edge training centre. +++ Due for completion in 2025. +++ Timber construction. +++ Public café will integrate campus into neighbourhood. +++
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